Britain from Above

Latest Episodes

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Industrial Landscape

  The companion series draws to a close with an examination of how industry has affected the landscape of modern Britain. Highlighted examples include the influence of coal mining in South Wales, once considered the backbone of the British economy, and Manchester's Trafford Park, which has now been transformed into a point of pilgrimage for shoppers nationwide

• Season 1 Episode 5: Untamed Britain

  Setting out in a microlight aircraft, Andrew Marr explores the Great Glen Fault in the Scottish Highlands, discovering where England and Scotland collided more than 400 million years ago. In Northern Ireland, he locates an untapped vein of gold flowing through the Sperrin Mountains, and heads to the Glastonbury festival to explore the rich variety of cultures at home in modern Britain. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Land

  In the heat of World War Two, 300,000 'unproductive' farms were commandeered by the government and tightly regimented to increase their output. In the second episode of BBC Two's companion series, the show discovers how this intensive form of agriculture, which would later become standard practice, has shaped the modern British landscape