Bird's-Eye View
(1969)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
Beside the Seaside
Episode 6 - 12-25-1969
From Cornish clifftops, wild and bare, to crowds at Weston-super-Mare, whatever paddles, surfs or sails, braves the waves or rides the gales; Bournemouth, Butlin's and Torquay - the Seaside seen as History.
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John Bull's Workshop
Episode 5 - 11-30-1969
Historian Correlli Barnett traces the rise of British industry from early beginnings,in monks' forges and weaver villages, to pit heads and power stations, jump jets and the launch of Britain's largest ship.
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The Island Fortress
Episode 4 - 10-26-1969
The fortifications that have successfully defended this island against invasion from Caesar to Hitler - and beyond. John Terraine surveys Roman forts, mediaeval castles, 19th century coastal defences, radar installations, rocket launchers.
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A Green and Pleasant Land
Episode 3 - 6-22-1969
A journey up the spine of England, the 250-mile Pennine Way, along much of England's most striking countryside, and through every danger that threatens it.
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Man on the Move
Episode 2 - 5-25-1969
Transport from the Iron Age to the Helicopter Age, from ridgeways to canals, railways to motorways. What we have gained and what we have lost in our search for speed.
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The Englishman's Home
Episode 1 - 4-05-1969
49m
The poet John Betjeman surveys house and garden through the centuries. Fortified castle, stately palace, village cottage, suburban semi and tower block - all seen from an aerial view that is romantic, poetic, and sometimes quite outspoken.
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The Englishman's Home
Episode 1 - 4-05-1969
49m
The poet John Betjeman surveys house and garden through the centuries. Fortified castle, stately palace, village cottage, suburban semi and tower block - all seen from an aerial view that is romantic, poetic, and sometimes quite outspoken.
7.1/10Haven't Seen
