The World From Above

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  • BBC Two
  • Documentary

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1x1
South Africa - Cape Town to Drakensberg
Episode overview
This South African aerial journey begins at Cape Town and moves to Table Mountain before heading to the Cape of Good Hope and Stellenbosch. Then it's Hermanus, the Wild Coast and Durban.
1x2
USA - Hudson River to New York
Episode overview
Take off from the Hudson River and explore the West Point Military Academy, and the notorious Sing Sing prison facility. Then head to Sleepy Hollow, and downstream into New York itself.
1x3
Denmark - Rødby to Kronborg Castle
Episode overview
Kick of the journey at Rodby Harbour at Lolland Island before heading to the island of Zealand. Then it's on to the capital, Copenhagen and Kronborg Castle, immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
1x4
USA - New Bedford to Provincetown
Episode overview
Kicking off from an old whaling harbour in New Bedford, head to Buzzard Bay and Martha's Vineyards. Then discover Nantucket, Cape Cod and Provincetown, where the pilgrims landed.
1x5
South Africa - Spion Kop to Cederberg Mountains
Episode overview
Take off from the Drakensberg Mountains and across some of the bloodiest battlefields from the 19th century at Blood River. Then head to Kruger National Park, over to Pretoria and Johannesburg.
1x6
USA - Champlain to Niagara
Episode overview
Starting east of New York at Lake Champlain, head to Adirondack Park and over to Lake Placid. Next explore the St. Lawrence River before heading to the Niagara River and its famed falls.
1x7
Spain - Menorca
Episode overview
Set out from the Balearic island of Menorca towards a nearby prehistoric site, then explore the island of La Mola and its harbour. Then see castles, fishing villages, ending at Cap de Cavalleria.
1x8
Germany - Lindau to Berchtesgaden
Episode overview
Begin the journey across Germany from the island town of Lindau on Lake Constance, then head west to the spa town of Baden-Baden. Next it's on to the Bavarian Alps to see a series of fantasy castles.
1x9
Portugal - Bragança to Almeida
Episode overview
Kick off from the north-east corner of Portugal at Braganca, then head west to Guimaraes to a castle known as the Cradle of Portugal. Then go to Viana do Castelo and end at the fortress of Almeida.