Name: Hidden Britain By Drone
Released: 2016-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tony Robinson

TV Show · Documentary · History

Britain looms large in world history and culture, but the small island still holds many secrets that have stayed hidden from public view-until now. In this eye-opening series, Tony Robinson (Time Team) uses the latest aerial filming technology to snoop on military maneuvers, swoop over billionaires' private estates, and explore ancient and abandoned villages. "Spellbinding footage" -The Guardian.

2016 · 46m

Starring Tony Robinson

Director Eoin O'Shea

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

The drones witness military training exercises in a fake village, the hidden stately pile of an unconventional aristocrat, and abandoned homes in the Outer Hebrides.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

The cameras delve into a WWII shipwreck along the Kent coast and head seven miles out to sea, to a platform in the ocean that claims to be an independent nation.
EPISODE 3

Episode 1

The flights journey around an immense stately home, into the underground wine vaults of billionaires, and around an abandoned theme park.
EPISODE 4

Episode 2

The cameras discover a top-secret underground Cold War bunker, a supersized luxury car emporium, and a collection of rusting sea-forts that were once a pirate hideaway.
EPISODE 5

Episode 3

The drones investigate the largest cave complex in Britain, hidden beehives on top of Fortnum and Mason, and a ginormous recycling plant for airplanes.
EPISODE 6

Episode 4

The cameras uncover a top-security nuclear-decommissioning site, crop circles, and the hidden world of some misunderstood creatures: bats!