The World From Above
The World From Above is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 28 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2025.
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This journey begins on the Great Plains by the Gates of the Mountains, where the Missouri River flows through a spectacular gorge. To the south is Helena the capital of Montana with a fine cathedral and state house built at the end of the 19th century. Huge numbers of visitors h...
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26:06This journey begins at West Quoddy Head Light, the most easterly structure in the United States. One of the most popular sights in Maine are the thousands of hectares of wild blueberry fields, which grow naturally in scrub land around pine forests. Bar Harbour was discovered in the mid-19th century by artists, and within t...
26:07This journey begins at Fort Laramie, which protected emigrants' wagon trains on the Oregon Trail during the 1840's. Flying west we come to the Miracle Mile, a stretch of the North Platte River world-famous for Trout fishing. On the high plateau to the north is Impendence Rock, a prominent landmark on the Oregon Trail, wher...
26:07This journey begins at the ancient and historic city of Toledo. From there we head east across a high arid plateau to arrive at the beautiful Royal Palace of Aranjuez. To the north is the capital of Spain - Madrid. A city of medieval mansions, an enormous royal palace, beautiful open spaces and world class museums. Heading...
26:17This journey begins in the harsh landscape of South Africa's Northern Cape and the Orange River, where vineyards line the banks. The river continues through one of South Africa's most dramatic landscapes - the Augrabies National Park. We then head west to the Atlantic Ocean and the Diamond Coast, where these precious gems ...
26:17This journey begins in the Drakensberg Mountains, a range of over 1,000 kilometres in the east of South Africa. One of its many summits exceeding 3,000 metres is Cathedral Peak in KwaZulu-Natal. This part of the country is also well known for its historic battlefields of the 19th Century.
26:18This journey begins on the coast at the Portofino National Park, a small headland of dramatic cliffs and woodland surrounding the famous village of Portofino itself. Traveling north takes the journey to Genoa, Italy's largest seaport and birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
26:17This journey begins in the Vatnajokull National Park at Lake Oskjuvatn, one of the deepest lakes in Iceland, and formed in an old volcanic crater. The centre of the National Park is taken up by the large Vatnajokull Ice sheet, which covers mountains and some very active volcanoes.
26:17This journey begins at Glucksburg Castle, once in the Kingdom of Denmark and now in Germany. To the south is the 100 kilometre Kiel Canal, which joins the Baltic and North Seas. Off the west coast are the Friesian Islands, separated from the mainland by sand bars and mud flats.
26:07This journey begins at Avignon, once home to medieval Popes and the site of a famous bridge across the River Rhone. It then crosses the Alpilles Mountains, exploring beautiful hilltop villages before arriving at Arles, one of the most important cities in Roman Gaul.
26:06This journey begins at Blackpool, one of Britain's most popular seaside resorts before heading north across Morecambe Bay with its fast moving tides and dangerous sands. From there it's inland to a rare 17th century topiary garden at Levens Hall, which takes several gardeners months to cut each year.
26:17This journey begins at the city of Liverpool, once a gateway to the new world for both trade and passengers. On the eastern side of Manchester is the Peak District National Park, attracting millions of visitors every year. To the south is Arbor Low one of the finest 'henge' monuments in England built over 2,500 years ago. ...
26:17This journey traces part of the Brazilian coastline beginning at the tropical Island of Honey with its miles of beaches and lonely lighthouse. It then cross some of the last remaining coastal Atlantic Rainforest, one of the most endangered landscapes in the world. The journey ends at the historic town of Paraty, once rich ...
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This journey begins at the Homestead National Monument of America - a commemoration of the Homestead Act, a law providing land to new settlers. The capital city of Nebraska is Lincoln, named after President Lincoln in the 1860s, and a hundred kilometres to the north-east on the Missouri River is Omaha, the largest city in ... 26:07 Expired
This journey begins at Lexington, where the first shots of the American War of Independence were fired on the town green. During the 19th century, the Merrimack River provided power to the industrial textiles mills of Lawrence and Lowell, which attracted workers from around the world. 26:08 Expired
This journey begins at the eastern edge of the Painted Desert in Arizona, an arid landscape of spectacular colours. 50,000 years ago, the American Southwest was hit by a meteorite creating one of the world's best-preserved impact sites on Earth. 26:10 Expired
This journey begins at Great Falls on the Missouri River, which was built in the late 19th century and utilised the river to power the town. We then follow the river east to the Missouri Breaks, a landscape of rugged rock outcrops, which have created countless deep cuts, known locally as 'breaks'. The landscape of Montana ... 26:12 Expired
This journey over the alps will cross Switzerland and touch the borders of Italy and France as well. We start at St Moritz, one of Switzerland's most famous resorts, before climbing high into the Alps. Up here, the frozen landscape is decorated by glaciers, which slowly scour their way down mountain valleys. 26:06 Expired
This journey begins at Cabo Frio, and its many islands and peninsulas, which attract thousands of Brazilians during the summer. North is Sao Joao del Rei and the largest Railway Museum in the country,offering visitors steam train journeys as well. 26:27 Expired
This journey begins at the Moehne Reservoir and Dam, which played an important part in a famous World War Two bombing raid. At the key industrial city of Duisburg, the river Ruhr flows into the river Rhine, whose course we will follow south for the rest of this journey. Close to the river at Cologne is one of Europe's fine...