Ireland's secrets from above

Storyline

Ireland is a very different place, seen from above. Looking down, the secrets of our natural landscape, architecture, history and human experience come to light in new and unexpected ways. The hidden stories, memories and the mythologies of a nation, written into the very landscape itself. Filmed exclusively from on high using the latest drone technology, this 2 x 1 hour documentary series showcase Ireland, its splendours and its secrets like never before.

Episodes

Season 1

2 Episodes • Aired 2022

Ireland is a very different place, seen from above and this series showcase its splendours and secrets like never before.

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South and East

Oct 19, 2022

The first episode of this two part aerial documentary series explores the secrets and hidden histories of Ireland’s beautiful and ancient South and East. Our journey begins on the east coast where we discover how a world famous Hollywood actor became stranded in the waterside mansion of a former Formula 1 driver and reveal the long and chequered history of a Viking prison island. We reveal how the extraordinary secret of an ancient necropolis was revealed by a hovering drone; how a Wicklow waterfall nearly severed the British royal line, the secret grave of Father Christmas; the gilded vision of a Swiss spymaster and the strange tale of Europe’s only open sea cable car and the four-legged passengers that once used it.

44 min

North and West

Oct 26, 2022

Explores some of Ireland's most iconic locations in the northern and western parts of the country, including a giant footstep in the Burren discovered on Google Earth and the crash site of the first non-stop transatlantic flight.