My Eye In The Sky

Tony Robinson on using drone technology to reach more of Britain’s most inaccessible locations…

- Ian MacEwan

As the host of TV’s longest-running archaeology show Time Team, Tony Robinson spent 20 years finding out what historical gems lay underground.

But in the second series of Hidden Britain by Drone, the Blackadder star captures stunning aerial footage of little-known UK sites that are normally off limits – from rusting sea forts and an abandoned theme park to Europe’s largest wine vault and a gigantic recycling plant for planes.

TV Times caught up with Tony, 71, to find out more…

Hidden Britain by drone must be a welcome change from going underground…

It’s true that the ‘hidden Britain’ I’ve seen prior to this has always been underground. It’s great fun for me now there are new technologies that make different demands of me as a presenter.

What is it that excites you about this project?