Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Britain's power grid is turning inside-out, which means pylons are about to become a lot more controversial in Britain. At the National Grid Training Centre, I climbed one. ■ The "Great Grid Upgrade": nationalgrid.com/the-great-grid-upgrade

National Grid also asked if I'd plug their Early Careers page, for anyone in the UK thinking of joining the industry: jobs.nationalgrid.com/UK/content/Early-careers

Camera: Kamil Manysiak, Nathan Trays, Lauren Morley
Local production: Greg May and Matt Ellis at Broadcast Media broadcastmedia.co.uk
Editor: Michelle Martin youtube.com/@OnTheCrux
Audio mix: Dan Pugsley cassinisound.com
Thanks to Dave Brain for camera-sensor-dust paintouts @davebrainvfx

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