Underground Worlds

Season 1

2019 · 10 episodes · 7h 30m in all

Episodes

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   1. Gibraltar

   25 Sept 2019 · 45 min

   This edition explores the hidden network of tunnels and caves beneath Gibraltar that were instrumental to the Allies success during WWII. Plus, the ultimate super-sewer beneath London and a breathtaking cave system in Postojna, Slovenia.

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   2. Sweden

   2 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   Explores how Sweden has gone to extraordinary lengths to protect itself - by excavating 65,000 nuclear bunkers. Plus, Somerset's Cheddar Gorge and an underground first in Romania.

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   3. Switzerland

   9 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   A look at some of Switzerland's 300,000 subterranean bunkers, the creation of a local entrepreneur shrouded in mystery in England and a network of tunnels deep beneath Slovenia.

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   4. Kingdom of Salt

   16 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   The Wieliczka Salt mine in Poland, some 327 meters deep, where the voids left behind from excavating salt have been transformed into extraordinary spaces, carved by hand.

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   5. Bouzincourt

   23 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   A labyrinth of tunnels underneath a tiny French village which contains mysteries from several historical eras, and a Welsh slate mine that has been given a new lease of life.

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   6. City of Naours

   30 Oct 2019 · 45 min

   An underground city beneath a forest in Northern France built to house 3,000 people, an ice cave under Iceland's biggest glacier, and a subterranean power station in London.

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   7. Jersey War Tunnels

   6 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   The underground bases built by the German army during the occupation of Jersey, and a group of more than 20 underground cities in Turkey, one of which dates back to 800BC.

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   8. The Maginot Line

   13 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   The secrets of the largest subterranean fortress along France's border with Germany, and a look at how a unique precious mineral was discovered in Derbyshire.

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   9. Edinburgh Vaults

   20 Nov 2019 · 45 min

   The sinister history of Edinburgh's vaults and the development of Helsinki's subterranean spaces. Plus, the impact of the building of Naples on the volcanic ground below.

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    10. Dover War Rooms

    27 Nov 2019 · 45 min

    This edition explores the military headquarters built beneath Dover Castle during the Second World War, and Odessa's catacombs, possibly the largest tunnel network in the world.