Drain the Oceans

Season 2

2019 · 15 episodes · 11h 45m in all · 6.3/10

Episodes

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   1. Secrets of D-Day

   3 Jun 2019 · 47 min · 6.7/10

   In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.

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   2. Secrets of New York City

   10 Jun 2019 · 47 min · 6.3/10

   In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.

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   3. Killer U-Boats

   17 Jun 2019 · 47 min · 6.7/10

   Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.

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   4. Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush

   1 Jul 2019 · 47 min · 6.0/10

   Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.

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   5. Secrets of the Civil War

   22 Jul 2019 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.

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   6. Lost Nukes of The Cold War

   29 Jul 2019 · 47 min · 6.3/10

   When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.

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   7. Secrets of The Spanish Armada

   5 Aug 2019 · 47 min · 6.7/10

   Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.

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   8. Pacific War Megawrecks

   12 Aug 2019 · 47 min · 6.3/10

   An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.

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   9. Thai Cave Rescue

   2 Sept 2019 · 47 min · 5.3/10

   Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.

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    10. London's Secret History

    9 Sept 2019 · 47 min · 6.3/10

    London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.

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    11. Secrets of Loch Ness

    16 Sept 2019 · 47 min · 6.0/10

    Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.

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    12. Hitler's Killer Warships

    23 Sept 2019 · 47 min · 6.0/10

    The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.

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    13. Lost Giants

    30 Sept 2019 · 47 min · 6.0/10

    Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.

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    14. Pacific Shockwave

    7 Oct 2019 · 47 min · 6.0/10

    In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.

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    15. Rise of The Roman Empire

    14 Oct 2019 · 47 min · 6.3/10

    The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.