
Underground Worlds
Season 1
201910 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Gibraltar
2019-09-25 · 45m
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.
- E2
Sweden
2019-10-02 · 45m
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.
- E3
Switzerland
2019-10-09 · 45m
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.
- E4
Kingdom of Salt
2019-10-16 · 45m
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.
- E5
Bouzincourt
2019-10-23 · 45m
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.
- E6
City of Naours
2019-10-30 · 45m
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.
- E7
Jersey War Tunnels
2019-11-06 · 45m
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.
- E8
The Maginot Line
2019-11-13 · 45m
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.
- E9
Edinburgh Vaults
2019-11-20 · 45m
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.
- E10
Dover War Rooms
2019-11-27 · 45m
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.
