Abandoned Engineering

Season 14

TV-PG

These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.

Where to Watch Season 14

8 Episodes

Murder on the Reservation
E1
Murder on the ReservationExploring an Oklahoman town so wealthy it inspired a Hollywood film.
Slam Dunkin' in the USSR
E2
Slam Dunkin' in the USSRExploring a derelict stadium in Lithuania that hosted an unlikely Cold War matchup and an industrial relic in England.
Nightmare in El Paso
E3
Nightmare in El PasoExploring a crumbling hospital complex in Germany that became the site of unspeakable atrocities and a sprawling Texan farmstead with a hellish reputation.
Border Wars
E4
Border WarsExploring two ornate buildings in Texas that were once at the heart of the Mexican Revolution and a top-secret facility outside Berlin, used by a ruthless dictator to escape justice.
Napoleon's Mistress
E5
Napoleon's MistressExploring a palatial ruin in Philadelphia built from the riches of an industrial golden age and a country palace in Poland, the scene of a honey-trap devised to ensnare Napoleon.
Fri, May 2
E6
Hell's Waiting RoomExploring a concentration camp in the Czech Republic used for a publicity stunt to fool the world and a stark facility that once housed Oscar Wilde.
May 9
E7
Apocalypse AirbaseExploring a nuclear-armed facility in Arkansas that served as America's last line of defence in the Cold War and an industrial relic in Wales that felt a young Winston Churchill's wrath.
May 16
E8
Mafia WarsExploring derelict villas in Sicily that reveal the island's complicated history with the Mafia and an aristocratic mansion in Ireland embroiled in a bizarre terrorist plot.