Abandoned Engineering

Series 8

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 Series 8

12 Episodes

Heroes & Villains
E1
Heroes & VillainsThe home of an African dictator and a sporting hero, and the facility that held apartheid's greatest critic are abandoned, but still have unique stories to tell.
Paradise Lost
E2
Paradise LostExploring a ghost town in Colorado, the remnants of an industrial enterprise in Puerto Rico, and a remote village on Cyprus.
A Royal Deception
E3
A Royal DeceptionExploring a jungle refuge concealing a story of royal deceit, nuclear bunkers infiltrated by outsiders, and a haunted hospital marked by scandal.
Mafia Seaside Resort
E4
Mafia Seaside ResortExploring a beachside resort with ties to the Russian mafia, a windswept base hiding lifesaving technology, and a site in Iowa plagued by its past.
The Giant Speaker
E5
The Giant SpeakerExploring a bizarre block in Taiwan resembling a giant speaker, a pioneering venture in Alaska, and an alpine village that masks a military beast.
Cathedral of Sewage
E6
Cathedral of SewageAn ominous tower in the forests of Croatia, a New York City complex that broke the mould, and a grand facility guarding the London riverbanks.
The Secret Bunker
E7
The Secret BunkerExploring a desert island with an infected past adrift from the US mainland, the brutalist palace of a mad Bulgarian dictator, and a doomed top-secret Nazi project.
The Battle of San Pietro
E8
The Battle of San PietroFeaturing Italian ruins immortalised by Hollywood, a crumbling Chilean city with two lives and a brutalist Scottish relic whose prayers went unanswered.
Divine Intervention
E9
Divine InterventionExploring a luxury resort that conceals a top-secret facility, a mysterious complex in Bali struck by disaster, and a relic of hope near Jerusalem.
Shadow of the Wars
E10
Shadow of the WarsExploring a dystopian powerhouse in Pennsylvania, USA, a fairy-tale castle in Poland and AngloSaxon religious ruins across vast plains of Scotland.
Death In Paradise
E11
Death In ParadiseExploring a bloody battleground on the Pacific Island of Peleliu and an ominous military stronghold in Russia.
Before The Crown
E12
Before The CrownThis episode travels to Chile, the Maltese capital Valleta, Havana and Germany, to reveal: honeymoon home of a young princess that offered her a glimpse of freedom; grand monuments designed by the most notorious dictator of the twentieth century; a sprawling industrial complex?the site of a ruthless disappearance; and?the artistic dream of?a revolutionary now in?ruins.