Underground Worlds

Season 1

British documentary series exploring incredible feats of human endeavour underground, revealing what people have built, where they have built it, how and why.

10 Episodes

  • Gibraltar
    E1
    GibraltarThis 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.
  • Sweden
    E2
    SwedenExplores 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.
  • Switzerland
    E3
    SwitzerlandA 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.
  • Kingdom of Salt
    E4
    Kingdom of SaltThe 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.
  • Bouzincourt
    E5
    BouzincourtA 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.
  • City of Naours
    E6
    City of NaoursAn 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.
  • Jersey War Tunnels
    E7
    Jersey War TunnelsThe 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.
  • The Maginot Line
    E8
    The Maginot LineThe 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.
  • Edinburgh Vaults
    E9
    Edinburgh VaultsThe 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.
  • Dover War Rooms
    E10
    Dover War RoomsThis 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.

 

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