Underground Worlds (2019)
Synopsis
British documentary series exploring incredible feats of human endeavour underground, revealing what people have built, where they have built it, how and why.
First Air Date: 2019-09-25
Last Air Date: 2022-03-14
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 20
Networks: U&Yesterday
Top Cast
- Chris Jarman as Self - Narrator
Seasons
Season 1 (2019)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Gibraltar
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.
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Ep. 2: Sweden
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.
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Ep. 3: Switzerland
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.
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Ep. 4: Kingdom of Salt
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.
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Ep. 5: Bouzincourt
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.
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Ep. 6: City of Naours
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.
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Ep. 7: Jersey War Tunnels
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.
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Ep. 8: The Maginot Line
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.
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Ep. 9: Edinburgh Vaults
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.
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Ep. 10: Dover War Rooms
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.
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