Drain the Oceans

2018•3 series

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Maritime mysteries - old and new - come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis.

Episode 1Secrets of D-Day

Sonar technology heads beneath Normandy's waves for a powerful look at the hundred-plus ships wrecked during the largest amphibious invasion ever. 7+

Episode 2America's Lost Treasures

Experts explore how the history of America is hidden beneath its harbours, shorelines and streets (2 of 3). All Ages.

Episode 2Secrets of New York City

As the water drains away, a secret emerges beneath Manhattan's skyline, along with an astonishing feat of engineering and a casualty of World War I. RATING: AA

Episode 3Killer U-Boats

U-Boats nearly won Hitler the war when they struck the Royal Navy's ships. As experts drain the ocean, the story of the world's first stealth weapon is revealed. 7+

Episode 4Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush

The team drain San Francisco's streets, the Sacramento river and Klondike's icy waste to tell the true story of 19th-century gold mania. 7+

Episode 5Secrets of the Civil War

Maritime archaeologists hunt beneath the waves for Civil War secrets as they reveal how the battle on the seas shaped the outcome of the conflict. 7+

Episode 6Lost Nukes of the Cold War

Experts head beneath the waves to reveal the shocking secrets and doomsday weapons of the Cold War - the world's first nuclear-armed confrontation. 7+

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