Underground Worlds

20192 series
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Uncovering a selection of complex underground structures and how humans built them. Featuring structures in Poland, Germany and Italy, among others.

Gibraltar: Episode Image
Episode 1Gibraltar

Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where they've built it, how and why. The first edition focuses on hidden tunnels and caves in Gibraltar.

Sweden: Episode Image
Episode 2Sweden

Exploring Sweden's passion for subterranean spaces, and how the nation has taken extraordinary precautions to protect itself - by excavating an astounding 65,000 nuclear bunkers.

Switzerland: Episode Image
Episode 3Switzerland

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.

Kingdom of Salt: Episode Image
Episode 4Kingdom of Salt

The Wieliczka Salt mine in Poland, some 327 metres deep, where the voids left behind from excavating salt have been transformed into extraordinary spaces, carved by hand.

Bouzincourt: Episode Image
Episode 5Bouzincourt

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.

City of Naours: Episode Image
Episode 6City 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.

Jersey War Tunnels: Episode Image
Episode 7Jersey 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.

The Maginot Line: Episode Image
Episode 8The 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.

Edinburgh Vaults: Episode Image
Episode 9Edinburgh 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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Episode 10Dover War Rooms

Exploring 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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