Underground Worlds
Underground Worlds
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Underground Worlds

8.0 / 10 · 1 votes
2019
~45 min / ep
2 seasons
20 episodes
Documentary

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

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Where to Watch(AU)

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
Philo
Philo
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Science Channel
Science Channel
Discovery +
Discovery +
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Gibraltar

    25-09-201945 min

    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 Lon...

  • Ep 2

    2.Sweden

    02-10-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 3

    3.Switzerland

    09-10-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 4

    4.Kingdom of Salt

    16-10-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 5

    5.Bouzincourt

    23-10-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 6

    6.City of Naours

    30-10-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 7

    7.Jersey War Tunnels

    06-11-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 8

    8.The Maginot Line

    13-11-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 9

    9.Edinburgh Vaults

    20-11-201945 min

    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.

  • Ep 10

    10.Dover War Rooms

    27-11-201945 min

    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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