

Underground Worlds
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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Gibraltar
25-09-201945 minThis 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 minExplores 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 minA 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 minThe 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 minA 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 minAn 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThis 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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