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Abandoned Engineering

  • 13 Series
  • 122 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Documentary series that looks at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.

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All episodes for series 12 of Abandoned Engineering

  • S12 E1 · Murder in Martinique

    Exploring Chateau Aubery in Martinique, where a criminal kingpin wiped out opposition.

  • S12 E2 · Italian Turf War

    Exploring Castel Volturno in Campana in Italy.

  • S12 E3 · The Montauk Conspiracy

    Exploring Camp Hero in Long Island.

  • S12 E4 · Propaganda Palace

    Exploring the Apollo Movie Theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia.

  • S12 E5 · The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis

    Exploring a country estate in Ireland.

  • S12 E6 · Hell Island

    Exploring Anchieta, a tropical island complex in Brazil.

  • S12 E7 · Myth & Legend

    Exploring the ruined site of Troy.

  • S12 E8 · Korea's Joan of Arc

    Exploring Seodaemun Prison in Seoul, South Korea.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Description: The actor discovers the machines that made America and changed the world.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Last of the Vulcans

    Description: Guy joins a select crew of engineers working on the last functioning Vulcan bomber.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Spitfire

    Description: Guy joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.

  • Mega Metro

    Description: An international team works on Australia's biggest ever tunnelling project in Sydney.; Category: Engineering; 8 episodes available.

  • Smoke & Steel

    Description: Examining the Industrial revolution - the age of smoke and steel.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Great British Landmark Fixers

    Description: Teams across the country are keeping our heritage standing, these are our landmark fixers.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Hornby: A Model World

    Description: Hornby reveal how their dedicated team strive to shrink a new generation of machines.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 20 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the London Underground

    Description: Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London's tube network.; Category: Engineering; 36 episodes available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • Underground Worlds

    Description: Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where, how and why.; Category: Engineering; 20 episodes available.