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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 5 of Abandoned Engineering

  • S5 E1 · Disaster in the Desert

    The desert town that faced a disaster of biblical proportions.

  • S5 E2 · The Valkyrie Assassin

    The underground base with the power to destroy a nation.

  • S5 E3 · Escape from Devil's Island

    Claustrophobic prison cells that contain a story worthy of international acclaim.

  • S5 E4 · Top Secret Nuclear Arsenal

    A secretive underground base that concealed the power to destroy nations.

  • S5 E5 · A Nation Torn Apart

    A marooned ironclad structure off the coast of England.

  • S5 E6 · Ghosts of the Swamp

    Forgotten relics from the defence of America's homeland.

  • S5 E7 · Death Behind Bars

    An American prison for the violent and deranged with links to an infamous cult leader.

  • S5 E8 · Behind Enemy Lines

    Featuring an Albanian village that was home to Allied secret agents.

  • 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.