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Underground Worlds

  • 2 Series
  • 20 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where they've built it, how and why.

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All episodes for series 1 of Underground Worlds

  • S1 E1 · Gibraltar

    Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where, how and why.

  • S1 E2 · Sweden

    Exploring Sweden's passion for subterranean spaces.

  • S1 E3 · Switzerland

    A look at some of Switzerland's 300,000 subterranean bunkers built across history.

  • S1 E4 · Kingdom of Salt

    The wonders of the Wieliczka Salt mine in southern Poland.

  • S1 E5 · Bouzincourt

    A labyrinth of tunnels underneath a tiny French village.

  • S1 E6 · City of Naours

    An underground city beneath a forest in Northern France built to house 3,000 people.

  • S1 E7 · Jersey War Tunnels

    The underground bases built by the German army during the occupation of Jersey.

  • S1 E8 · The Maginot Line

    The secrets of the largest subterranean fortress along France's border with Germany.

  • S1 E9 · Edinburgh Vaults

    The sinister history of Edinburgh's underground vaults.

  • S1 E10 · Dover War Rooms

    The military headquarters built beneath Dover Castle during the Second World War.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

    Description: Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network.; Category: Engineering; 40 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.

  • 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 Lancaster Bomber

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

  • How Britain Worked

    Description: Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes 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.

  • D-Day: Last Words

    Description: The recollections of those involved in D-Day on June 6, 1944.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • War's Secret Shame: Shell Shock

    Description: Dan Snow examines the devastating impact war has on the mental health of soldiers.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • 1066: A Year to Conquer England

    Description: Historian Dan Snow explores events leading up to the Battle of Hastings.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney

    Description: An investigation into Orkney being the capital of Stone Age Britain.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

    Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • England's Forgotten Queen: The Life & Death of Lady Jane Grey

    Description: The story of the de facto Queen of England and Ireland for nine days in 1553.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.