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Season 1

  • S01E01 Gibraltar

    • September 25, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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 London and a breathtaking cave system in Postojna, Slovenia.

  • S01E02 Sweden

    • October 2, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E03 Switzerland

    • October 9, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E04 Kingdom of Salt

    • October 16, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E05 Bouzincourt

    • October 23, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E06 City of Naours

    • October 30, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E07 Jersey War Tunnels

    • November 6, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E08 The Maginot Line

    • November 13, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E09 Edinburgh Vaults

    • November 20, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

  • S01E10 Dover War Rooms

    • November 27, 2019
    • U&Yesterday

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Murder Raid Tunnels

    • January 10, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring the extensive air raid tunnels hidden beneath Ramsgate. Also, how the former thriving mining town of Butte, Montana repurposed the 10,000 miles of tunnels.

  • S02E02 Grand Canyon's Lost Treasure

    • January 17, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring inside the Grand Canyon Caverns - North America's largest dry cave system. Plus, Cold War radar bunkers around the UK.

  • S02E03 Cincinnati's Secret Caverns

    • January 24, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring the forgotten underworld hiding beneath the streets of Cincinati, USA. Plus, a state-of-the-art Cold War fortress on the shores of Denmark.

  • S02E04 Hotel Bunker of the Apocalypse

    • January 31, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring the secret, Cold War US government bunker hidden under Greenbrier Hotel, West Virginia; Plus, delve into the depths of a former slate mine in Wales, UK.

  • S02E05 Mystery of the Kentucky Cave

    • February 7, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring the vast 400-mile Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, USA. Plus, a newly constructed opening into a metal mine in Wales - untouched for over 70 years.

  • S02E06 Ireland's Underground Alcatraz

    • February 14, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring hidden defences that have kept Cork Harbour, in Ireland, safe for over 400 years. Plus, a former submarine base in the fjords of northern Norway.

  • S02E07 Medieval Maze of Secrets

    • February 21, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring long narrow tunnels beneath Exeter that were built in medieval times to protect the city. Plus, a marble quarry under the pine forests of Vermont.

  • S02E08 Buried Lab of the Black Hills

    • February 28, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring a former gold mine turned scientific laboratory in South Dakota. Plus, limestone tunnels in London and a former water cistern in Denmark.

  • S02E09 Subterranean Silo Survival

    • March 7, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring old tunnels in an abandoned tin mine beneath the moors of Cornwall. Plus, former Atlas missile siloes in Kansas and tunnels hiding under Valetta.

  • S02E10 Italy's Subterranean Secret

    • March 14, 2022
    • U&Yesterday

    Exploring caves beneath Orvieto in Italy, originally built by the Etruscans long before the Roman Empire. Plus, a former limestone mine under Kansas City.