Abandoned Engineering
Show Info
- Status
- Continuing
- Show Type
- Documentary
- First Aired
- 18th February 2017
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- Network
- Yesterday
- Air Time
- 20:00:00
- Air Day
- Wednesday
- Rating
- TV-PG
Overview
As the saying goes – they probably seemed like good ideas at the time. The world is peppered with examples of incredible engineering projects and buildings designed to make life easier for those that used them, amaze those that came to see them, and make money for those that ordered, designed and built them. They were the stuff of dreams. Each and every one of these extraordinary places is home to a wealth of powerful and compelling stories. We’ll see and hear about some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. We’ll show how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts.
Episode List:
Season 12
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 11th Dec 2023 | Korea's Joan of Arc | |
| 7 | 4th Dec 2023 | Myth & Legend | |
| 6 | 27th Nov 2023 | Hell Island | |
| 5 | 20th Nov 2023 | The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis | |
| 4 | 13th Nov 2023 | Propaganda Palace | |
| 3 | 6th Nov 2023 | The Montauk Conspiracy | |
| 2 | 30th Oct 2023 | Italian Turf War | |
| 1 | 23rd Oct 2023 | Murder in Martinique |
Season 11
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3rd Jul 2023 | Blues Prison | |
| 7 | 26th Jun 2023 | K-Pop Dreamland | |
| 6 | 19th Jun 2023 | Wonderland | |
| 5 | 12th Jun 2023 | The True Cross | |
| 4 | 5th Jun 2023 | Fake News Fortress | |
| 3 | 29th May 2023 | Castle Kingdom | |
| 2 | 22nd May 2023 | Penthouse Palace | |
| 1 | 15th May 2023 | Rock 'N' Roll Island |
Season 10
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 21st Nov 2022 | The Drop | |
| 11 | 14th Nov 2022 | An American Exodus | |
| 10 | 7th Nov 2022 | Blitz Spirit | |
| 9 | 31st Oct 2022 | The Green Mile | |
| 8 | 24th Oct 2022 | Castle Of The Occult | |
| 7 | 17th Oct 2022 | Rock And Ruin | |
| 6 | 10th Oct 2022 | Moonshot | |
| 5 | 3rd Oct 2022 | Drone Wars | |
| 4 | 26th Sep 2022 | Cowboy Mountain | |
| 3 | 19th Sep 2022 | Enemy At The Gates | |
| 2 | 12th Sep 2022 | The Rock | |
| 1 | 5th Sep 2022 | Raiders & Invaders |
Season 9
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 11th Apr 2022 | Tunnel of Terrors | |
| 11 | 30th May 2022 | Treasures To Die For | |
| 10 | 23rd May 2022 | Alien Contact | |
| 9 | 16th May 2022 | Ancient Encounter | |
| 8 | 9th May 2022 | Experiments of War | |
| 7 | 2nd May 2022 | Trouble In Paradise | |
| 6 | 25th Apr 2022 | Ruins of Empire | |
| 5 | 18th Apr 2022 | Apocalyptic Skyscraper | |
| 4 | 6th Jun 2022 | Niagara's Hidden Marvel | |
| 3 | 4th Apr 2022 | The Beached Leviathan | |
| 2 | 28th Mar 2022 | Jungle Fantasy Land | |
| 1 | 21st Mar 2022 | Megalomaniac's Palace |
Season 8
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 15th Oct 2021 | Before The Crown | |
| 11 | 8th Oct 2021 | Death In Paradise | |
| 10 | 1st Oct 2021 | Shadow of the Wars | |
| 9 | 24th Sep 2021 | Divine Intervention | |
| 8 | 17th Sep 2021 | The Battle of San Pietro | |
| 7 | 10th Sep 2021 | The Secret Bunker | |
| 6 | 3rd Sep 2021 | Cathedral of Sewage | |
| 5 | 27th Aug 2021 | The Giant Speaker | |
| 4 | 20th Aug 2021 | Mafia Seaside Resort | |
| 3 | 13th Aug 2021 | A Royal Deception | |
| 2 | 6th Aug 2021 | Paradise Lost | |
| 1 | 30th Jul 2021 | Heroes & Villains |
Season 7
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 31st Mar 2021 | Global Icons | |
| 11 | 24th Mar 2021 | Dead Sea Disaster | |
| 10 | 17th Mar 2021 | Catastrophe and Cover Up | |
| 9 | 10th Mar 2021 | Fortress of the Sky | |
| 8 | 3rd Mar 2021 | American Ghost Park | |
| 7 | 24th Feb 2021 | Ruins of the Rust Belt | |
| 6 | 17th Feb 2021 | The Mafia Bunker | |
| 5 | 10th Feb 2021 | El Dorado Canyon | |
| 4 | 3rd Feb 2021 | Murder Underground | |
| 3 | 27th Jan 2021 | Disaster at the Maya Hotel | |
| 2 | 20th Jan 2021 | Stalin's Subway | |
| 1 | 13th Jan 2021 | Hollywood Heroes |
Season 6
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8th Dec 2020 | Spike Island | |
| 11 | 1st Dec 2020 | The Human Zoo | |
| 10 | 24th Nov 2020 | Bunker Nation | |
| 9 | 17th Nov 2020 | Disaster On The 38th Parallel | |
| 8 | 10th Nov 2020 | Space Plane | |
| 7 | 3rd Nov 2020 | Defenders Of Liberty | |
| 6 | 6th Aug 2020 | The World’s Strangest Disaster Zones (2) | |
| 5 | 6th Aug 2020 | The World’s Strangest Disaster Zones (1) | |
| 4 | 30th Jul 2020 | North Of The Wall | |
| 3 | 23rd Jul 2020 | Blast Zone | |
| 2 | 16th Jul 2020 | Forbidden Island | |
| 1 | 9th Jul 2020 | The Lost Pirate City |
Season 5
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 10th Mar 2020 | Behind Enemy Lines | |
| 7 | 3rd Mar 2020 | Death Behind Bars | |
| 6 | 25th Feb 2020 | Ghosts of the Swamp | |
| 5 | 18th Feb 2020 | A Nation Torn Apart | |
| 4 | 11th Feb 2020 | Top Secret Nuclear Arsenal | |
| 3 | 4th Feb 2020 | Escape from Devil's Island | |
| 2 | 28th Jan 2020 | The Valkyrie Assassin | |
| 1 | 21st Jan 2020 | Disaster in the Desert |
Season 4
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 28th Nov 2019 | 1936 Olympic Village Berlin | |
| 11 | 21st Nov 2019 | Buckner Building Alaska | |
| 10 | 14th Nov 2019 | Bannack USA | |
| 9 | 7th Nov 2019 | Behind The Berlin Wall | |
| 8 | 31st Oct 2019 | Pyramiden Norway | |
| 7 | 8th Aug 2019 | Villa De Vecchi Rhodes | |
| 6 | 1st Aug 2019 | Escobar's Ruin | |
| 5 | 25th Jul 2019 | Tunnel To The Underworld | |
| 4 | 18th Jul 2019 | Bodie USA | |
| 3 | 11th Jul 2019 | Guernsey Nazi Towers | |
| 2 | 4th Jul 2019 | Palace of Death | |
| 1 | 27th Jun 2019 | The World's Strangest Ghost Town |
Season 3
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 14th May 2019 | England's Abandoned Village | |
| 7 | 7th May 2019 | A Ghost Town in Spain | |
| 6 | 30th Apr 2019 | Hitler’s Wonder Weapons Bunker | |
| 5 | 23rd Apr 2019 | Germany’s D-Day Fortress | |
| 4 | 16th Apr 2019 | Sabotage In The Mountains | |
| 3 | 9th Apr 2019 | The Siege Of Sarajevo | |
| 2 | 2nd Apr 2019 | The Underwater Prison | |
| 1 | 26th Mar 2019 | The Desert Ghost Fleet |
Season 2
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 26th Jun 2018 | Lost Highway In The Rainforest | |
| 7 | 19th Jun 2018 | Germany's Lost Warship | |
| 6 | 12th Jun 2018 | America's Jungle City | |
| 5 | 5th Jun 2018 | The Abandoned Nazi Railway | |
| 4 | 29th May 2018 | Battle of Britain Technology Facility | |
| 3 | 22nd May 2018 | The Italian Dam Disaster | |
| 2 | 15th May 2018 | Britain's Sea Fort Complex | |
| 1 | 8th May 2018 | Hitler's Army Powerhouse |
Season 1
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 31st Mar 2017 | Roads to Nowhere | |
| 5 | 31st Mar 2017 | Quest for Power | |
| 4 | 24th Mar 2017 | Ghost Ships | |
| 3 | 4th Mar 2017 | Lost Bridges | |
| 2 | 25th Feb 2017 | Mission: Space | |
| 1 | 18th Feb 2017 | Silent Cities |
Specials
| Episode | Airdate | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28th Dec 2020 | Petra - Ghost-City |
Stars
Tom Ward
Tom Ward
Tom Ward