
Abandoned Engineering (2017)
Ambitious engineering projects that have been left in ruins.
These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
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Episodes
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1. Rock 'N' Roll Island2023-05-15 · 44mExploring Air Studios, on the Island of Montserrat, that became a mecca for rock legends. Also Tskaltubo, in Georgia, built to host a fearsome dictator.
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2. Penthouse Palace2023-05-22 · 44mExploring Haludovo Palace Hotel in Croatia, Wolf's Lair, a German military complex and Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope - a pioneering facility in Armenia.
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3. Castle Kingdom2023-05-29 · 44mExploring a theme park in Buenos Aires built in a time of terror and dogged by controversy, and a jaw-dropping collection of castles in Turkey.
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4. Fake News Fortress2023-06-05 · 44mExploring Dover Commando Fortress in South East England, where traces of a top-secret Commando raid are still visible.
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5. The True Cross2023-06-12 · 43mExploring Old Byron Hot Springs in the Californian desert - a once glittering Hollywood hotspot, converted into a top-secret interrogation centre.
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6. Wonderland2023-06-19 · 44mA symbol of national pride that became a symbol of excess in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
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7. K-Pop Dreamland2023-06-26 · 44mExploring Yongma Land - a South Korean dreamland given a second life from the most unlikely of places.
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8. Blues Prison2023-07-03 · 44mExploring Old Joliet Prison, a battered facility near Chicago that descended into open war, but then hosted the Blues Brothers!
Cast
Tom WardSelf - NarratorImages
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