Underground Worlds

New discoveries reveal the secrets of a long-lost chamber with evidence of high-stakes espionage in a hidden subterranean city built within the Rock of Gibraltar.

Exploring Sweden's passion for subterranean spaces, and how the nation has taken extraordinary precautions to protect itself - by excavating an astounding 65,000 nuclear bunkers.

Examines some of Switzerland's 300,000 subterranean bunkers, the creation of an entrepreneur in England that's shrouded in mystery, and a network of man-made tunnels deep beneath Slovenia.

The Wieliczka Salt mine in Poland, some 327 metres deep, where the voids left behind from excavating salt have been transformed into extraordinary spaces, carved by hand.

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.

Explores an underground city beneath a forest in Northern France built to house 3000 people, an ice cave under Iceland's biggest glacier, and a subterranean power station in London.

An exploration of 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 800 BCE.

An exploration of 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.

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.

Exploring the military headquarters built beneath Dover Castle during the Second World War, and Odessa's catacombs, possibly the largest tunnel network in the world.