Name: Cities of the Underworld Season 1
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2007

S01 Episode 1

Istanbul

Presenter Eric Geller peels back layers of Istanbul's past and discovers that today's children play on streets which conceal a massive Byzantine dungeon.

41 mins · Fri, 2 Mar 2007

S01 Episode 2

Scotland's Sin City

Eric Geller reveals the legends of Edinburgh's murky underworld, including body-snatchers, illegal distilleries, and castle dungeons.

42 mins · Mon, 23 Apr 2007

S01 Episode 3

Hitler's Underground Lair

Underneath the streets of Berlin lies a system of secret bunkers, designed by the Nazis during World War II and used for sinister purposes.

43 mins · Mon, 30 Apr 2007

S01 Episode 4

Rome's Hidden Empire

An exploration of Ancient Rome during the time of Emperors Nero and Augustus. Beneath the streets of Rome lie hidden artifacts revealing clues to an underground world.

43 mins · Mon, 7 May 2007

S01 Episode 5

Catacombs of Death

An exploration of the hidden limstone tunnels, catacombs, waste-filled sewers and ancient waterfronts beneath Paris.

42 mins · Mon, 14 May 2007

S01 Episode 6

City of Caves

An exploration of the depths of Budapest's cave system and underground world, including a hidden World War II hospital.

42 mins · Mon, 21 May 2007

S01 Episode 7

New York

An exploration of the underground world of New York City, including feats of engineering, its history and its secrets.

42 mins · Mon, 4 Jun 2007

S01 Episode 8

London's Lost Cities

An exploration of the underground world of London, including hidden crypts, Roman baths, lost rivers and Winston Churchill's war-rooms.

42 mins · Mon, 11 Jun 2007

S01 Episode 9

Beneath Vesuvius

An exploration of the ancient world beneath Naples in the caverns of Mount Vesuvius exploring structures from the past.

43 mins · Mon, 18 Jun 2007

S01 Episode 10

The Freemason Underground

An exploration of the world of the Freemasons, including tunnels under Boston and a water world beneath Philadelphia.

43 mins · Mon, 18 Jun 2007

S01 Episode 11

Dracula's Underground

From secret prisons and escape tunnels, to ancient caves and mines, Bucharest in Romania is ripe with folklore. Discover the history of its secret underworld.

42 mins · Mon, 9 Jul 2007

S01 Episode 12

Secret Pagan Underground

A pagan society carved out an intricate underworld in volcanic rock 4000 years ago. Don Wildman explores this subterranean world of defense in the ancient kingdom of Cappadocia.

43 mins · Mon, 16 Jul 2007

S01 Episode 13

Underground Bootleggers

Don Wildman explores the world beneath the modern streets of Portland, Oregon, where gambling dens and slave tunnels used to reside.

43 mins · Mon, 23 Jul 2007

S01 Episode 14

Rome: The Rise

Eric Geller explores the underground neighbourhoods and theatres of Rome that contain remnants of the great Roman Empire.

43 mins · Mon, 30 Jul 2007

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