Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.
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Secrets of the Superfactories is a fast-paced and fact-filled documentary series that lifts the lid on the production of some of the world’s biggest, greenest and smartest factories around the globe. The series explores how everything from everyday products to iconic design is made and takes viewers into the hidden world of the hyper-efficient and flexible factories of the future.
This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs, and the way we live as a society. From economic booms and busts to the fight for Land Rights and recognition, from various cultural migrations to the unrelenting force of nature, emerges a country building its way into the future.
Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work did so much to shape the modern world. Hughes looks at how each one used space in different ways to express our response, respectively, to the power of religion (Gaudi), the power of the State (Speer), and the power of the corporation (Mies van der Rohe).
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Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in Castleford.
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A documentary series profiling architects who are using design as a form of activism and resistance to tackle the world’s urban, environmental and social crises. The series follows architects from Vietnam, Nigeria, Spain, Pakistan, Israel/Occupied West Bank and Brazil who believe architecture can do more than iconic towers and luxury flats – turning away from elite “starchitecture” to design for the majority.
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
Kevin McCloud follows households as they embark on an epic mission to construct their own homes, creating brand-new streets in Britain's biggest self-build project
Having spent the best part of 10 years talking about buildings, getting excited about new technologies and materials, plus critiquing the emotional journey of more than 50 Grand Designers – finally, it's time to turn the tables on Kevin McCloud's traditional role and watch him build his own house. But, clearly it won't be that straightforward...
They are some of the world’s all-time greatest building projects. Most have stood the test of time, but with today’s technology, could they be duplicated and done better?
Simon O'Brien travels the United Kingdom meeting people building their own homes.
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The enormous popularity of recent British dramas such as Downton Abbey, Mr. Selfridge, and Sherlock, has led to vast interest in the real-life stories and history of the icons of Great Britain. Each episode of this series visits a famous British building or institution to explore its past and present, meeting a wide range of experts and historians along the way.
Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.
Under the leadership of architect Samppa Lappalainen, we follow the passion projects of house builders from the beginning, from the design table through construction stages and challenges to the finished dream home. Where did the old dreams start and what kind of work must be done to fulfill the dreams? And was all the hard work worth it?
An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.
Docuseries exploring lost railway lines, each with their own unique history revealing the vibrant industries that were once dotted along their routes and the ingenious engineering involved
Kevin McCloud presents Grand Designs Abroad. The stakes are higher, the risks are multiplied, and the ambition - to build your dream home in the perfect European location - is greater than ever.
Follows intrepid individuals as they try to design and construct the home of their dreams.
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6 episodes • 2017Avg: 6.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazi Ghost Town | Apr 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Curse of Hell Island | Apr 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Phantoms of Chernobyl | Apr 27, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Wild West Apocalypse | May 4, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Soviet Doomsday Device | May 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Tesla Conspiracy | May 18, 2017 | 6.0 |
8 episodes • 2018Avg: 6.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armageddon Highway | Mar 20, 2018 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Curse of the Haunted Prison | Mar 27, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Arctic Hell Pit | Apr 3, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Desert Ghost Fort | Apr 10, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Conspiracy on Devil's Mountain | Apr 17, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Secrets of the Alien Shrine | Apr 24, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Amazon Ghost Town | May 1, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sea Fortress of Doom | May 8, 2018 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doomsday at Dragon's Teeth | Oct 2, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nightmare on Blood Mountain | Oct 9, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tower of Death | Oct 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Underwater Ghost Prison | Oct 23, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | America's Doomsday Town | Oct 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | City of the Damned | Nov 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Town That Disappeared | Nov 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nazi Death Star | Nov 27, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Real Shawshank | Dec 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Secrets of Alien Stonehenge | Dec 11, 2018 | 0.0 |
9 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World's Strangest Ghost Towns | Apr 4, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Secret of Supervillain Island | Apr 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Escobar's Castle | Apr 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Labyrinth of the Dead | Apr 25, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Treasure of Outlaw Valley | May 2, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Alaska's Fort Apocalypse | May 9, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alien Hell Portal | May 16, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Pompeii's Gate To Hell | May 23, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Haunting on Plague Island | May 30, 2019 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jungle of the Damned | Oct 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | American Atlantis | Oct 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Haunting of Heartbreak Castle | Oct 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kingdom of the Vanished | Oct 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Journey to Outcast Island | Oct 31, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Secrets of the Doomsday Caves | Nov 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Devil's Prison | Nov 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Curse of Satan's Catacombs | Nov 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World’s Strangest Disaster Zones | Mar 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Swamp of Despair | Apr 2, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | End Times on Lake Michigan | Apr 9, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hell on Blood Island | Apr 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Florida Doomsday Castle | Apr 23, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Killer in the Castle | Apr 30, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Towers of Blood | May 7, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Thing on Hell Mountain | May 14, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Anarchy on Ireland's Alcatraz | May 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | House of Horror | May 28, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nightmare at Fort Paranoia | Jun 4, 2020 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into the Murder Labyrinth | Dec 3, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | American Ghost Park | Dec 10, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Secrets of Mafia Island | Dec 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Greatest Icons | Jan 7, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Factory of Death | Jan 14, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ghosts of Black Mountain | Jan 21, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Doom of El Dorado | Jan 28, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ruins of the Rust Belt | Feb 4, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Fortress of the Spy | Feb 11, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mystery of the Alien Base | Feb 18, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ghosts of the Cursed Castle | Feb 25, 2021 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2021Avg: 4.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good, Bad and Abandoned | May 20, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ruins of Disaster Park | May 27, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Fortress of Nuclear Secrets | Jun 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Plague on Hell Island | Jun 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Florida Death Fortress | Jun 17, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hollywood vs. Nazis | Jun 24, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hitler's Nightmare Palace | Jul 1, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alien Ghost Tower | Jul 8, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Russian Mafia Resort | Jul 15, 2021 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Ghosts of Mount Fortune | Jul 22, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chinese Nuclear Box | Jul 29, 2021 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2022
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derelict Housing of Protest | Jan 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Beached Leviathan | Jan 9, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Desolation of Ponte City | Jan 16, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bangkok's Ghost Tower | Apr 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ruins of the Nazi Resort | Apr 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Romanian Royal Desolation | Apr 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ruins of the Zoo Fortress | Apr 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hidden Hell of Angel Island | Apr 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ghost Village of Nazi Invaders | May 5, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Remnants of Traitor Chateau | May 12, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Remnants of Alien Contact | May 19, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Psychiatric Ruins of Scotland | May 26, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Desolate Remnants of Agdam | Jun 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hidden Tunnels of Gibraltar | Jun 9, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Remnants of Rocket Complex | Jun 30, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Secret Vaults of Scotland | Jun 30, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ruins of Variety Theater | Jul 7, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Curse of Cowboy Mountain | Jul 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Castle of the Nazi Occult | Oct 13, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Urban Ruins of Varosha | Oct 20, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Historic Remains of USS Hornet | Oct 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Liberia’s Tower of Ruin | Nov 3, 2022 | 0.0 |
16 episodes • 2023Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penthouse Palace | Jun 7, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Castle Kingdom | Jun 14, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rock 'N' Roll Island | Jun 21, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | K-Pop Dreamland | Jun 28, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The True Cross | Jul 5, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Blues Prison | Jul 12, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fake News Fortress | Jul 19, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Turkish Wonderland | Aug 2, 2023 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Montauk Conspiracy | Oct 20, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Ruins of Troy | Oct 27, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hell Island | Nov 3, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Ruins of Archaeopolis | Nov 10, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Korea's Joan of Arc | Nov 24, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gunslingers and Gangsters | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gangbusters and Gun Battles | Dec 8, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Propaganda Palace | Dec 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2024Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt for the Nazi Gold Train | Sep 4, 2024 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Schindler's Deception | Sep 11, 2024 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Operation Just Cause | Sep 18, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Defenders of the Panama Canal | Sep 25, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Desert Pirates | Nov 27, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ghost Skeleton Coast | Dec 4, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Newark Rebellion | Dec 11, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | High-Rise Hotel Battlefield | Dec 18, 2024 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Slam Dunkers | Aug 13, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Osage Oil Murders | Aug 20, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nazi Hospital Horrors | Aug 27, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ghost Town in Palermo | Sep 3, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Revolution in El Paso | Sep 10, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Death Camp of Deception | Sep 17, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Countdown to Armageddon | Sep 24, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 8 | An Island Fit for a Mobster | Oct 1, 2025 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2026
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Wedding | Feb 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Island of No Return | Feb 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Beer Riot | Feb 18, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Do-Over Ranch | Feb 18, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 5 | D-Day Castle | Feb 25, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Japan's Poison Island | Feb 25, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Nazis' Last Stand | Mar 4, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Agent Zigzag | Mar 4, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cold War Cover-Up | Mar 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Invisible Enemy | Mar 18, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fort Traitor | Mar 25, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Churchill's Shadow War | Mar 25, 2026 | 0.0 |