Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.
Showing Season 2 of 7
2019
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2019-06-03
In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.
2019-06-10
In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.
2019-06-17
Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.
2019-07-01
Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.
2019-07-22
Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.
2019-07-29
When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.
2019-08-05
Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.
2019-08-12
An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.
2019-09-02
Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.
2019-09-09
London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.
2019-09-16
Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.
2019-09-23
The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.
2019-09-30
Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.
2019-10-07
In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.
2019-10-14
The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.