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Drain the Oceans

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.

Documentary

Episodes (15)
1Mon, Jun 03, 2019

Secrets of D-Day

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.

2Mon, Jun 10, 2019

Secrets of New York City

In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.

3Mon, Jun 17, 2019

Killer U-Boats

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.

4Mon, Jul 01, 2019

Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush

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.

5Mon, Jul 22, 2019

Secrets of the Civil War

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.

6Mon, Jul 29, 2019

Lost Nukes of The Cold War

When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.

7Mon, Aug 05, 2019

Secrets of The Spanish Armada

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.

8Mon, Aug 12, 2019

Pacific War Megawrecks

An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.

9Mon, Sep 02, 2019

Thai Cave Rescue

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.

10Mon, Sep 09, 2019

London's Secret History

London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.

11Mon, Sep 16, 2019

Secrets of Loch Ness

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.

12Mon, Sep 23, 2019

Hitler's Killer Warships

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.

13Mon, Sep 30, 2019

Lost Giants

Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.

14Mon, Oct 07, 2019

Pacific Shockwave

In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.

15Mon, Oct 14, 2019

Rise of The Roman Empire

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.