Tom Ward
Self - Narrator
Abandoned Engineering (2017)
Season 15
These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
Released Feb. 18, 2017
Episode 44 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.engineering, tmdb.architecture-history, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.show
Production Companies: Like A Shot Entertainment
Network: U&Yesterday
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S15E1 - Japan's Poison Island
Exploring a complex in New Jersey infiltrated by a notorious gang, a tranquil Japanese island with a poisonous legacy, and a top-secret bunker in Lithuania raided in the name of freedom.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E2 - Hitler's Fortress of Fury
Exploring a serene institution in Wisconsin seized out of righteous anger, a Spanish settlement stained in innocent blood, and a subterranean lair in France with a disturbing objective.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E3 - The Nazi's Last Stand
Exploring Nazi towers in Berlin that were defended to the bitter end by child soldiers, a Chicago institution that was the largest of its kind, and an odd vision in the Malaysian jungle.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E4 - Suicide Island
Exploring a Dover stronghold transformed during an unprecedented crisis, and a top-secret site in Japan used for wartime missions of no return.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E5 - London's Burning
Exploring a towering structure in London on the banks of the river Thames, witness to the city's darkest days, and a Wisconsin farmstead that brewed up a storm.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E6 - Cold War Cover Up
Exploring a top-secret military base in Michigan linked to an unexplained disappearance, and a California transportation hub that inspired lasting change.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E7 - Escape from Dunkirk
Exploring the nerve centre of a heroic rescue mission in England, a dilapidated mansion in Virginia raided during the Civil War, and a facility in Detroit where a champion made his name.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E8 - The Invisible Enemy
Exploring a top-secret facility in Scotland besieged by militant protesters, and a small Greek island caught in a chilling web of controversy.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E9 - Agent Zigzag
Exploring a Philadelphia venue that set the stage for era-defining artists, a French compound where a staggering deception was launched, and a the scene of a baffling crime in Malaysia.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E10 - Peru's Massacre Island
Exploring a remote Peruvian island besieged by a violent rebellion, a refuge in Nevada that offered hope to its occupants, and a French worker's paradise seized by an invading force.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E11 - Churchill's Folly
Exploring a secret New Jersey facility infiltrated by a Soviet spy ring, an island stronghold besieged by the Nazis, and a palatial compound in Peru frequented by the country's elite.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
S15E12 - Churchill's Shadow War
Exploring a secret subterranean network in London that inspired James Bond author Ian Fleming, and an Italian country retreat that was designed to brainwash a generation of children.
Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
Network: U&Yesterday
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 5884 min.
Released: Feb. 18, 2017
Last Air Date: Nov. 26, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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