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Secrets of the London Underground

Secrets of the London Underground

PG2021•44m•7.4/10
Documentary

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7.4/10(5)

Railway historian Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum explore hidden areas of the London Underground that—despite being just feet away from where millions of people regularly travel—hardly anyone knows about. The pair will explore abandoned tunnels, secret bunkers and hidden staircases that have been concealed from public view for years.

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Production

Brown Bob Productions

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

July 19, 2021

Last Aired

September 3, 2024

Networks

U&Yesterday

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Holborn
E1
Holborn
Air date: 2021-07-19
Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the abandoned branch line between Holborn and Aldwych. And at Holloway Road they find out about the Tube's only spiral escalator.
North End
E2
North End
Air date: 2021-07-26
Visit one of London Underground’s most secret places: North End under Hampstead Heath. Abandoned before completion, the station became a Cold War bunker.
Piccadilly Circus
E3
Piccadilly Circus
Air date: 2021-08-02
Explore the disused parts of Piccadilly Circus, the grandest station on the London Underground. And they also visit the long-abandoned Highgate surface station.
Euston and York Road
E4
Euston and York Road
Air date: 2021-08-09
Explore the hidden parts of Euston, including unique features not found elsewhere and the bits set for demolition for HS2. Siddy also visits York Road station.
St Mary's, Aldgate East and Oxford Circus
E5
St Mary's, Aldgate East and Oxford Circus
Air date: 2021-08-16
Have a night-time track walk exploring long forgotten stations on the District line in Whitechapel. And they discover how sprawling Oxford Circus was first built.
Clapham South and Moorgate
E6
Clapham South and Moorgate
Air date: 2021-08-23
Explore Clapham South deep level shelter, where thousands of Londoners slept in the war. They also visit Moorgate, and the remains of a tunnelling machine there.

Cast

Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn

Self - Presenter

Sigurbjörg Alma Ingólfsdóttir

Sigurbjörg Alma Ingólfsdóttir

Self - Presenter

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