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.
Episodes
1Secrets of D-Day
47 minJun 3, 2019
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.
2Secrets of New York City
47 minJun 10, 2019
In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.
3Killer U-Boats
47 minJun 17, 2019
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.
4Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
47 minJul 1, 2019
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.
5Secrets of the Civil War
47 minJul 22, 2019
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.
6Lost Nukes of The Cold War
47 minJul 29, 2019
When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.
7Secrets of The Spanish Armada
47 minAug 5, 2019
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.
8Pacific War Megawrecks
47 minAug 12, 2019
An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.
9Thai Cave Rescue
47 minSep 2, 2019
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.
10London's Secret History
47 minSep 9, 2019
London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.
11Secrets of Loch Ness
47 minSep 16, 2019
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.
12Hitler's Killer Warships
47 minSep 23, 2019
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.
13Lost Giants
47 minSep 30, 2019
Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.
14Pacific Shockwave
47 minOct 7, 2019
In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.
15Rise of The Roman Empire
47 minOct 14, 2019
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.
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