Secrets of the London Underground

Seasons

2021

8

A look behind the everyday facades of the London Underground network to see how its history and design made it the network we know today.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Holborn

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.

S1 • E2

North End

Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway visit North End under Hampstead Heath, abandoned before completion, the station became a Cold War bunker.

S1 • E3

Piccadilly

Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of Piccadilly Circus and visit the long-abandoned Highgate surface station.

S1 • E4

Euston

Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the hidden parts of Euston, including unique features not found elsewhere and the Leslie Green entrance hall (disused since 1914) which is set to be demolished for HS2.