Episode 1
Rock 'N' Roll Island
May 15, 2023
Exploring Air Studios, on the Island of Montserrat, that became a mecca for rock legends. Also Tskaltubo, in Georgia, built to host a fearsome dictator.
Episode 2
Penthouse Palace
May 22, 2023
Exploring Haludovo Palace Hotel in Croatia, Wolf's Lair, a German military complex and Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope - a pioneering facility in Armenia.
Episode 3
Castle Kingdom
May 29, 2023
Exploring a theme park in Buenos Aires built in a time of terror and dogged by controversy, and a jaw-dropping collection of castles in Turkey.
Episode 4
Fake News Fortress
Jun 5, 2023
Exploring Dover Commando Fortress in South East England, where traces of a top-secret Commando raid are still visible.
Episode 5
The True Cross
Jun 12, 2023
Exploring Old Byron Hot Springs in the Californian desert - a once glittering Hollywood hotspot, converted into a top-secret interrogation centre.
Episode 6
Wonderland
Jun 19, 2023
A symbol of national pride that became a symbol of excess in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Episode 7
K-Pop Dreamland
Jun 26, 2023
Exploring Yongma Land - a South Korean dreamland given a second life from the most unlikely of places.
Episode 8
Blues Prison
Jul 3, 2023
Exploring Old Joliet Prison, a battered facility near Chicago that descended into open war, but then hosted the Blues Brothers!
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