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Secrets of the London Underground

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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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3.7 / 5

19th July 2021 - 3rd September 2024
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Tim DunnSigurbjörg Alma Ingólfsdóttir
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Holborn Still
Holborn
19th July 2021

Episode 1

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 Still
North End
26th July 2021

Episode 2

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 Still
Piccadilly Circus
2nd August 2021

Episode 3

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 Still
Euston and York Road
9th August 2021

Episode 4

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 Still
St Mary's, Aldgate East and Oxford Circus
16th August 2021

Episode 5

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 Still
Clapham South and Moorgate
23rd August 2021

Episode 6

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.

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