The Best Episodes of Drain the Oceans

Paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.

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New insights reveal how the Allies won World War II.

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The truth behind the legend of a pirate ship.

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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.

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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.

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An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.

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A lost Egyptian city gives up its secrets after 2,000 years.

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Through digital re-creations, scientists uncover mysteries from the bottom of the ocean.

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The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.

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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.

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Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.

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In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.

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A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.

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New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the ancient Maya.

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With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cockiness into the US over the last 40 years.

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The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.

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Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.

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Revealing the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.

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How the mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.

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The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.

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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.

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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.

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London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.

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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.

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Shipwrecks reveal the true story of piracy on the Caribbean.

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