Episodes

Superstorm City: New York

This film explores the geology that shaped the city’s past and challenges its future

Heatwave City: Chicago

The city’s leading engineers and geologists reveal the secrets inside Chicago

Sinking City: Venice

How did Venice come to thrive in such an inhospitable place

Megaquake City: Tokyo

Tokyo’s engineers and geologists reveal the ingenious technology that keeps the skyscrapers standing

Hurricane City: New Orleans

How does the city’s buildings and infrastructure survive the onslaught of hurricanes?

Cavern City: Paris

We peel back the boulevards to reveal the threat that lies just 60 feet below ground.

Inca Empire: Machu Picchu

Constantly under threat from earthquakes, landslides and floods how did this ancient city survive for over 400 years?

Earthquake City: Los Angeles

How does the city’s buildings and infrastructure survive the onslaught of a destructive earthquake?

Sinking City: Venice

Strip The City uses stunning CGI animation to strip the sinking city of Venice naked of its marble, bricks, bridges and canals - layer by layer – to explore the secret technology and infrastructure that enabled it to be built.

Sitting in a lagoon on the edge of the Adriatic Sea, Venice is made up of 118 islands, connected by over 400 bridges. More than 16 million visitors are drawn to ‘La Serenissima’ each year – but the city is under siege. With rising sea level it is gradually sinking and parts of the city flood 250 times every year.

How did Venice come to thrive in such an inhospitable place – and how will it survive today? This film looks beneath the city’s skin to discover the engineering wonders that allowed the city to grow.  Stunning CGI animation peels bricks and stone from its historic buildings and drains its waterways to reveal their inner workings.

The city’s leading engineers and geologists reveal the secrets that keep Saint Mark’s bell tower from toppling and protect the city from flooding.  We join a team of divers on the first underwater inspection of the 400 year old Rialto Bridge and explore how Venice’s new flood barriers are being built.

This film explores the geology that shaped the city’s past and challenges its future, from the soft ground that it sits on to the lagoon from which it grew. 

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for Discovery Science Channel, Discovery Channel EMEA, France TV, SBS, Quest