About this season
Strip The City uses stunning CGI animation and expedition - driven actuality to strip major cities naked of their steel, concrete, air, ocean and bedrock - layer by layer, act by act - to explore their hidden infrastructure and solve key mysteries surrounding their origins, geology, archaeology, industry, weather and engineering. Each episode will explore six iconic features of each city - one per act. Each icon will take us a layer deeper into the city. They will range from man - made skyscrapers and metro systems to natural dunes and lakes.
Episodes (6)
1. Ancient City - Rome
Aired 26 October 2012 • 45 min
Ancient City: Rome
2. Earthquake City - San Francisco
Aired 2 November 2012 • 45 min
3. Desert City - Dubai
Aired 9 November 2012 • 45 min
4. Harbour City - Sydney
Aired 16 November 2012 • 45 min
Sydney is home to a fifth Australia's entire population and is trapped between the Blue Mountains and the ocean, sitting on the driest inhabited continent on Earth, and surrounding one the planet's largest natural harbours. This episode uncovers what is inside Sydney's buildings and beneath its streets that allow the city to function - from the concealed contours of the harbour that allow super-sized ships to sail into the heart of the city, to the underground caverns that store its water.
5. Ice City - Toronto
Aired 23 November 2012 • 45 min
6. Underground City - London
Aired 30 November 2012 • 45 min