TV Guide: Cities of the Underworld

City of Blood

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 26 09:00 PM HIST The third-season opener explores Victorian-era London, when hard times forced many to take extreme measures to procure food and shelter.

Underground Bootleggers

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 12:00 PM HIST Underground Portland, Ore., is explored to see what it reveals about corruption in the past. Included: tunnels used for bootlegging and slave trading.

Stalin's Secret Lair

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 11:00 AM HIST Underground Moscow is explored, focusing on places associated with the Cold War and Stalin's ruthless reign. Included: hidden bunkers; and tunnels used to escape and hide from Stalin's henchmen.

Freemason Underground

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 10:00 AM HIST Places associated with the Freemasons are explored.

Prophecies From Below

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 03:00 AM HIST Underground Jerusalem and what it reveals of the city's legacy as a center of prophecy throughout history are explored. Included: an ancient escape route; a bullet factory.

Underground Apocalypse

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 23 10:00 PM HIST The second-season premiere explores underground Jerusalem for evidence of its history of bloody conflicts and possible future clashes in light of the belief held by some that it will be the center for the Battle of Armageddon. Included: a look at a sacred stone; evidence of John the Baptist's sermons predicting the end of the world.

A-Bomb Underground

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 16 11:00 PM HIST A tour of underground Tokyo to examine technology for natural-disaster safety and recovery. Also: a visit to Hiroshima to examine underground places that offered protection when the atom bomb was dropped there during World War II.

Mob Underground

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 16 10:00 PM HIST Underground Chicago is explored, with an emphasis on the city's criminal history. Included: vice dens; secret railroad lines; and sunken shipwrecks.