Abandoned Engineering The World's Strangest Disaster Zones (Season 6, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

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Abandoned Engineering

The World's Strangest Disaster Zones (Season 6, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

A deserted Caribbean city, a burning American ghost town, a Japanese no go zone, an Arctic settlement facing a terrifying future, a sprawling Taiwanese facility that drew liquid gold down from the hills, and a lake that's now a desert.

Directors

Tamsin Curry | Luke Wales | Tom Williams

Cinematographers

Juntarô Ishikawa | Francisco Mattos | Adrian Musto | Dwi Ari Prastyanto

Editors

Quincy Andrews | Rufus Bruce-Chwatt | James Fowler | Jamie Louden & 2 more

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 6, 2020

Release date

Aug 6, 2020 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Ward Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central (2018)
Sascha Auerbach Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (2022)
Claire Barratt Self - Engineer Self - Engineer See fewer	Salvage Squad (2002)
Rob Bell Self - Engineer & Adventurer Self - Engineer & Adventurer See fewer	Rob Bell's Bridges That Built London (2021)
David DeKok Self - Author and Journalist Self - Author and Journalist See fewer	Red Ash: Burning Rights (2017)
Andrew Gough Self - Historian & Author Self - Historian & Author See fewer	Conspiracies Decoded (2020)
Dougal Jerram Self - Earth Scientist (as Professor Dougal Jerram) Self - Earth Scientist (as Professor Dougal Jerram) See fewer	How the Earth Works (2013)
Niels Lorensen Self - Local Resident Self - Local Resident See fewer	Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017)
James Meigs Self - Author and Journalist (as Jim Meigs) Self - Author and Journalist (as Jim Meigs) See fewer	Popular Mechanics: Saturday Mechanic (2012)
Muawanah Self - Former Resident Self - Former Resident See fewer	Abandoned Engineering (2016)
Pablo Novak Self - Last Resident, Villa Epecuén Self - Last Resident, Villa Epecuén See fewer	Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017)
Toshiko Roki Self - Former Resident (as Toshiko Aoki) Self - Former Resident (as Toshiko Aoki) See fewer	Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017)
Dominic Selwood Self - Historian & Author (as Dr Dominic Selwood) Self - Historian & Author (as Dr Dominic Selwood) See fewer	Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017)
Heïdi Sevestre Self - Glaciologist (as Doctor Heidi Sevestre) Self - Glaciologist (as Doctor Heidi Sevestre) See fewer	Glaciers d'Arctique, état des lieux (2025)
Shini Somara Self - Engineer (as Dr. Shini Somara) Self - Engineer (as Dr. Shini Somara) See fewer	Massive Engineering Mistakes (2019)