Lost Places

The subjects are potentially very interesting, the format is just painful. Rather than clearly explain the structure, it jumps to a series of 'experts' who have clearly never been there, but read some scripts. It takes three or four disconnected 'experts' to read the story. I know its a cheap way to do it but if you can't afford to send people there, just get one to read it out.

This is a good series but could be so much better. I've bought books on ruins and abandoned buildings so I was really looking forward to the series. The stories are always interesting, some remarkable, but the style of production is so annoying, the equivalent of finger nails scratching a blackboard! I'm now at the point where I now don't bother watching. The fake suspense about the actual previous use of the building is so annoying and having studio based experts pretending they've actually been there instead of being shown a few seconds video and given information just doesn't work. The programme should stick to the local based guides who are far more effective and cut out the fake suspense.

Excellent series which takes you around the world to places you would be very lucky to see. Abandoned ships, power stations, sites of massive world war 1 and 2 guns, prisons in the most unlikely places, roads and bridges constructed decades ago and long forgotten. But more than this, each constructions raison d'être and why they fell into disrepair. The subjects are explained thoroughly by experts in their field with cinematic footage illustrating their stories. Who is aware that the Spanish built a massive railway station in Canfranc in the Pyrenees in 1928, 790 feet long - the second largest station in Europe in an art deco style - truly a grand sight - now left to rack and ruin. A real eye opener and very addictive.

It's a bit lighter on facts and figures than I'd prefer and definitely too heavy on the dramatisation, but otherwise excellent. I can't help but look up all the locations on Google maps of these amazing structures and then go digging in further on Wikipedia for more detail. Hugely entertaining and educational. I recommend this show to anyone with a passing interest in modern archaeology, architecture or recent history.

I love this show. Beautiful places captured in great ways on camera with just enough background info.

Unfortunately this show isn't available anywhere! It was on discovery channel for some time, but unavailable online. I missed quite s lot of episodes and can't watch them.... shame!