b'PROGRAMMES 2026MYSTERIES OF SINKHOLESThis documentary dives into a terrifying20,000 recorded incidents have horrifiedGENREphenomenon that has plagued humanitylocals and to Guatemala City, where anHistory & Mysteryfor thousands of years: sinkholes. Formingepic 20-metre-wide sinkhole swallowedDURATION suddenly and without warning, from highup a three-storey factory. 2 x 60 / 1 x 120up in the mountains of Southwest China,PRODUCERto hundreds of metres underwater in theBut sinkholes dont just bring death andCurve MediaGulf of Mexico. destruction, cutting-edge technology is revealing never before seen livingBROADCASTERWe meet sinkhole survivors like environments deep within theseChannel 4, SBSLaura Gerber, who nearly drowned inchasms. With cavers and divers pursuingYEAR OF PRODUCTIONa water-logged sinkhole at the age ofexhilarating archaeological expeditions202423 and Matt Pritchard, who was forced80 metres below ground. Hidden worlds to watch a chasm slowly tear his homefrom ancient civilisations (Ancient Rome apart. To unravel the mysteries ofand the Maya) are being revealed to usVIEW MOREsinkhole formationboth natural andfor the very first time by new sinkholes human-inducedwe travel to Floridasopening up beneath our feet.infamous Sinkhole Alley, where over'