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Lost Waterfronts: Season 1
February 13, 2022
2 Episodes
~48 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
2
1
Lost Waterfronts
Feb 13, 2022
48 min
Singapore’s Eastern and Southern coastlines underwent massive reclamation to make room for places like Marine Parade, Changi Airport and MBS. Once, they were part of the sea and they saw a lot of action. This hour-long documentary peels open intriguing stories, now brought back to life with quirky animation. Why did the Dutch and Portuguese battle off the coast of Tanah Merah in 1603, why did the Okinawans come to prewar Siglap and help to create a local food tradition, why was early day Singapore full of ‘mountains’ and how did they get destroyed?
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2
Lost Waterfronts: The Mysteries
Jan 8, 2023
46 min
What mysteries lie buried under places like Telok Blangah, Tuas and Punggol? This documentary digs up intriguing stories that involve spies, skiers and seals. This is the second installment of a documentary about Singapore’s Lost Waterfronts that explores the mysteries of the Southern, Northern and North Eastern parts of the island where remoteness is the common denominator.
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