2010

S18.E1 ∙ Ground Zero Flag, Space Suit and Pacific Codebreaker

Wed, Feb 07, 2018

Don investigates the story behind an iconic September 11th photo, a NASA experiment that turned deadly and a Naval codebreaker determined to outsmart the enemy.

7.9 /10

S18.E2 ∙ Terra Australis, Operation Underworld and Heroine Hostess

Wed, Feb 07, 2018

Don examines an unlikely alliance between the military and a mob boss, a death-defying voyage on the high seas and a high-flying heroine who went above and beyond the call of duty.

7.6 /10

S18.E3 ∙ Dippy the Dinosaur, Golden Record and Hooverball

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Don Wildman examines a dinosaur that was one the largest complete skeletons of its time, the golden cover of a record that contained the sounds of Earth and a medicine ball used by a president to save his life.

6.8 /10

S18.E4 ∙ Jefferson's Wine, First High Flyer and Stefania's Thirteen

Wed, Feb 14, 2018

Don examines how a dentist tool was the key to solving a bizarre mystery involving Thomas Jefferson, the helmet of a brave pilot who paved the way for space exploration and the story behind a young girl who stood up to the Nazis.

8 /10

S18.E5 ∙ Alaska Highway, Tale of Beatrix Potter and Cleopatra's Needle

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Don investigates the story behind an amazing feat of engineering, the incredible true tale of a literary legacy and a monumental discovery at sea.

8.2 /10

S18.E6 ∙ Benny's Banners, Lost for Words and Raising Chicago

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Don investigates the unexpected story behind the creation of the Alaskan flag, a madman who contributed to one of the most important books in the English language and how the whole of Chicago was raised into the air.

8 /10

S18.E7 ∙ Dishwasher, Golden Lake and Bridge Buster

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Don Wildman looks at the origins of the first commercially produced dishwasher, the legend of El Dorado and the marine corps officer whose job was to blow up a bridge during the Vietnam war.

0 /10

S18.E8 ∙ Ping-Pong Diplomacy, Blazing Steamship Rescue and Death Ray

Wed, Mar 14, 2018

Don investigates a hippie teenager turned diplomat, a daring rescue on the high seas and the story behind a superweapon used to beat the Nazis.

7.7 /10

S18.E9 ∙ Operation Toothpaste, Case of the Kates and White River Monster

Wed, Jan 10, 2018

Don investigates the search for a Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials, a scandalous case of stolen identity and the truth behind a monster that terrorized the residents of a tiny Arkansas town.

7.7 /10

S18.E10 ∙ Etch A Sketch, Cowboy Bob and Pilates

Wed, Mar 21, 2018

Don Wildman examines the unexpected story behind one of the best-selling toys of all time, the mysterious middle-aged bank robber who fooled the FBI and the inventor and promoter of Pilates.

7.8 /10

S18.E11 ∙ Winter War, Terror in Antarctica and First Snow Globe

Wed, Jan 24, 2018

Don investigates an ingenious trick that won a war, a terrifying trek through Antarctica and an invention that the world fell in love with.

8.7 /10

S18.E12 ∙ Battle on Ice/Lost Andrée Expedition and Alaskan Sea Monster

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

Don explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general, searches for the fate of a lost expedition and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.

7.4 /10

S18.E13 ∙ Luckiest Lucky Cat, Voyager Emergency and Drive-In Movies

Wed, Apr 11, 2018

An epic quest to prove a Viking legend, a space probe gone haywire and the glamorous solution to soggy swimwear. From a lucky cat to a revolutionary ruse, a lost space probe to the birth of the drive-in movie, Don examines a clothing pin linked to a long-lost Viking settlement in North America, a rocket that unlocked the mysteries of our solar system and a Japanese cat who saved a train station.

8 /10