Strangest Things

The Stone Ball, the Electrocution Belt and the Cat Mummy That Wasn't

A 5,000-year-old carved stone object is shaped into four symmetrical lobes covered in unique markings. Why people believed an electrocution device could cure. And a 3,000-year-old cat mummy with no cat inside.

The Skull That Changed Science, The Bat Bomb and the Stone Age Mulitool

The King's Mask, The Nazi Plate And The Stonehenge Drums

Exploring the origin of a death mask, three carvings which could shed light on Stonehenge and a plate found in Austria. 

The Psychograph, The Blood Mask And The Cursed Chicken Pot

Investigate a machine which can supposedly read personalities, a mask painted with human blood and a cursed pot.

The Sphere, The Prophesy Machine And The Canary

Examine claims Nostradamus predicted Hitler. Plus, learn about the canary resuscitator and a tiny object with the power to kill. 

The Pyramid Tool Kit, The Killer Foot Machine And The Lost Head

Examine an ancient pyramid toolkit, a device that unleashes lethal X-rays and a divisive terracotta sculpture. 

The Jericho Head, The Cloudbuster And The Map

Examine a 9,000-year-old clay head, a 1950s machine built to control the weather and a map which could be the oldest ever found.

The Lost Standard, The Steam Gun and the Sacrificial Throne

This latest collection of objects comprises an intriguing 35,000-year-old box, a steam-powered gun and a monument that may have been an Aztec throne.

The Hat of Teeth, The Killer Shockbox and the Amazonian Quiver

A look at perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.

The Lost Language, the Beauty Machine and the Disk of Strangeness

A look at perplexing and unusual objects. This episode focuses on a lost language, a beauty machine and something called the Disk of Strangeness.