Weird Wonders of the World - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

Nevada Sky
Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world's weirdest events from a bird-killing solar death ray to a monkey that's learnt first aid.

Fishy Oil Slick
Chris Packham uncovers the secret of a suspiciously fishy oil slick, what's making a lemming very angry, and how a man can see with his ears.

Animal Oddities
Chris Packham uncovers the world's weirdest events, from a man who gets drunk without touching a drop of alcohol, to some chart-topping molecular music.

Whirlwind
Chris unearths a whirlwind wedding ceremony, some exploding rocks, and a woman with her twin inside her brain.

Deadly Poisonous Frogs
Chris reveals how deadly poisonous frogs can saves lives, why we see faces in everything, and how one woman's pants spontaneously burst into flame.

Mysteries
Chris explores the mysteries behind a glacier that bleeds red, finds out how an electrician got tattooed by a lightning bolt, and uncovers the remarkable story of a man with a tooth for an eye.

Bizzare
Chris discovers the secrets behind a flame-filled firenado, unearths a very odd looking living rock, and meets a team of oversized rats who save lives by sniffing out landmines.

Beneath
Chris takes a closer look at some holes in the Russian tundra, locates an underwater lake, and chats to the maker of a canon built for salmon.
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