About this season
From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms
Episodes (10)
1. Tutankhamun's Mask?, Terror Balloon, Witch Bottle
8.0Aired 2 January 2023 • 44 min
Is King Tut's mask his? Was America balloon-bombed? Is a clay bottle magic?
2. Tukuturi, Avrocar, Mesmer Tub
7.0Aired 9 January 2023 • 44 min
Why is one moai bearded? Are flying saucers real? Can a wooden bucket heal?
3. Bog Body, Abrams Machine, Bust of Nefertiti
7.0Aired 16 January 2023
Is a bog body a murder? Can physics find illness? Who is on an Egyptian bust?
4. Roanoke, Acoustic Horn, Sphinx Beard
7.0Aired 23 January 2023
A rock solves murders? Metal ears repel aircraft? The Sphinx wore a false beard?
5. Turin Shroud, Rocket Belt, Scythian Cups
7.0Aired 30 January 2023
Uncovering secrets of the most remarkable and mysterious objects on Earth that are currently hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms around the world.
6. Revenant Skeleton, Spy Cam, Shakespearean Mangle
7.0Aired 6 February 2023
Are zombies real? Did a device stop Armageddon? Did Shakespeare code his plays?
7. Babe Flute, Casino Shoe, Cursed Amethyst
7.0Aired 13 February 2023 • 43 min
Can a holey bone rewrite evolution? A shoe beat a casino? A sapphire be cursed?
8. Crystal Skull, Dragon Chair, Assyrian Star Map
7.0Aired 20 February 2023 • 44 min
Is a crystal skull powered? Is a spiked chair torture? Is a tablet astronomical?
9. Mechanical Turk, Lindbergh Pump, Etruscan Mummy
8.0Aired 27 February 2023 • 44 min
A robot chess player, an immortality device and a lost language, wrapped mummy?
10. Vulture Stone, Isolator, Armored Skeleton
7.0Aired 6 March 2023 • 44 min
Can a carving retell history? A helmet cure modernity? Whos the armor skeleton?