About this season
Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters.
Episodes (14)
1. Miracle on the Hudson, For the Love of Lady Liberty and Dawn of the Synth
Aired 16 September 2016 • 60 min
The Miracle on the Hudson River; uncovering the origin of a legendary statue; a musical invention that struck a major chord.
2. Kidnapped Filmmaker; Pinky's Freedom Ring; Checkered Game of Life
Aired 23 September 2016
Don Wildman uncovers a British plot to assassinate George Washington, investigates the bizarre trial of a rooster that hatched an egg and examines America's most notorious family feud.
3. Spy That Saved Washington; Monster in the Egg; Hatfields and McCoys
Aired 29 September 2016
Don Wildman uncovers a British plot to assassinate George Washington, investigates the bizarre trial of a rooster that hatched an egg and examines America's most notorious family feud.
4. Kensington Runestone; Smile! You're Being Hijacked; and Harriet the Spy
Aired 30 September 2016
Don Wildman examines a strange stone tablet that may hold the key to America's beginnings; a model plane connected to a hijacking mistaken for a hoax; and a revolver that once belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.
5. Boston Marathon Cheat, Beast of Bodmin; and Naked President
Aired 6 October 2016
Examining what is possibly one of the most audacious hoaxes in sports history; and investigating the preserved remains of a terrifying beast. Also: Host Don Wildman inspects a watch with a link to a presidential scandal.
6. Death of the Ice Cream Blonde; Finding Nessie; and World's Worst Opera Singer
Aired 7 October 2016
The mysterious death of a beloved Hollywood star is examined by host Don Wildman. Also: an amazing discovery made during the search for Scotland's legendary Loch Ness Monster; and the story of a tone-deaf, would-be diva playing Carnegie Hall.
7. Man on Wire, Bigger Is Better; and Filipino Follies
Aired 13 October 2016 • 60 min
Included: a great high-wire stunt; Thomas Jefferson's above-and-beyond efforts to preserve America's reputation; and a bizarre hoax.
8. Hedy Lamarr's Escape; The Kray Twins; and Maco Light
Aired 14 October 2016 • 60 min
A controversial film reel sparks a powerful businessman's jealousy and his wife's cunning escape; and Don Wildman recalls the downfall of England's most notorious twins while examining a set of brass knuckles. Also: a look at a 19th-century lantern's connection to a mysterious tale that has spooked a North Carolina town for decades.
9. Prehistoric Mystery Meat, The Invention of TP and Antony and Cleopatra
Aired 20 October 2016 • 60 min
The truth behind a culinary caper that stunned the world; a toilet that inspired a taboo-busting invention; a sculpture behind the most tragic love story of all time.
10. Big Eyes, Magnetic Girl and the Half-Safe
Aired 21 October 2016
Don Wildman examines a painting at the center of an art world scandal, a 19th century medallion connected to the case of a young girl with seemingly magnetic powers and a blunderbuss that recalls an infamous pirate who terrorized the high seas.
11. White House Water, Queen of the Mist and Real Holy Grail
Aired 27 October 2016
Don Wildman examines a string of mysterious deaths in the White House, a woman who took a pioneering plunge and an ancient chalice that could be the elusive Holy Grail.
12. Tonya vs. Nancy, Shrimpy Sonar and Dumbarton Dogs
Aired 28 November 2016
Don Wildman examines a scorecard connected to a legendary figure skating rivalry, an underwater microphone which detected an unlikely World War II enemy and the skull of a tiny animal behind a decades-old canine curse.
13. When Twain Met Sawyer, Guardian Angels and Army of the Dead
Aired 3 November 2016
Don Wildman investigates the unknown story behind a literary legend, the inspiring tale behind a group of rookie heroes and an army of Roman ghosts.
18. Episode 18
Aired 3 November 2016 • 60 min