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 (13)
1. Coast Guard Courage, Pizza Margherita and Jump Jet
Aired 2 November 2017 • 60 min
Don examines a life vest worn during a harrowing ocean rescue, an oven used to cook a pizza fit for a queen and a harrier jet that narrowly escaped disaster.
2. Antis the Radar Dog, Bringing Up the Baby and the Art of Murder
Aired 9 November 2017 • 60 min
Don Wildman investigates a dog with a sixth sense for danger, the harrowing tale of a drill rescue and a magazine detailing the murder of a famous model.
3. Hitler Diaries, Hobby Horse and Parting the Red Sea
Aired 16 November 2017 • 60 min
Don Wildman examines purported diaries of Adolf Hitler; a weather disaster that led to the invention of the bicycle; and a possible scientific explanation for the story of Exodus.
4. Dorothy of Dakota, Crop Circles of the Deep and Tunnel of Love
Aired 30 November 2017 • 60 min
Don Wildman investigates a girl who went over the rainbow, a deep-sea design with mysterious origins and a man who dug his way into a woman's heart.
5. How to Sell the Eiffel Tower, Killer Lake and Cinderella Gir
Aired 7 December 2017 • 60 min
Don Wildman investigates a legendary scam artist, an African lake with a hidden danger and a young girl who celebrated her birthday at the White House.
6. Fleeing Fidel, Murder by Shark and Inflated Feud
Aired 14 December 2017 • 60 min
Don Wildman investigates a legendary scam artist, an African lake with a hidden danger and a young girl who celebrated her birthday at the White House.
7. Jackie O. Saves Grand Central, Bouncing Bombs and Row Row Row Your Boat
Aired 21 December 2017 • 60 min
Don Wildman presents a campaign to save a New York landmark, a bouncing bomb during World War II, and a journal of two men as they rowed across the Atlantic Ocean.
8. Madame X, the Ultimate Chess Game and a Monster in the Valley
Aired 28 December 2017 • 60 min
A scandal that rocked 19th-century Paris, a life-or-death chess game during the height of the Russian Revolution, and a Sasquatch sighting that goes viral are investigated by Don Wildman.
9. Green Goddess, Terror on Tuesday and the Real Great Escape
Aired 4 January 2018 • 60 min
The story behind the Statue of Liberty, an attempt to bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and a daring escape from World War II's most feared POW camp are investigated by Don Wildman.
10. Operation Toothpaste, Case of the Kates and White River Monster
Aired 11 January 2018 • 60 min
A Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials; a scandalous case of a stolen identity; the truth behind a monster that terrorized the residents of a tiny Arkansas town.
11. Sergeant Bill Goat Hero, Gilded Grudge and Osage Investigation
Aired 18 January 2018 • 60 min
A goat who served in World War I, a feud between two prominent New York families, and a nefarious cattleman who murdered Native Americans for money are showcased.
12. Winter War, Terror in Antarctica and First Snow Globe
Aired 25 January 2018 • 60 min
Don investigates an ingenious trick that won a war, a terrifying trek through Antarctica and an invention that the world fell in love with.
13. Battle on Ice, Lost Andree Expedition and Alaskan Sea Monster
Aired 1 February 2018 • 60 min
Don Wildman explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general; searches for the fate of a lost expedition; and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.