About this season
A fascinating documentary series that celebrates and explores great accomplishments through a unique lens: by instantly removing them and speculating on possible alternate realities. Famous and little-known stories come to life – and their importance explored - as they are peeled away and erased from our world’s timeline.
Episodes (6)
1. Gold
Aired 4 May 2021 • 60 min
Gold, the shiny precious metal that has been cherished through all recorded time, is vital to the modern world; if gold was suddenly stripped away, the technological and cultural world would be left reeling.
2. Bees, Bugs & Spiders
Aired 11 May 2021 • 60 min
The world is literally buzzing with insects; bees, spiders and insects of all shapes and sizes touch every aspect of life, they're the essential workers that pollinate food, clean up the dead and are an integral part of the ecosystem.
3. Glass
Aired 18 May 2021 • 60 min
Glass brought light into homes and put the world into focus; people use glass to protect ourselves, cure disease, and create artistic masterpieces.
4. The Wheel
Aired 25 May 2021 • 60 min
The fundamental creation of the wheel helps shape the human experience, but if the wheel suddenly stopped working and society lost the greatest, game-changing accomplishments made using wheel technology, the world would be different.
5. Dogs & Cats
Aired 1 June 2021 • 60 min
Examining the history of cats and dogs and how they have been helpful companions to humankind all over the globe.
6. Salt
Aired 8 June 2021 • 60 min
Exploring what the world would be like if salt and all of its vital contributions, from food preservation to enabling industry, were to suddenly disappear.