All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Secret Weapons of D-Day

    • April 17, 2013
    • BBC Four

    A look at outlandish weapons devised and occasionally used by worldwide military forces. The first programme looks at a `flying dustbin' and a floating harbour used by the Allies as they stormed Normandy on D-Day.

  • S01E02 The Flying Soldier

    • April 26, 2013
    • BBC Four

    A bizarre idea proposed by the American military to strap jetpacks on to soldiers' backs to create an aerial fighting force.

  • S01E03 In Search of the Smart Bomb

    • May 4, 2013
    • BBC Four

    Bizarre inventions. The hunt for the world's first guided bombs was on in WWII, with everything from unmanned drones to bombs steered by animals trialled.

  • S01E04 Hitler's Mad Weapons

    • May 10, 2013
    • BBC Four

    Continuing the look at unusual munitions. As WWII dragged on, Hitler's engineers developed some revolutionary weapons - including a supergun and a mega tank.

  • S01E05 Seaplane Strike Force

    • May 7, 2013
    • BBC Four

    A look at innovative weaponry. During the Cold War, the USA and the USSR were each developing top-secret weapons that could be deployed on the water: seaplanes.

  • S01E06 Weapons of the Superspies

    • May 24, 2013
    • BBC Four

    Unusual weaponry. These tools developed for Cold War spies would make Q proud, including a plane that flies faster than a bullet and an eavesdropping cat!