Strangest Things
2021– · Sky History · 60 min · 3 seasons
S03E10 · The Lost Language, the Beauty Machine and the Disk of Strangeness
Tue, 7 Mar, 8:00 am
A look at perplexing and unusual objects. This episode focuses on a lost language, a beauty machine and something called the Disk of Strangeness.
About
Using new research and 3D technology, this UK production explores some of the most perplexing and unusual artefacts from ancient and modern history. Objects are pulled apart, with even the smallest details examined, and lost or damaged artefacts are rebuilt to uncover their secrets. Strangest Things reveals the unbelievable, the ancient, and the truly bizarre currently hidden away in museums, laboratories, and storage rooms around the world.
Episodes
- E01
The Stone Ball, the Electrocution Belt and the Cat Mummy That Wasn't
Tue, 3 Jan· 60 minA 5,000-year-old carved stone object is shaped into four symmetrical lobes covered in unique markings. Why people believed an electrocution device could cure. And a 3,000-year-old cat mummy with no cat inside.
- E02
The Skull That Changed Science, The Bat Bomb and the Stone Age Mulitool
Tue, 10 Jan· 60 min - E03
The King's Mask, The Nazi Plate And The Stonehenge Drums
Tue, 17 Jan· 60 minExploring the origin of a death mask, three carvings which could shed light on Stonehenge and a plate found in Austria.
- E04
The Psychograph, The Blood Mask And The Cursed Chicken Pot
Tue, 24 Jan· 60 minInvestigate a machine which can supposedly read personalities, a mask painted with human blood and a cursed pot.
- E05
The Sphere, The Prophesy Machine And The Canary
Tue, 31 Jan· 60 minExamine claims Nostradamus predicted Hitler. Plus, learn about the canary resuscitator and a tiny object with the power to kill.
- E06
The Pyramid Tool Kit, The Killer Foot Machine And The Lost Head
Tue, 7 Feb· 60 minExamine an ancient pyramid toolkit, a device that unleashes lethal X-rays and a divisive terracotta sculpture.
- E07
The Jericho Head, The Cloudbuster And The Map
Tue, 14 Feb· 60 minExamine a 9,000-year-old clay head, a 1950s machine built to control the weather and a map which could be the oldest ever found.
- E08
The Lost Standard, The Steam Gun and the Sacrificial Throne
Tue, 21 Feb· 60 minThis latest collection of objects comprises an intriguing 35,000-year-old box, a steam-powered gun and a monument that may have been an Aztec throne.
- E09
The Hat of Teeth, The Killer Shockbox and the Amazonian Quiver
Tue, 28 Feb· 60 minA look at perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
- E10
The Lost Language, the Beauty Machine and the Disk of Strangeness
Tue, 7 Mar· 60 minA look at perplexing and unusual objects. This episode focuses on a lost language, a beauty machine and something called the Disk of Strangeness.
Cast
Corey Johnson
Narrator