The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
2023– · History · 60 min · 4 seasons
S04E04 · Astonishing Beings
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 pm
From a baboon who becomes the most reliable employee at a 19th-century train station, to a Moulin Rouge performer who builds a career on controlled flatulence.These are the stories of beings so strange, so spectacular…they're unbelievable.
S04E03 · Incredible Spectacles
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 pm
From donkey baseball and octopus wrestling to a scientist who swallows uranium, these are the jaw-dropping spectacles that left crowds in awe.
About
Did you know that a brown bear became a war hero for the Allies during WWII? Or that a flying lawnmower once killed a spectator at a football game? What about the story of the 19th century doctor who ate vomit to understand how yellow fever is transmitted?
If you haven't, then brace yourself for The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd.
Each hour-long episode will open up our cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. These seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.
It's a bizarro barrage of people, places and events that prove just how weird our world can be.
Episodes
- E01
Epic Fails
Sat, 3 Oct· 63 minIn the premiere episode, "Epic Fails" Dan Aykroyd explores a miracle cure with a deadly catch, a romantic gesture that explodes in a president's face and a simple home repair that spirals wildly out of control. Sometimes the biggest disasters begin with the best intentions.
- E02
Peculiar Places
Sat, 10 Oct· 63 minA bleeding house. A near-boiling river. A desert of unexplained encounters. These are the most peculiar places on Earth.
- E03
Incredible Spectacles
Sat, 17 Oct· 63 minFrom donkey baseball and octopus wrestling to a scientist who swallows uranium, these are the jaw-dropping spectacles that left crowds in awe.
- E04
Astonishing Beings
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 pm· 63 minFrom a baboon who becomes the most reliable employee at a 19th-century train station, to a Moulin Rouge performer who builds a career on controlled flatulence.These are the stories of beings so strange, so spectacular…they're unbelievable.
- E05
Super Secret Weapons
Sat, 7 Nov, 1:00 pm· 63 min - E06
Wild Encounters
Sat, 14 Nov, 1:00 pm· 63 min - E07
Unfathomable Face-offs
Sat, 21 Nov, 1:00 pm· 63 min - E08
Most Mischievous
Sat, 28 Nov, 1:00 pm· 63 min
Cast
Dan Aykroyd
Presenter
Hakeem Oluseyi
Astrophysicist, Author
Adam Richman
TV Host, Historian
Don Wildman
TV Host, Historian
Sami Jarroush
TV Host, Historian