World's Weirdest Events - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
From the team who brought you Nature's Weirdest Events comes a new series exploring the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world's weirdest events from a bird-killing solar death ray to a monkey that's learnt first aid.
Episode 2
From his base in an abandoned town in the Nevada desert, Chris Packham explores fascinatingly bizarre stories from around the world. In this episode, Chris uncovers the secret of suspiciously fishy oil slick, what's making a lemming very angry, and how a man can see with his ears.
Episode 3
Exploring everything from animal oddities to crazy weather, medical marvels and remarkable natural phenomena, Chris Packham uncovers the world's weirdest events - from a man who gets drunk without touching a drop of alcohol to some chart-topping molecular music.
Episode 4
Chris Packham continues his adventure through our weird world, discovering the secrets behind some of its strangest stories. In this episode, Chris unearths a whirlwind wedding ceremony, some exploding rocks, and a woman with her twin inside her brain.
Episode 5
Our weird world throws up more surprises for Chris Packham. In this episode, Chris reveals how deadly poisonous frogs can save lives, why we see faces in everything, and how one woman's pants spontaneously burst into flame.
Episode 6
The world has gone weird for Chris Packham. In this episode, Chris explores the mysteries behind a glacier that bleeds red, finds out how an electrician got tattooed by a lightning bolt and uncovers the remarkable story of a man with a tooth for an eye.
Episode 7
Chris Packham uncovers the weirdest events our world has to offer. In this episode, Chris discovers the secrets behind a flame-filled firenado, unearths a very odd-looking living rock, and meets a team of oversized rats who save lives by sniffing out landmines.
Episode 8
In the final episode of this season, Chris Packham's world keeps getting weirder. Chris uncovers the cause of some mysterious holes in the Russian tundra, finds an underwater lake and meets the creator of a cannon built especially for salmon.
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