The stories of astonishing places, people and events throughout history that have killed in the most spectacular ways. Each episode reveals the strange truths behind the world's most prolific and powerful killers: from criminals, tyrants and natural disasters to the deadliest weapons, battles - or even islands.
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Air Date: 2026-01-26
From killer hurricanes and tsunamis to earthquakes, floods and fires, these are the deadliest natural disasters ever ...
Air Date: 2026-02-02
One spark is all it takes. From the Hindenburg disaster to Krakatoa's violent volcanic eruption in 1883, these explos...
Air Date: 2026-02-09
Isolated, deadly, and unforgettable - places like Iwo Jima, Devil's Island, and Snake Island -these isles are home to...
Air Date: 2026-02-23
From mad rulers like Caligula and Ivan the Terrible, to dictators like Mao Zedong and Saddam Hussein who killed by th...
Air Date: 2026-03-02
From the Johnstown flood to the Indonesian tsunami, discover how water's power can transform in to an unstoppable age...
Air Date: 2026-03-09
From ancient war machines to devastating weapons of mass destruction, these are the innovations that changed warfare ...
Air Date: 2026-03-16
From doomed voyages across continents and oceans to covert CIA operations, these missions show that no matter how muc...
Air Date: 2026-03-23
Cost-cutting moves to save on some of the Titanic's three million rivets; shortcuts taken while building a gladiator ...
Air Date: 2026-03-30
From ancient battles at Cannae and Agincourt, to World War II's Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Stalingrad; the...
Air Date: 2026-03-30
Drug kingpins, serial killers, pirates, assassins, and murderous con men; criminals with bloody legacies.