
Season 2 (2018)
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Episodes 8
Churchill's Ice Ship; Phantom Fortress; The Amber Room Mystery; Unidentified German Object
Looking at some incredible tales from war, including Churchill's plan to create a giant ice ship, ghost planes that fly themselves and a Nazi treasure hunt for the Amber Room.
Read MoreBird Wars; Nazi Sex Spies; Vanishing Batallion; Operation Psychic
To improve their bombs, the US Navy turned to the animal world for inspiration. When 270 men vanished into a cloud, witnesses claimed the soldiers had been abducted by aliens.
Read MoreJapanese Impostors; The D-Day Puzzle; German Corpse Factory; Buried Alive for Blighty
Crossword puzzles in a national newspaper begin to attract the attention of MI5, the answers are code words for the upcoming D-Day operation. Is this the work of a spy?
Read MoreVampire Wars; Cat's Eyes; Attack of the Mad Gasser; Double Trouble
Hukbalahap Rebels in the Philippines believe they have a new enemy - a vampire. The British claim that an RAF pilot's incredible night vision comes from eating carrots.
Read MoreNazi Lord of the Rings; America's Black Death; The Dream That Saved London; The Ghost Ship
In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.
Read MoreAt the Battle of Mons, the Germans retreat in panic when confronted by a group of angels. Is this divine intervention, mass hallucination - or something even stranger?
Read MoreThe Deadly Toyshop; The Blackout Ripper; Flight 19; Skeleton Lake
In blacked-out London four young women are murdered - just like Jack fifty years before. When two flights disappear without a trace, the legend of the Bermuda Triangle begins.
Read MoreMad Monk Murder Mystery; Nazi Baby Factory; Cannibal Soldiers; The War Bear
The Germans hear that Polish forces are fighting alongside a huge bear. Tales of this beer-swilling, chain-smoking beast terrify them - but incredibly the stories are true.
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