Factomania

Season 1

2014 · 10 episodes · 8h 10m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Fire Tornado

   14 May 2014 · 49 min

   Greg checks out Archimedes' plan for a death ray in 214BC, while Fran investigates 'déjà vu'.

2. 

   2. Compost Go-Cart

   21 May 2014 · 49 min

   Fran finds out how 157 people have fallen from planes and survived without parachutes since 1900.

3. 

   3. Exploding flour

   28 May 2014 · 49 min

   Will moles, cockroaches or alien bacteria inherit Earth post nuclear fallout?

4. 

   4. Rocket on Zipwire

   4 Jun 2014 · 49 min

   Greg looks at a space hotel that lets guests see 16 sunsets and sunrises in 24 hours.

5. 

   5. Jet Engine

   11 Jun 2014 · 49 min

   Dom smashes Viking myths when he finds out more about them, such as having their own parliament.

6. 

   6. Gunpowder

   18 Jun 2014 · 49 min

   Fran mixes a few anvils with a little gunpowder and Dom investigates Leif Erikson.

7. 

   7. Hoover

   25 Jun 2014 · 49 min

   Did you know the vending machine was invented in the 1st century AD?

8. 

   8. Hooverboard - Steam Cannon

   2 Jul 2014 · 49 min

   Fran investigates a Scottish island that had to be quarantined for 48 years.

9. 

   9. Hindenburg

   9 Jul 2014 · 49 min

   Dom finds out which German spy was an inspiration for Bond, James Bond.

10. 

    10. Fruit and Veg Cannon

    16 Jul 2014 · 49 min

    Greg drops into a volcano to discover they explode with 24 megatons of thermal energy.