The World's Weirdest Weapons: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

These unorthodox military innovations were not developed by chance, each was constructed to solve a tactical or strategic problem, such as overcoming Nazi defenses on D-Day, mounting a surprise attack over water, or safely moving an agent back and forth across enemy lines. The US smart bomb piloted by live pigeons, a jet pack used by flying soldiers, an incendiary bombing program that used bats released from aircraft, and a giant Catherine Wheel are all covered in this fascinating series. World's Weirdest Weapons explores never before seen weapons and introduces viewers to the extraordinary people that invented these ingenious devices.

Series details

• Title: The World's Weirdest Weapons
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-04-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Four
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32097
• IMDb ID: tt3855986
• TVDB ID: 269261

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-17; final listed air date 2013-05-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The World's Weirdest Weapons on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.