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Dark Marvels

Dark Marvels

Interviews, recreations, archival footage and 3D graphics are used to explore the history and engineering behind the world's most diabolical inventions, from torture and death devices, to weapons of war, sinister spy tools, and games that kill.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • Exploring the dark origin stories behind some of history's most notorious methods of execution, from the guillotine to the electric chair.

  • The gates are open to some of history's sinister structures; from the terrifying Tower of London to a hotel of horrors, discovering the dark secrets hidden within these foreboding fortresses.

  • Whether they're used to stop treasure hunters, body snatchers, or wartime enemies, booby traps are diabolical devices just waiting to kill.

  • The twisted origin stories of some of history's most diabolically creative and brutal torture devices, from the "Iron Maiden" to the pear of anguish.

  • From the destructive Viking axe to the sacred but deadly Samurai katana, checking out razor sharp blades wielded by fearsome warriors that have spilled blood and forged empires.

  • From the world's largest trebuchet to Nazi super cannons, these are the deadly weapons that rain destruction and spread fear on the battlefield.

  • Exploring the dark art of spy-craft, from the Frankenkitty to the umbrella gun; revealing the deadliest spy weapons deployed to gather information and assassinate enemies.

  • The origins of history's deadliest games, from Roman blood sports to Russian roulette.

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3 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Death Devices
    Treacherous Traps
    Temples of Doom
  • Death Devices

    Exploring the dark origin stories behind some of history's most notorious methods of execution, from the guillotine to the electric chair.
    Upcoming
  • Treacherous Traps

    Whether they're used to stop treasure hunters, body snatchers, or wartime enemies, booby traps are diabolical devices just waiting to kill.
    Upcoming
  • Temples of Doom

    The gates are open to some of history's sinister structures; from the terrifying Tower of London to a hotel of horrors, discovering the dark secrets hidden within these foreboding fortresses.
    Upcoming
Dark Marvels

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Interviews, recreations, archival footage and 3D graphics are used to explore the history and engineering behind the world's most diabolical inventions, from torture and death devices, to weapons of war, sinister spy tools, and games that kill.

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Wolf Williams

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