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In this episode, Chris finds out about Colonel Thomas Blood who attempted to steal the British crown jewels in 1671 and a 14-year old by, nicknamed ‘Boy Jones’ who broke into Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, Harrison investigates some seriously scary consumer products that contained radioactive substances, including toothpaste and a bowl of radioactive water that people actually drunk!

Chris investigates the life of the slave, Nearest Green, who mentored Jack Daniel and enabled him to make the famous whiskey and how even today, Nearest’s relatives are still working at the company!

Harrison meanwhile tells us about the largest volunteer army in the history of the world that was deployed by the British Empire during World War II. The bravery of some of the soldiers was rewarded with the Victoria Cross but the majority were not paid the same as their British counterparts.

Meanwhile Chris tells us about some of the craziest things the CIA has done, that we currently know about, including a very expensive cat who met a sticky end and their very own airline!

Taking inspiration from the book of the same name, Harrison has been looking in to the lives of some bad popes and the very questionable activities they took part in! Orgies, War, Brothels and Demon’s from Hell, what a lovely bunch they are!

Meanwhile Chris tells us about some of the craziest things the CIA has done, that we currently know about, including a very expensive cat who met a sticky end and their very own airline!

Harrison investigates the world of competitive eating where the record for scoffing 74 hotdogs is 10 minutes, whilst it took someone just 8 minutes to chow down 564 oysters, which is as remarkable as it is disgusting!

Chris meanwhile finds out about the life of William Chaloner who was a master counterfeiter from the late 1600s. Chaloner had an ability called “tongue pudding” that could get him out of almost any trouble he found himself in. That is, until Sir Isaac Newton came along and permanently dealt with him!

Harrison tells us some weird and wacky sports played in Britain and nearly kills Chris in the process. Once he recovers, Chris tells us about the amazing history of Concorde's development and time in service and what eventually caused it to retire.

Harrison discovers the fate of the soldiers who took part in the Charge of the Light Brigade and how their commander ended up going to lunch on his yacht as the battle was still raging.

Chris meanwhile investigates three huge city fires that happened in Boston and San Francisco shaping how the cities look today.

This week, Chris tells us about Bonnie & Clyde and Butch Cassidy, then Harrison tells us some weird and wonderful stories about how things got their name.

In this episode, Harrison talks about the history of Gentlemen's clubs in London and some of the outrageous antics that their member's engaged in, then Chris talks about three crazy battles from history and a British naval manoeuvre that went very wrong.

Chris and Harrison learn about the Manhattan Project and one of the unluckiest (and at the same time, luckiest!) Japanese men when the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The guys also discover information on some of the famous people who ended up being held prisoner in the Tower of London. We think you'll be as surprised as they were at the names.

Chris and Harrison learn about the Manhattan Project and one of the unluckiest (and at the same time, luckiest!) Japanese men when the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The guys also discover information on some of the famous people who ended up being held prisoner in the Tower of London. We think you'll be as surprised as they were at the names.