Weird Or What?

We’re all fascinated by mysteries. But is the unexplained really unexplainable?

From paranormal phenomena to weird and wonderful creatures, from medical oddities to mysterious disappearances, from bizarre natural disasters to mystical monster attacks – William Shatner investigates them all. Presiding over a series of eye-opening, hands-on experiments, he attempts to separate science fiction from science fact in the show that will leave you shouting at the TV – “that’s so weird!”

Covering weird and wonderful stories from America, Europe and beyond, William Shatner’s Weird or What combines fun, populist stories with real scientific depth. Each episode features a collection of crazy stories that will leave viewers asking “what the hell is going on here!?” And then it answers their question with mind-blowing scientific investigation, using a series of impressive experiments to recreate mysterious events in the lab and corroborateor rule out a host of different theories.

Al was cleaning windows 47 stories up a New York City building when their platform cables snapped. But against all sense and logic, he survived. How? Farmers and pilots have been reporting that cows across Britain, Ireland and the USA are all facing the same way at the same time. Weird or What? How can a 90 pound teenage child lift a two tonne car long enough to save his injured uncle?

In many cases, science provides a definitive explanation. In others, we end up with a ‘strongest contender’ theory that’s not completely proven. And sometimes, we just have to hold our hands up and accept that there is no explanation – it’s just plain weird!