Extraordinary Humans
3 Seasons
In this series Thom Hunt searches for people with genuine, real-life super-powers that push the known limits of the human mind and body.
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23:29Episode 1
Tim Cridland
Episode 1
Thom Hunt heads to Las Vegas to meet Tim Cridland, a sideshow performer who claims to be pain-proof.
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24:00Episode 3
Igor Zaripov
Episode 3
Thom heads to Nevada, to find a man who defies human biology. Igor Zaripov performs mind-blowing feats of power using only the might of his jaw.
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24:00Episode 4
Scott Flansburg
Episode 4
Thom’s in Nevada, tracking down world record-holding mathlete Scott Flansburg, who’s able to crunch numbers faster than a calculator.
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24:00Episode 5
Jerry Miculek
Episode 5
Thom heads to Louisiana to meet Jerry Miculek, the human machine gun who can fire a handgun faster than an automatic weapon.
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24:00Episode 6
Dean Karnazes
Episode 6
Thom Hunt heads to Nevada, to meet Dean Karnazes, an ultramarathon runner who’s taken endurance running to a level that defies human biology.
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23:48Episode 7
Claudia Hughes
Episode 7
Thom travels to the UK to track down real life rubber girl Claudia Hughes, a contortionist whose extraordinary flexibility defies human physiology.
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24:00Episode 8
Tom Sietas
Episode 8
Thom travels to the UK to track down Aquaman Tom Sietas, who can hold his breath submerged for a death defying 22 minutes.
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24:00Episode 9
Anthony Kelly
Episode 9
Thom’s in the UK to track down Anthony Kelly; a man whose world record breaking reflexes are rumoured to be superhuman.
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23:59Episode 10
George Aldrich
Episode 10
Thom meets a man with a superhuman sense of smell; George Aldrich is Nasa’s Chief Sniffer; employed to detect problems before they become a hazard in space.