Episodes

1. MMA Fighter

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. Will Todd be able to survive a round in a cage fight with only two weeks of training?

2. Hunter Gatherer

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd joins a traditional African nomadic tribe to live as a hunter-gatherer.

3. French Foreign Legion

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd joins a combat course with a platoon of soliders in the Amazon rainforest.

4. Himalayan Sherpa

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd travels to the Himalayas to work with Sherpas 6,000m above sea level.

5. Bollywood Stuntman

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd spends a week in a Bollywood stunt gym before shooting his own sequence.

6. Walking on the Ocean Floor

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd learns the traditional methods of freedive fishing from the Bajau people.

Overview

Filmed around the world over a period of six months, Todd will take on some of the biggest challenges of his life as he embarks on an epic exploration, investigating some of the world’s most extraordinary people. He deconstructs and decodes how these incredible people live, what they do differently from the rest of us and how this impacts the human body.

Details

Genres

Documentary

Language

EN

First Air Date

2016-10-04

Seasons

3

Episodes

15

Available On

More Info

Cast

Todd Sampson