Home

Todd Sampson's Life On The Line

Rating:3.6 of 5Total number of episodes:6Last broadcast:08/09/2018 at 15:30
September 2018
29:00

Season 1, Episode 3 (Friction)

3.0 18 x
Todd Sampson takes a leap of faith by bungee jumping with two interwoven phonebooks, and nothing but the friction between the pages arresting his fall. #LifeOnTheLine
30:00

Season 1, Episode 2 (Resistance)

3.0 7 x
Facing an AK-47 rifle underwater, Todd Sampson trusts the extraordinary power of resistance to stop a bullet before it hits him. #LifeOnTheLine
31:00

Season 1, Episode 6 (Buoyancy)

3.0 68 x
Putting his faith in the science of buoyancy, Todd Sampson ties himself to a giant cluster of helium balloons in an attempt to defy gravity. #LifeOnTheLine (Final)
31:00

Season 1, Episode 5 (Air Pressure)

4.0 74 x
Harnessing the incredible power of air pressure, Todd Sampson attempts to climb a 13-storey building with nothing but two vacuum cleaners strapped to his back. #LifeOnTheLine
29:00

Season 1, Episode 4 (Conservation Of Energy)

4.0 37 x
Todd Sampson puts the law of conservation of energy to the ultimate test by releasing a one-tonne wrecking ball centimetres from his face. #LifeOnTheLine
March 2017
32:00

Season 1, Episode 1 (Heat Transfer)

4.0 73 x
Todd Sampson tests his faith in science in a series of epic experiments, trusting his life to the laws of physics. Todd goes feet first into an inferno with only a dousing of water to protect him. #LifeOnTheLine
Archive