Secrets of the Dead

May 15, 2000 (en) Documentary, Mystery [116] Min
  • First Air Date
    May 15, 2000
  • Production
    Thirteen
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    Secrets of the Dead
  • Release
    May 15, 2000
  • en
    -

Unearthing History

Overview

Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Specials ( 2017-12-26)

Secrets of Spanish Florida

Episode: 1

Season 1 ( 2000-05-14)

The first season of the PBS "Secrets of the Dead" are versions of the UK (Channel 4) documentary series of the same name. The episodes in this season were reworked (re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Roy Scheider) from the UK episodes. The episodes were originally available on VHS as a season set and individually.

Catastrophe (1)

Episode: 1

Catastrophe (2)

Episode: 2

The Lost Vikings

Episode: 3

What Happened to the Hindenburg?

Episode: 4

Cannibalism in the Canyon

Episode: 5

Season 2 ( 2001-06-26)

These six episodes of this PBS documentary series are adapted from the UK series of the same name, but are re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Liev Schreiber.

Witches Curse

Episode: 1

Murder at Stonehenge

Episode: 2

Death at Jamestown

Episode: 3

Day of the Zulu

Episode: 4

Tomb of Christ

Episode: 5

The Syphilis Enigma

Episode: 6

Season 3 ( 2001-05-08)

Search for the First Human

Episode: 1

Mystery of the Black Death

Episode: 2

Titanic's Ghosts

Episode: 3

The Great Fire of Rome

Episode: 4

Tragedy at the Pole

Episode: 5

Bombing Nazi Dams

Episode: 6

Season 4 ( 2003-11-01)

Blood Red Roses

Episode: 1

Bridge on the River Kwai

Episode: 2

Killer Flu

Episode: 3

Shroud of Christ?

Episode: 4

D-Day

Episode: 5

Amazon Warrior Women

Episode: 6

Season 5 ( 2005-10-19)

The Hunt for Nazi Scientists

Episode: 1

Gangland Graveyard

Episode: 2

Voyage of the Courtesans

Episode: 3

The Sinking of the Andrea Doria

Episode: 4

Umbrella Assassin

Episode: 5

Season 6 ( 2006-11-08)

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal

Episode: 1

Battle for the Bible

Episode: 2

Herculaneum Uncovered

Episode: 3

Headless Romans

Episode: 4

Irish Escape

Episode: 5

Season 7 ( 2008-04-23)

Aztec Massacre

Episode: 1

Escape from Auschwitz

Episode: 2

Season 8 ( 2008-05-07)

Doping for Gold

Episode: 1

Sinking Atlantis

Episode: 2

Executed in Error

Episode: 3

Blackbeard's Lost Ship

Episode: 4

Season 9 ( 2009-05-13)

Michelangelo Revealed

Episode: 1

Airmen and the Headhunters

Episode: 2

Mumbai Massacre

Episode: 3

Japanese SuperSub

Episode: 4

Churchill's Deadly Decision

Episode: 5

Deadliest Battle

Episode: 6

Season 10 ( 2010-11-03)

The Silver Pharaoh

Episode: 1

Slave Ship Mutiny

Episode: 2

Lost Ships of Rome

Episode: 3

Season 11 ( 2011-04-20)

Lost In The Amazon

Episode: 1

China's Terracotta Warriors

Episode: 2

The World’s Biggest Bomb

Episode: 3

Season 12 ( 2012-10-23)

The Man Who Saved the World

Episode: 1

Bugging Hitler's Soldiers

Episode: 2

Death on the Railroad

Episode: 3

Cavemen Cold Case

Episode: 4

Ultimate Tut

Episode: 5

Bones of the Buddha

Episode: 6

Season 13 ( 2013-11-13)

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

Episode: 1

The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone

Episode: 2

Carthage's Lost Warriors

Episode: 3

The Lost Gardens of Babylon

Episode: 4

The Mona Lisa Mystery

Episode: 5

Dick Cavett's Watergate

Episode: 6

Resurrecting Richard III

Episode: 7

Season 14 ( 2015-01-28)

Ben Franklin’s Bones

Episode: 1

JFK & LBJ: A Time For Greatness

Episode: 2

The Real Trojan Horse

Episode: 3

Season 15 ( 2015-10-27)

Vampire Legend

Episode: 1

Jamestown's Dark Winter

Episode: 2

The Alcatraz Escape

Episode: 3

Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

Episode: 4

Teotihuacan's Lost Kings

Episode: 5

Season 16 ( 2016-10-26)

After Stonehenge

Episode: 1

Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Episode: 2

Van Gogh's Ear

Episode: 3

Nero's Sunken City

Episode: 4

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Episode: 5

Season 17 ( 2018-01-24)

Scanning the Pyramids

Episode: 1

Hannibal in the Alps

Episode: 2

The Woman in the Iron Coffin

Episode: 3

The Nero Files

Episode: 4

King Arthur's Lost Kingdom

Episode: 5

Egypt's Darkest Hour

Episode: 6

World War Speed

Episode: 7

Season 18 ( 2019-07-02)

Galileo's Moon

Episode: 1

Bombing Auschwitz

Episode: 2

Building Notre Dame

Episode: 3

Viking Warrior Queen

Episode: 4

Abandoning The Titanic

Episode: 5

Gangster's Gold

Episode: 6

Season 19 ( 2021-10-20)

Magellan’s Crossing

Episode: 1

Lady Sapiens

Episode: 2

The First Circle of Stonehenge

Episode: 3

Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

Episode: 4

A Samurai in the Vatican

Episode: 5

The Caravaggio Heist

Episode: 6

Season 20 ( 2022-10-09)

Archaeology at Althorp

Episode: 1

Last Days of Pompeii

Episode: 2

The End of The Romans

Episode: 3

Decoding Hieroglyphics

Episode: 4

Hidden In The Amazon

Episode: 5

The Sunken Basilica

Episode: 6

Jurassic Fortunes

Episode: 7

Season 21 ( 2023-10-25)

Eiffel's Race to the Top

Episode: 1

Death in Britannia

Episode: 2

The Princes in the Tower

Episode: 3
May 15, 2000 (en)
Documentary, Mystery
[116] Min
  • First Air Date May 15, 2000
  • Production
    Thirteen
  • Rotten tomato 61%
Original Title Secrets of the Dead
en

Unearthing History

Overview

Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer