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Secrets of the Dead
GenreHistorical documentary
Narrated byRoy Scheider
Liev Schreiber
Jay O. Sanders
Theme music composerMichael Montes & Jeff Heffernan
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons19 (US)
No. of episodes96 (US)
Production
Executive producerJared Lipworth
ProducersThirteen/WNET
Quickfire Media
David Johnson
Lucy Palmer
Five (UK)
Channel 4 International(UK)
Camera setupmultiple
Running time56 minutes
Original release
NetworkPBS
NJN
ReleaseMay 15, 2000 (2000-05-15) –
present

Secrets of the Dead, produced by WNET 13 New York, is an ongoing PBS television series which began in 2000. The show generally follows an investigator or team of investigators exploring what modern science can tell us about some of the great mysteries of history. Most programs incorporate primary source material, first-hand accounts, dramatic reenactments, and computer-generated imagery (CGI) to tell the story. The series originated in a series of the same name in the United Kingdom first shown by Channel 4 in 1999. The first two seasons for each country were broadly similar, but thereafter diverged. The US series includes some programs shown in other Channel 4 series (e.g. Secret History). In the case of original British episodes, PBS re-edited, re-branded and finally re-narrated them with various American voice artists.[1] PBS description: "Scientists seek to uncover celebrated mysteries of the past in this occasional British series."

Episode topics (Which are listed in different order on PBS) have included the Titanic, D-Day, the Shroud of Turin, the Salem Witch Trials, Blackbeard's lost ship, and the first English translations of the Bible.

The PBS series premiered on May 15, 2000, airing four programs in three days (the first episode, concerning the Extreme weather events of 535–536, was a two-parter).[2] Despite an irregular schedule, new episodes continue to air.[3]

Episodes — UK series

Season 1 (1999)

  • Ep. 1: "Blood Red Roses" (1999-06-29 — US S4#1)
  • Ep. 2: "What Happened to the Hindenburg?" (1999-07-06 — US S1#4)
  • Ep. 3: "The Lost Vikings" (1999-07-13 — US S1#3)
  • Ep. 4: "Cannibals of the Canyon" (1999-07-20 — US S1#5 "Cannibalism in the Canyon")
  • Ep. 5: "Catastrophe – The Day the Sun Went Out" (1999-07-27 — US S1#1)
  • Ep. 6: "Catastrophe – How the World Changed" (1999-08-03 — US S1#2)

Season 2 (2000)

  • Ep. 1: "Murder at Stonehenge" (2000-07-17 — US S2#2)
  • Ep. 2: "The Syphilis Enigma" (2000-07-24 — US S2#6)
  • Ep. 3: "Murder in Jamestown" (2000-07-31 — US S2#3 "Death at Jamestown")
  • Ep. 4: "Bewitched" (2000-08-07 — US S2#1 "Witches Curse")
  • Ep. 5: "Blood on the Altar" (2000-08-14)
  • Ep. 6: "What Sank the Mary Rose?" (2000-08-21)

Season 3 (2001)

  • Ep. 1: "The Riddle of Pompeii" (2001-02-01)
  • Ep. 2: "The Hidden Scrolls of Herculaneum" (2001-02-08)
  • Ep. 3: "Gladiator Girl" (2001-05-14)
  • Ep. 4: "Sounds from the Stone Age" (2001-11-12)
  • Ep. 5: "The First Human?" (2001-11-19 — US S3#1 "Search for the First Human")
  • Ep. 6: "Mystery of Zulu Dawn" (2001-12-03 — US S2#4 "Day of the Zulu")
  • Ep. 7: "Who Burnt Rome?" (2001-12-10 — US S3#4 "The Great Fire of Rome")
  • Ep. 8: "King Midas's Feast" (2001-12-30)

Season 4 (2002)

  • Ep. 1: "Riddle of the Plague Survivors" (2002-02-24)
  • Ep. 2: "The Birth of the Smart Bomber" (2002-03-03)
  • Ep. 3: "Quest for Noah's Flood" (2002-03-16)

Season 5 (2003–04)

  • Ep. 1: "Titanic's Ghost" (2003-03-13 — US S3#3)
  • Ep. 2: "The Coldest March" (2003-03-20 — US S3#5 "Tragedy at the Pole")
  • Ep. 3: "Plague on the Western Front" (2003-03-27)
  • Ep. 4: "Shroud of Christ?" (2004-03-29 — US S4#4)

Episodes — US series

Specials (2014-17)

  • Ep. 1: "Dick Cavett's Watergate" (2014-08-08)
  • Ep. 2: "Secrets of Spanish Florida" (2017-12-26)
  • Ep. 3: "America’s Untold Story - Struggle to Survive" (2017-12-26)
  • Ep. 4: "America’s Untold Story - Men of God, Men of Greed" (2018-01-02)
  • Ep. 5: "America’s Untold Story - The British Are Coming" (2018-01-09)
  • Ep. 6: "America’s Untold Story - The 14th and 15th Colonies" (2018-01-18)

Season 1 (2000)

  • Ep. 1: "Catastrophe! – The Day the Sun Went Out” Part 1 of 2 (2000-05-15 — UK S1#5) — narrated by Roy Scheider
  • Ep. 2: "Catastrophe! – How the World Changed” Part 2 of 2 (2000-05-16 — UK S1#6) — narrated by Roy Scheider
  • Ep. 3: "The Lost Vikings" (2000-05-16 — UK S1#3)
  • Ep. 4: "What Happened to the Hindenburg?" (2000-05-17 — UK S1#2)
  • Ep. 5: "Cannibalism in the Canyon" (2000-05-17 — UK S1#4 "Cannibals of the Canyon")

This season was released on VHS on August 1, 2000.

Season 2 (2001)

  • Ep. 1: "Witches Curse" (2001-06-26 — UK S2#4 "Bewitched")
  • Ep. 2: "Murder at Stonehenge" (2001-07-03 — UK S2#1)
  • Ep. 3: "Death at Jamestown" (2001-07-10 — UK S2#3 "Murder in Jamestown")
  • Ep. 4: "Day of the Zulu" (2001-07-17 — UK S3#6 "Mystery of Zulu Dawn")
  • Ep. 5: "Tomb of Christ" (2001-07-24)
  • Ep. 6: "The Syphilis Enigma" (2001-07-31 — UK S2#2)

This season was released on VHS on July 31, 2001.

Season 3 (2002–03)

  • Ep. 1: "Search for the First Human" (2002-05-08 — UK S3#5 "The First Human?")
  • Ep. 2: "Mystery of the Black Death" (2002-10-30)
  • Ep. 3: "Titanic's Ghosts" (2002-11-20 — UK S5#1)
  • Ep. 4: "The Great Fire of Rome" (2002-11-27 — UK S3#7 "Who Burnt Rome?")
  • Ep. 5: "Tragedy at the Pole" (2003-01-15 — UK S5#2)
  • Ep. 6: "Bombing Nazi Dams" (2003-02-12)

This season was released on VHS on December 3, 2002 and February 25, 2003.

Season 4 (2003–04)

  • Ep. 1: "Bridge on the River Kwai" (2003-11-12) [2003-11-18 VHS]
  • Ep. 2: "Killer Flu" (2004-03-03 — UK Secret History S6#5) [2004-03-02 VHS]
  • Ep. 3: "Shroud of Christ?" (2004-04-07 — UK S5#4) [2004-04-06 VHS]
  • Ep. 4: "D-Day" (2004-05-19) [2004-10-26 VHS]
  • Ep. 5: "Amazon Warrior Women" (2004-08-04) [2004-08-24 VHS]

Season 5 (2005–06)

  • Ep. 1: "The Hunt for Nazi Scientists" (2005-10-19) [2005-10-18 DVD/VHS]
  • Ep. 2: "Gangland Graveyard" (2005-11-16) [2006-01-03 DVD/VHS]
  • Ep. 3: "Voyage of the Courtesans" (2005-11-23) [2005-11-22 VHS; 2006-01-03 DVD]
  • Ep. 4: "The Sinking of the Andrea Doria" (2006-07-26) [2006-09-19 DVD/Video]
  • Ep. 5: "Umbrella Assassin" (2006-10-04) [2006-11-14 DVD]

Season 6 (2006–07)

  • Ep. 1: "Dogfight Over Guadalcanal | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11-08)
  • Ep. 2: "Battle for the Bible | OriginalAirDate = March 2007 (2007-04-25) | ProdCode = 602)
  • Ep. 3: "Herculaneum Uncovered | OriginalAirDate = March 2007 (2007-05-02) | ProdCode = 603)
  • Ep. 4: "Headless Romans | OriginalAirDate = August 2007 (2007-05-09) | ProdCode = 604)
  • Ep. 5: "Irish Escape | OriginalAirDate = January 2007 (2007-05-16) | ProdCode = 605)

Season 7 (2008)

  • Ep. 1: "Aztec Massacre | OriginalAirDate = May 2008 (2008-04-23) | ProdCode = 701)
  • Ep. 2: "Escape from Auschwitz | OriginalAirDate = October 2008 (2008-04-30) | ProdCode = 702)

Season 8 (2008–09)

  • Ep. 1: "Doping for Gold | OriginalAirDate = October 2008 (2008-05-07) | ProdCode = 801)
  • Ep. 2: "Sinking Atlantis | OriginalAirDate = March 2008 (2008-05-14) | ProdCode = 802)
  • Ep. 3: "Executed in Error | OriginalAirDate = September 2008 (2008-10-01) | ProdCode = 803)
  • Ep. 4: "Blackbeard's Lost Ship | OriginalAirDate = June 2009 (2009-04-22) | ProdCode = 804)

Season 9 (2009–10)

  • Ep. 1: "Michelangelo Revealed | OriginalAirDate = April 2009 (2009-05-13) | ProdCode = 901)
  • Ep. 2: "The Airmen and the Headhunters | OriginalAirDate = December 2009 (2009-11-11) | ProdCode = 902)
  • Ep. 3: "Mumbai Massacre | OriginalAirDate = October 2009 (2009-11-25) | ProdCode = 903)
  • Ep. 4: "Japanese SuperSub | OriginalAirDate = December 2010 (2010-05-05) | ProdCode = 904)

Season 10 (2010)

  • Ep. 1: "Churchill's Deadly Decision | OriginalAirDate = May 2010 (2010-05-12) | ProdCode = 1001)
  • Ep. 2: "Deadliest Battle | OriginalAirDate = October 2010 (2010-05-19) | ProdCode = 1002)
  • Ep. 3: "The Silver Pharaoh | OriginalAirDate = August 2010 (2010-11-03) | ProdCode = 1003)
  • Ep. 4: "Slave Ship Mutiny | OriginalAirDate = January 2010 (2010-11-10) | ProdCode = 1004)

Season 11 (2010–11)

  • Ep. 1: "Lost Ships of Rome | OriginalAirDate = June 2010 (2010-11-17) | ProdCode = 1101)
  • Ep. 2: "Lost in the Amazon | OriginalAirDate = August 2011 (2011-04-20) | ProdCode = 1102)
  • Ep. 3: "China's Terracotta Warriors | OriginalAirDate = January 2011 (2011-05-04) | ProdCode = 1103)
  • Ep. 4: "World's Biggest Bomb | OriginalAirDate = December 2011 (2011-05-17) | ProdCode = 1104)

Season 12 (2012–13)

  • Ep. 1: "The Man Who Saved the World | OriginalAirDate = October 2012 (2012-10-24) | ProdCode = 1201)
    Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • Ep. 2: "Bugging Hitler's Soldiers | OriginalAirDate = April 2013 (2013-05-01) | ProdCode = 1202)
  • Ep. 3: "Death on the Railroad | OriginalAirDate = September 2013 (2013-05-08) | ProdCode = 1203)
  • Ep. 4: "Caveman Cold Case | OriginalAirDate = February 2013 (2013-05-15) | ProdCode = 1204) — narrated by Jay O. Sanders
  • Ep. 5: "Ultimate Tut | OriginalAirDate = September 2013 (2013-07-10) | ProdCode = 1205) — 2-hour episode narrated by Jay O. Sanders
  • Ep. 6: "Bones of the Buddha | OriginalAirDate = August 2013 (2013-07-23) | ProdCode = 1206) — host explorer Charles Allen, narrated by Jay O. Sanders (Charles Dance in the UK version)

Season 13 (2013–14)

  • Ep. 1: "JFK: One PM Central Standard Time | OriginalAirDate = October 2013 (2013-11-13) | ProdCode = 1301) — narrated by George Clooney
  • Ep. 2: "The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone | OriginalAirDate = January 2014 (2014-03-26) | ProdCode = 1302)
  • Ep. 3: "Carthage's Lost Warriors | OriginalAirDate = February 2014 (2014-04-02) | ProdCode = 1303)
  • Ep. 4: "The Lost Gardens of Babylon | OriginalAirDate = November 2014 (2014-05-06) | ProdCode = 1304)
  • Ep. 5: "The Mona Lisa Mystery | OriginalAirDate = October 2014 (2014-07-09) | ProdCode = 1305) — written and directed by Klaus T. Steindl
    Experts examine the controversy over whether the Isleworth Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Ep. 6: "Resurrecting Richard III | OriginalAirDate = September 2014 (2014-09-24) | ProdCode = 1306)

Season 14 (2015)

  • Ep. 1: "Ben Franklin's Bones | OriginalAirDate = September 2015 (2015-01-28) | ProdCode = 1401)
  • Ep. 2: "JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08-04) — narrated by Morgan Freeman
  • Ep. 3: "The Real Trojan Horse | OriginalAirDate = September 2015 (2015-10-13) | ProdCode = 1402)
  • Ep. 4: "Jamestown's Dark Winter | OriginalAirDate = November 2015 (2015-11-24) | ProdCode = 1403)

Season 15 (2015–16)

  • Ep. 1: "Vampire Legend | OriginalAirDate = July 2015 (2015-10-27) | ProdCode = 1501)
  • Ep. 2: "The Alcatraz Escape | OriginalAirDate = October 2016 (2016-03-29) | ProdCode = 1503)
  • Ep. 3: "Cleopatra's Lost Tomb | OriginalAirDate = December 2016 (2016-05-17) | ProdCode = 1502)
  • Ep. 4: "Teotihuacán's Lost Kings | OriginalAirDate = May 2016 (2016-05-24) | ProdCode = 1504)
  • Ep. 5: "Graveyard of the Giant Beasts | OriginalAirDate = September 2016 (2016-11-02) | ProdCode = 1505)

Season 16 (2016–19)

  • Ep. 1: "After Stonehenge | OriginalAirDate = August 2016 (2016-10-26) | ProdCode = 1601)
  • Ep. 2: "Van Gogh's Ear | OriginalAirDate = October 2016 (2016-12-14) | ProdCode = 1602)
  • EP. 3: "Nero's Sunken City | OriginalAirDate = October 2017 (2017-03-29) | ProdCode = 1603)
    Archaeologists map the underwater ruins of Baiae, ancient Rome's version of Las Vegas
  • Ep. 4: "Leonardo, the Man Who Saved Science | OriginalAirDate = November 2017 (2017-04-05) | ProdCode = 1604)
  • Special: "Secrets of Spanish Florida | OriginalAirDate = October 2017 (2017-12-26) | ProdCode = AMFC) — 2 hours
  • Ep. 5: "The Woman in the Iron Coffin | OriginalAirDate = July 2018 (2018-10-03) | ProdCode = 1605)
    Forensic experts investigate the preserved remains of a young 19th century New York African American woman and reveal details of early America's free black communities.
  • Ep. 6: "The Nero Files | OriginalAirDate = June 2019 (2019-02-20) | ProdCode = 1606)
    The life and legend of Nero are examined by a forensic profiler.

Season 17 (2018–20)

  • Ep. 1: "Scanning the Pyramids | OriginalAirDate = January 2018 (2018-01-24) | ProdCode = 1701)
  • Ep. 2: "Hannibal in the Alps | OriginalAirDate = June 2018 (2018-04-10) | ProdCode = 1702)
    A team of experts determines which of 4 possible routes was used by Hannibal
  • Ep. 3: "King Arthur's Lost Kingdom | OriginalAirDate = December 2019 (2019-03-27) | ProdCode = 1703)
    New archaeological evidence that rewrites our understanding of 5th and 6th century Britain might also explain the legend of King Arthur.
  • Ep. 4: "Egypt's Darkest Hour | OriginalAirDate = January 2019 (2019-04-03) | ProdCode = 1704)
    The discovery of a rare mass grave with the bones of nearly 60 people outside Luxor sends archaeologists on a quest to find out who the remains belong to, why they were buried the way they were and what was happening in ancient Egypt that would have led to a mass burial.
  • Ep. 5: "World War Speed | OriginalAirDate = May 2019 (2019-06-25) | ProdCode = 1705)
    Historian James Holland, on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines affected the course of World War II and unleashed “the world's first pharmacological arms race.”[4] Shown in the UK on BBC Four as a standalone, Aug 29, 2019.[5]
  • Ep. 6: "Abandoning the Titanic | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11-04)
    Weighs the evidence concerning the "mystery" ship seen from the deck of the sinking Titanic[6]

Season 18 (2019–22)

  • Ep. 1: "Galileo's Moon | OriginalAirDate = May 2019 (2019-07-02) | ProdCode = 1801)
    When it was published in 1610, Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger) set in motion a scientific revolution.[7]
  • Ep. 2: "Bombing Auschwitz | OriginalAirDate = April 2020 (2020-01-21) | ProdCode = 1802)
    On December 3, 1944, The Washington Post published an editorial on the atrocities in Auschwitz with the headline “Genocide,” marking the first time the word appeared in a national newspaper.[8]
  • Ep. 3: "Building Notre Dame | OriginalAirDate = December 2020 (2020-04-28) | ProdCode = 1803)
    An in-depth investigation is made into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
  • Ep. 4: "Viking Warrior Queen | OriginalAirDate = December 2020 (2020-07-07) | ProdCode = 1804)
    An examination of Birka's grave Bj 581 reveals that the remains of the warrior buried inside are female.
  • Ep. 5: "Gangster's Gold | OriginalAirDate = May 2020 (2020-11-18) | ProdCode = 1805)
    In New York City, treasure hunters look for the trunk of money and diamonds buried by gangster Dutch Schultz in 1935.
  • Ep. 6: "The End of the Romans | OriginalAirDate = August 2022 (2022-10-26) | ProdCode = 1806)

Season 19 (2021)

  • Ep. 1: "Magellan's Crossing | OriginalAirDate = February 2021 (2021-10-20) | ProdCode = 1901)
  • Ep. 2: "Lady Sapiens | OriginalAirDate = July 2021 (2021-10-27) | ProdCode = 1902)
  • Ep. 3: "The First Circle of Stonehenge | OriginalAirDate = August 2021 (2021-11-03) | ProdCode = 1903)
  • Ep. 4: "Hindenburg's Fatal Flaws | OriginalAirDate = January 2021 (2021-11-10) | ProdCode = 1904)
  • Ep. 5: "A Samurai in the Vatican | OriginalAirDate = June 2021 (2021-11-17) | ProdCode = 1905)
  • Ep. 6: "The Caravaggio Heist | OriginalAirDate = November 2021 (2021-11-24) | ProdCode = 1906)

Season 20 (2022–23)

  • Ep. 1: "Archaeology at Althorp | OriginalAirDate = January 2022 (2022-10-09) | ProdCode = 2001)
  • Ep. 2: "Last Days of Pompeii | OriginalAirDate = March 2022 (2022-10-19) | ProdCode = 2002)
  • Ep. 3: "Decoding Hieroglyphics | OriginalAirDate = September 2022 (2022-11-02) | ProdCode = 2003)
  • Ep. 4: "Hidden in the Amazon | OriginalAirDate = February 2022 (2022-11-09) | ProdCode = 2004)
  • Ep. 5: "The Sunken Basilica | OriginalAirDate = November 2023 (2023-10-11) | ProdCode = 2005)
  • Ep. 6: "Jurassic Fortunes | OriginalAirDate = April 2023 (2023-10-18) | ProdCode = 2006)

Season 21 (2023)

  • Ep. 1: "Eiffel's Race to the Top | OriginalAirDate = September 2023 (2023-10-25) | ProdCode = 2007)
  • EP. 2: "Death in Britannia | OriginalAirDate = October 2023 (2023-11-01) | ProdCode = 2008)
  • Ep. 3: "Princes in the Tower | OriginalAirDate = January 2023 (2023-11-22) | ProdCode = 2009)

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References

  1. ^ "Secrets of the Dead (TV series)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Wertheimer, Ron (2000-05-15). "Television Review; A Seance in 4 Parts, With Narration". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Lee, Felicia R. (2008-04-23). "Going for the Grisly Gives a Show Staying Power". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. ^ "World War Speed | World War Speed: About the Film | Secrets of the Dead | PBS". Secrets of the Dead. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  5. ^ "BBC Programme Index".
  6. ^ "Abandoning the Titanic". Secrets of the Dead. PBS. 6 October 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Galileo's Moon | Galileo's Moon: About the Film | Secrets of the Dead | PBS". Secrets of the Dead. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. ^ "Bombing Auschwitz | Bombing Auschwitz: About the Film | Secrets of the Dead | PBS". Secrets of the Dead. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  9. ^ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/

External links

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