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Search for the First Human
S03E01 · Search for the First Human

May 07, 2002

Could fossilized remains discovered in Kenya in 2000 belong to the oldest direct human ancestor?

The Mystery of the Black Death
S03E02 · The Mystery of the Black Death

Oct 29, 2002

Geneticist Steven O'Brien investigates what made the inhabitants of a small English town immune to the black plague that raged throughout Europe during the dark ages.

Titanic's Ghosts
S03E03 · Titanic's Ghosts

Nov 19, 2002

Swedish Titanic passenger Alma Paulson and her four young children died when the ship sank. Only Alma's body was identified. Days later, Canadian rescue workers spotted the lifeless body of a fair-haired toddler floating near the site of the wreck. He was buried with other unidentified Titanic victims. Historian Alan Ruffman and a team of scientists use incredible technology to help provide answers and hopefully closure for relatives of the Titanic victims. One of the results later proved to be erroneous and PBS apologized.

The Great Fire of Rome
S03E04 · The Great Fire of Rome

Nov 26, 2002

Secrets of the Dead examines the 64 AD fire of Rome in an effort to determine if it was caused by Nero as reported by Tacitus, Christians as Nero contended or by accident. The program reviews recently uncovered forensic evidence, the historic record and motivations of the suspects.

Tragedy at the Pole
S03E05 · Tragedy at the Pole

Jan 14, 2003

Scientist Susan Solomon reconstructs the perilous journey of the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition led by the British explorer Robert F. Scott, who in 1912 tried to reach the South Pole first.

Bombing Nazi Dams
S03E06 · Bombing Nazi Dams

Feb 11, 2003

The story behind the courageous Dam Busters, who crippled the Nazi war machine by skimming Ruhr Valley rivers. When imprecise Allied bomber attacks targeting Nazi weapons factories killed many nearby civilians but KOed few factories, in 1943, after years of development, a brilliant British engineer, Barnes Wallis, managed to design a new type of large aerodynamic bouncing bombs which thanks to a special allied bomber unit specifically trained in secrecy for this suicide mission blew up key massive Nazi dams, disrupting the hydro-electric power feeding the nearby ...

Sounds from the Stone Age
S03E07 · Sounds from the Stone Age

Nov 11, 2001

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Secrets of the Dead Season 4 (2002) is released on May 07, 2002 and the latest season 19 of Secrets of the Dead is released in 2019. Watch Secrets of the Dead online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Secrets of the Dead is directed by Mark Lewis,Gary Johnstone,Mark Radice,Larry Engel and created by Melisa Akdogan with Liev Schreiber and Addison Bain.

Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.

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United Kingdom

Language:

English

Production Companies:

3BM Television, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Mentorn Barraclough Carey

Official Site:

PBS

Taglines:

Sometimes the truth gets carried to the grave. It's time to dig it up.

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