
First aired
May 15, 2000
Returning Series
Avg. episode: 58m

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.
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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.

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.






















Jan 9, 1997

May 6, 2006

May 28, 2018

Apr 20, 2010

Jul 7, 2019

Apr 3, 2024

Jul 19, 2019

Apr 3, 2016

May 23, 2022

Jan 1, 1999

Apr 6, 1987

Feb 24, 2023

Dec 4, 2020

Oct 6, 2009