Mark Daniels
Director
Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Season 16
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.
Released May 15, 2000
Episode 55 min
12+
Genres: Documentary, History, Mystery, War
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Watch Providers: PBS, Spectrum On Demand
Production Companies: Thirteen
Network: PBS
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S16E1 - After Stonehenge
Researchers working in secret inside a quarry study the charred remains of an English settlement that dates back 3,000 years.
Oct. 26, 2016, midnight
S16E2 - Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
A mining operation in Cerrejon, Northern Colombia reveals a large cache of fossils dating to ten millions years after the KT extinction of the dinosaurs.
Nov. 2, 2016, midnight
S16E3 - Van Gogh's Ear
What did Vincent Van Goh really do on the night of December 23, 1888?
Dec. 14, 2016, midnight
S16E4 - Nero's Sunken City
Follow Archaeologists who map underwater ruins of ancient Rome's version of Las Vegas
March 29, 2017, midnight
S16E5 - Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
An investigation to discover if Leonardo da Vinci came up with all of his credited ideas and inventions, or were they borrowed from ancient scholars and scientists?
April 5, 2017, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 55 min.
Season Runtime: 6655 min.
Released: May 15, 2000
Last Air Date: Nov. 12, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 12+
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