• Air date: 27 Oct '15 5 episodes
      Part detective story, part true-life drama, Secrets of the Dead investigators travel the globe unearthing evidence that throws fresh light on mysteries of the past. The PBS series is produced by WNET New York. The earliest programs are versions of shows originally produced in the UK and broadcast on Channel 4 starting in 1999. Those early shows purchased by PBS are indicated in the episode descriptions as (UK/PBS) and were re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Americans. (PBS) indicates original PBS (thirteen/WNET) productions. Episode topics 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. PBS premiered the series in the United States on May 15, 2000, airing four programs in three days. Despite an irregular schedule, new episodes continue to air. Run time varies from episode to episode but are edited to fit into an hour time slot for PBS.
  • List of Episodes (5)
    • 1. Vampire Legend

      27 Oct '15
      Information gathered about aberrant, unorthodox burial practices from medieval times shed some light on how today's myths about vampires may have started.
    • 2. Jamestown's Dark Winter

      24 Nov '15
      Forensic anthropologists excavate an early American colony of Jamestown, Virginia.
    • 3. The Alcatraz Escape

      29 Mar '16
      Scientists investigate the 1962 Alcatraz Escape by bank robbers, Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin. Three men who vanished out into the dark waters surrounding the notorious prison island.
    • 4. Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

      17 May '16
      Dr. Kathleen Martinez searches for the lost tomb of Cleopatra. Following her excavations of a 35-meter deep underground shaft in a temple complex in a temple complex dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Osiris and goddess wife Isis.
    • 5. Teotihuacan's Lost Kings

      24 May '16
      International scientists study and document the ancient royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacán