Secrets of the Dead

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. 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). Despite an irregular schedule, new episodes continue to air.

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)

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)