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Part detective story, part true-life drama, Secrets of the Dead unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events. Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.

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Secrets of the Dead
Full episodes
27 VIDEOS

The World's Biggest Bomb
53:30 Air Date 05/17/11

China's Terracotta Warriors
53:40 Air Date 05/04/11

Lost Ships of Rome
52:24 Air Date 11/17/10

Slave Ship Mutiny
52:24 Air Date 11/10/10

The Silver Pharaoh
52:25 Air Date 11/03/10

Deadliest Battle
53:50 Air Date 05/19/10 Expires 11/04/12

Churchill's Deadly Decision
53:40 Air Date 05/12/10 Expires 10/28/12

Japanese SuperSub
53:51 Air Date 05/05/10

Mumbai Massacre
52:40 Air Date 11/25/09

The Airmen and the Headhunters
52:36 Air Date 11/11/09

Michelangelo Revealed
52:32 Air Date 05/13/09

Killer Flu
54:53 Air Date 05/06/09
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Previews
19 VIDEOS

Japanese SuperSub - Preview
0:30 Air Date 02/29/12

Slave Ship Mutiny Preview
0:30 Air Date 11/29/11

Mumbai Massacre - Preview
0:30 Air Date 11/22/11

Deadliest Battle - Preview
0:30 Air Date 11/22/11

Churchill's Deadly Decision - Preview
0:30 Air Date 11/15/11

Aztec Massacre - Preview
0:30 Air Date 10/26/11

Lost in the Amazon - Preview
0:30 Air Date 07/20/11

'Executed in Error' - Preview
0:30 Air Date 06/29/11

"Blackbeard's Lost Ship" - Preview
0:30 Air Date 06/22/11

"Michelangelo Revealed" - Preview
0:30 Air Date 06/15/11

"Doping for Gold" - Preview
0:30 Air Date 06/14/11

The World's Biggest Bomb - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/17/11
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Shorts
1 VIDEOS

Go Behind the Scenes of Slave Ship Mutiny
30:02 Air Date 11/10/10