Mystery Files

2 Seasons 2010 - 2011 NR 30m 6.9

Could any of the Romanov family have survived or escaped their prison in remotest Russia in 1917? This programme explores the latest science and newly-discovered documents behind one of history's greatest mysteries.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Nostradamus

1. Nostradamus

Aired: Feb 1, 2010

Join historical investigators as they dissect one of history's most controver...

Episode 2 Jack the Ripper

2. Jack the Ripper

Aired: Feb 1, 2010

How do we get close to a killer the police haven't been able to identify for ...

Episode 3 Robin Hood

3. Robin Hood

Aired: Feb 2, 2010

Historians search for the real events behind the many versions of the stories...

Episode 4 Princes in the Tower

4. Princes in the Tower

Aired: Feb 2, 2010

Join medieval historians as they separate fact from Tudor propaganda in an at...

Episode 5 Rasputin

5. Rasputin

Aired: Feb 3, 2010

Exploring the various different accounts surrounding the death of Rasputin.

Episode 6 Billy the Kid

6. Billy the Kid

Aired: Feb 3, 2010

William 'Billy the Kid' Brady is presented in legend as either a Robin Hood o...

Episode 7 King Arthur

7. King Arthur

Aired: Feb 4, 2010

What were the origins of the real King Arthur?

Episode 8 Leonardo Da Vinci

8. Leonardo Da Vinci

Aired: Feb 5, 2010

One of history's greatest artists also invented the tank, the helicopter, and...

Episode 9 Abraham Lincoln

9. Abraham Lincoln

Aired: Feb 8, 2010

Over time, Abraham Lincoln's status has risen to almost mythic proportions, b...

Episode 10 Cleopatra

10. Cleopatra

Aired: Feb 9, 2010

Egypt's last queen from the Macedonian dynasty of the Lagids, descended from ...

Episode 12 The Romanovs

12. The Romanovs

Aired: Feb 11, 2010

Last Russian emperor ('czar') Nicholas and his five kids (weakling heir and f...

Episode 13 Joan of Arc

13. Joan of Arc

Aired: Feb 12, 2010

Enter the complex and compelling mind of Joan of Arc and discover what led th...

Info about Mystery Files

Network: National Geographic

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Mystery, Documentary, History