Secrets of the Dead

Season 1 (5 Episodes)

21 Seasons 2000 NR 56m 7.9

The first season of the PBS "Secrets of the Dead" are versions of the UK (Channel 4) documentary series of the same name. The episodes in this season were reworked (re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Roy Scheider) from the UK episodes. The episodes were originally available on VHS as a season set and individually.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Catastrophe! Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out

1. Catastrophe! Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out

Aired: May 15, 2000

Evidence leading to the conclusion that a major worldwide catastrophe occurre...

Episode 2 Catastrophe! Part 2: How the World Changed

2. Catastrophe! Part 2: How the World Changed

Aired: May 15, 2000

Could a violent volcanic eruption of Krakatoa be responsible for the climatic...

Episode 3 The Lost Vikings

3. The Lost Vikings

Aired: May 16, 2000

With the help of ever advanced technologies, scientists and researchers seek ...

Episode 4 What Happened to the Hindenburg?

4. What Happened to the Hindenburg?

Aired: Jun 15, 2000

In 1937, dirigible LZ 129 Hindenburg, pride of the Third Reich, caught fire o...

Episode 5 Cannibalism in the Canyon

5. Cannibalism in the Canyon

Aired: May 17, 2000

Anasazi were a Native American tribe that lived in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico...

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Main Cast

Roy Scheider Narrator

Piers Gibbon

Piers Gibbon Narrator

Appearances

Secrets of the Dead Season 1 Videos

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Info about Secrets of the Dead

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: War, Documentary, History