History's Secrets

Season 2

Mysterious events, compelling figures and great unanswered questions from the past are explored, with a focus on the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes; the CIA's top-secret experiments; the Unabomber and; little known stories from NASA's Apollo missions.
Where to Watch Season 2
4 Episodes
  • The Real Howard Hughes
    E1
    Episode 1The Real Howard HughesHow could a man, so rich, famous and visible for so long, become an isolated recluse? Recent medical studies shed new light on the life and death of one of America's most intriguing billionaires.
  • CIA Secret Experiments
    E2
    Episode 2CIA Secret ExperimentsMore than 20 years after army scientist Dr Frank Olson falls to his death from a hotel window in 1953, the US government reveals he was involved in secret experiments studying LSD and interrogation.
  • Unabomber
    E3
    Episode 3UnabomberMaths whiz and child prodigy, Ted Kaczynski found academic glory at Harvard by the age of 16 but strange and dangerous stress tests he took here may have influenced his later rampage which killed 3.
  • Secrets Of The Moon Landing
    E4
    Episode 4Secrets Of The Moon Landing24 astronauts ventured to the moon on a single engine with the Apollo missions. These are the untold stories of NASA's rarely-remembered breakthroughs, harrowing escapes and heartbreaking disasters.
 
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