Secrets of the Dead

Season 1

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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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5 Episodes

Catastrophe (1)
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Catastrophe (1)Did a cataclysmic event plunge humankind into the period known as the early Dark Ages? Scientists now believe the early Dark Ages may have been triggered by a natural event that occurred around 535 A.D. Science writer David Keys is convinced that the cause was a phenomenon of cataclysmic proportions. At the center of a complex chain of events seems to be "a loud bang" -- a volcanic explosion equal to "two thousand million Hiroshima size bombs." The subsequent environmental calamity, Keys believes, affected human civilization from Mongolia to Constantinople, precipitating plague, famine, death, great migration, the fall of the great Mexican city of Teotihuacan, the Anglo-Saxon victory over the Celts and perhaps even the rise of Islam. (UK / PBS) Released to video (VHS) as a single episode. Run time 1:50.
Catastrophe (2)
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Catastrophe (2)Did a cataclysmic event plunge humankind into the period known as the early Dark Ages? Scientists now believe the early Dark Ages may have been triggered by a natural event that occurred around 535 A.D. Science writer David Keys is convinced that the cause was a phenomenon of cataclysmic proportions. At the center of a complex chain of events seems to be "a loud bang" -- a volcanic explosion equal to "two thousand million Hiroshima size bombs." The subsequent environmental calamity, Keys believes, affected human civilization from Mongolia to Constantinople, precipitating plague, famine, death, great migration, the fall of the great Mexican city of Teotihuacan, the Anglo-Saxon victory over the Celts and perhaps even the rise of Islam. (UK / PBS) Released to video (VHS) as a single episode. Run time 1:50.
The Lost Vikings
E3
The Lost VikingsWith the help of ever advanced technologies, scientists and researchers seek out and explore possible causes for the apparent and almost sudden and inexplicable disappearance of the Vikings of Greenland.
What Happened to the Hindenburg?
E4
What Happened to the Hindenburg?In 1937, dirigible LZ 129 Hindenburg, pride of the Third Reich, caught fire over Lakehurst, NJ and crashed. NASA scientist Addison Bain reexamines what may have been the cause of one of the most famous disasters of the 20th century.
Cannibalism in the Canyon
E5
Cannibalism in the CanyonAnasazi were a Native American tribe that lived in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Scientists investigate if the newly discovered Anasazi remains in Chaco Canyon, NM imply that cannibalism may have been a part of their culture.