Secrets of the Dead: Season 2
These six episodes of this PBS documentary series are adapted from the UK series of the same name, but are re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Liev Schreiber. Produced by WNET 13 New York, the ongoing PBS television series began in 2000 and generally follows an investigator or team of investigators exploring what modern science can tell viewers about some of the great mysteries of history. Part detective story
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series is produced by WNET 13 New York and began airing in the year 2000.
- The format combines elements of a detective story and a true-life drama to explore iconic historical moments.
- Investigators use modern science, forensic science, the latest investigative techniques, and historical examination.
- The overarching goal of the series is to debunk myths, shatter accepted wisdom, and challenge prevailing ideas about past events.
Season overview
These six episodes of this PBS documentary series are adapted from the UK series of the same name, but are re-edited, re-branded, and re-narrated by Liev Schreiber. Produced by WNET 13 New York, the ongoing PBS television series began in 2000 and generally follows an investigator or team of investigators exploring what modern science can tell viewers about some of the great mysteries of history. Part detective story and part true-life drama, the long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science, and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, and overturns previous notions.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Witches Curse
Jun 26, 2001
(Disease & Disaster) “The Witches Curse” poses a shocking new idea about the violent convulsions, delirium, and strange skin sensations that struck a group of young girls in 17
Murder at Stonehenge
Jul 3, 2001
A mysterious skeleton buried in a shallow grave beneath a famous ancient monument. Who was he? How long had he been there? And why had his head been severed from its body? Archaeol
Death at Jamestown
Jul 10, 2001
The settlers at Jamestown, the first British colony in the New World, were looking for wealth and adventure. But within six months 80 of the original 100 arrivals were dead; 440 of
Day of the Zulu
Jul 17, 2001
During the Anglo-Zulu wars in South Africa, the success of small British regiments against huge numbers of native warriors became the stuff of legend. But in one key 1879 battle, Z
Tomb of Christ
Jul 24, 2001
For centuries, visitors to the Church of the Holy Seplulchre in Jerusalem believed that they stood within what was merely a symbolic representation of Jesus' burial place. But what
The Syphilis Enigma
Jul 31, 2001
In 1492, Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in search of gold. But what his men carried back with them to Europe was something far less appealing. They brought the scourge o