Secrets of the Dead

Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events. Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.

Wed, Oct 11 10:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Thu, Oct 12 2:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Thu, Oct 12 2:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Fri, Oct 13 3:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Fri, Oct 13 4:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Sun, Oct 15 2:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Sun, Oct 15 9:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Mon, Oct 16 1:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Tue, Oct 17 8:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Wed, Oct 18 1:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Wed, Oct 18 9:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)

2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica.

Wed, Oct 18 10:00 P.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NHPBS (11.1)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Thu, Oct 19 2:00 A.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NHPBS (11.1)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Thu, Oct 19 2:00 P.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NH Explore (11.2)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Fri, Oct 20 3:00 A.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NHPBS (11.1)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Fri, Oct 20 4:00 P.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NHPBS (11.1)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Sun, Oct 22 9:00 P.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NH Explore (11.2)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Mon, Oct 23 1:00 A.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NH Explore (11.2)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Tue, Oct 24 8:00 P.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NH World (11.3)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Wed, Oct 25 1:00 A.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NH World (11.3)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Wed, Oct 25 9:00 A.M. Jurassic Fortunes     NH World (11.3)

Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs.

Wed, Oct 25 10:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Thu, Oct 26 2:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Thu, Oct 26 2:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NH Explore (11.2)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Fri, Oct 27 3:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Fri, Oct 27 4:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Sun, Oct 29 2:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Sun, Oct 29 9:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NH Explore (11.2)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Mon, Oct 30 1:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NH Explore (11.2)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Tue, Oct 31 8:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NH World (11.3)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.

Wed, Nov 1 1:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NH World (11.3)

Discover the untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument 1,000 feet tall.


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Unforgotten | Episode 1
Van der Valk | Episode 1: Freedom in Amsterdam (Part One)
Professor T | Ring of Fire
Great Performances | Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
Human Footprint | The Ground Below
Southern Storytellers | Episode 3
Grantchester | Episode 6
Endeavour | Episode 3: Exeunt
Local, USA | Generations Stolen
Below the Belt: The Last Health Taboo | Below the Belt: The Last Health Taboo
Independent Lens | Mama Bears
Ridley | The Peaceful Garden, Part 1
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens | Episode 7
American Masters | Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
American Experience | Casa Susanna
Fire on the Hill: The Cowboys of South Central LA | Fire on the Hill: The Cowboys of South Central LA
SciGirls Stories: Black Women in STEM | SciGirls Stories: Black Women in STEM
Lidia Celebrates America | Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us
Doc World | The Accused: Damned or Devoted?
Fanny: The Right to Rock | Fanny: The Right to Rock
Wild Scandinavia | Heartlands
The Coronation of King Charles III | Sing for the King
Antiques Roadshow | Junk in the Trunk 12
The Articulate Hour | Marking Time
NOVA | Hidden Volcano Abyss
My Grandparents' War | Emeli Sandé
Nature | Attenborough's Wonder of Song
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale | Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
Tom Jones | Episode 2
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Christopher Timothy and Patrick Robinson
Next at the Kennedy Center | Continuum: Jason Moran & Christian McBride
Changing Planet | Episode 1
La Frontera with Pati Jinich | Back to the Middle
Before We Die | Episode 2
How Saba Kept Singing | How Saba Kept Singing