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.

Fri, Oct 30 3:00 A.M. Field of Vampires     NHPBS (11.1)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Fri, Oct 30 4:00 P.M. Field of Vampires     NHPBS (11.1)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Sat, Oct 31 5:00 A.M. Graveyard of the Giant Beasts     NH World (11.3)

Follow scientists who are trying to determine if Titanoboa, a 43-foot snake, or a giant crocodilian was the apex predator in Cerrejon, Northern Colombia, 58 million years ago.

Sat, Oct 31 2:00 P.M. Field of Vampires     NH Explore (11.2)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Sun, Nov 1 3:00 A.M. Field of Vampires     NHPBS (11.1)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Sun, Nov 1 5:00 A.M. Field of Vampires     NH Explore (11.2)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Sun, Nov 1 9:00 P.M. Field of Vampires     NH Explore (11.2)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Mon, Nov 2 2:00 A.M. Field of Vampires     NH Explore (11.2)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Tue, Nov 3 8:00 P.M. Field of Vampires     NH World (11.3)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Wed, Nov 4 1:00 A.M. Field of Vampires     NH World (11.3)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Wed, Nov 4 9:00 A.M. Field of Vampires     NH World (11.3)

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead.

Wed, Nov 4 10:00 P.M. Saving Tangier Island     NHPBS (11.1)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Thu, Nov 5 2:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NHPBS (11.1)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Fri, Nov 6 3:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NHPBS (11.1)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Fri, Nov 6 4:00 P.M. Saving Tangier Island     NHPBS (11.1)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Sat, Nov 7 2:00 P.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH Explore (11.2)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Sun, Nov 8 2:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NHPBS (11.1)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Sun, Nov 8 5:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH Explore (11.2)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Sun, Nov 8 9:00 P.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH Explore (11.2)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Mon, Nov 9 2:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH Explore (11.2)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Tue, Nov 10 8:00 P.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH World (11.3)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Wed, Nov 11 1:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH World (11.3)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Wed, Nov 11 9:00 A.M. Saving Tangier Island     NH World (11.3)

Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Wed, Nov 11 10:00 P.M. Finding America's Fallen     NHPBS (11.1)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Thu, Nov 12 2:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NHPBS (11.1)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Fri, Nov 13 3:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NHPBS (11.1)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Fri, Nov 13 4:00 P.M. Finding America's Fallen     NHPBS (11.1)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Sat, Nov 14 4:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NHPBS (11.1)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Sat, Nov 14 2:00 P.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH Explore (11.2)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Sun, Nov 15 2:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NHPBS (11.1)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Sun, Nov 15 5:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH Explore (11.2)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Sun, Nov 15 9:00 P.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH Explore (11.2)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Mon, Nov 16 2:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH Explore (11.2)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Tue, Nov 17 8:00 P.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH World (11.3)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Tue, Nov 17 9:00 P.M. Chasing The Plague     NH World (11.3)

Scientists track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims and study the virus in hopes of preventing future outbreaks while the societal impact of the plague is also considered.

Wed, Nov 18 1:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH World (11.3)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Wed, Nov 18 2:00 A.M. Chasing The Plague     NH World (11.3)

Scientists track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims and study the virus in hopes of preventing future outbreaks while the societal impact of the plague is also considered.

Wed, Nov 18 9:00 A.M. Finding America's Fallen     NH World (11.3)

A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers' devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Wed, Nov 18 10:00 A.M. Chasing The Plague     NH World (11.3)

Scientists track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims and study the virus in hopes of preventing future outbreaks while the societal impact of the plague is also considered.

Fri, Nov 20 4:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NHPBS (11.1)

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome's powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day.

Sat, Nov 21 2:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH Explore (11.2)

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome's powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day.

Sun, Nov 22 5:00 A.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH Explore (11.2)

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome's powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day.

Sun, Nov 22 9:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH Explore (11.2)

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome's powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day.

Sun, Nov 22 10:00 P.M. Returning to Babylon     NH Explore (11.2)

Discover the remarkable story of one of the world's greatest lost cities: Nineveh.

Mon, Nov 23 2:00 A.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH Explore (11.2)

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome's powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day.

Wed, Nov 25 10:00 P.M. Jamestown's Dark Winter     NHPBS (11.1)

Follow forensic anthropologists as they excavate the early American colony and uncover dark secrets.

Thu, Nov 26 2:00 A.M. Jamestown's Dark Winter     NHPBS (11.1)

Follow forensic anthropologists as they excavate the early American colony and uncover dark secrets.

Fri, Nov 27 4:30 P.M. Jamestown's Dark Winter     NHPBS (11.1)

Follow forensic anthropologists as they excavate the early American colony and uncover dark secrets.


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