Picturing Shakespeare -
secrets of the dead

There are only two accepted representations of William Shakespeare that are considered "official," but could a portrait that has been hanging over a family's mantelpiece for the last 50 years be the third? British window washer Steven Wadlow, whose father bought the portrait in the 1960s, is on the hunt to prove the painting is indeed genuine. If so, it could be worth as much as $200 million.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 2302

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About 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.

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Tue, Dec 2	8:00 P.M.	Jamestown's Dark Winter NH World (11.3)
Tue, Dec 2	9:00 P.M.	Mozart's Sister NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 3	1:00 A.M.	Jamestown's Dark Winter NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 3	2:00 A.M.	Mozart's Sister NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 3	9:00 A.M.	Jamestown's Dark Winter NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 3	10:00 A.M.	Mozart's Sister NH World (11.3)
Sat, Dec 6	5:00 A.M.	Mozart's Sister NH World (11.3)