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Secrets of the Dead

Season 21 2023
NR

  • 2023-10-25T19:00:00Z on PBS
  • 56m
  • 2h 45m (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, Mystery
Part detective story, part true-life drama, 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, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.

3 episodes

Season Premiere

2023-10-25T19:00:00Z

21x01 Eiffel's Race to the Top

Season Premiere

21x01 Eiffel's Race to the Top

  • 2023-10-25T19:00:00Z55m

Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.

2023-11-01T20:00:00Z

21x02 Death in Britannia

21x02 Death in Britannia

  • 2023-11-01T20:00:00Z55m

Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who was he? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did he receive such a gruesome punishment?

2023-11-22T20:00:00Z

21x03 The Princes in the Tower

21x03 The Princes in the Tower

  • 2023-11-22T20:00:00Z55m

Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the boys murdered by their uncle, the notorious King Richard III? Or was it a massive conspiracy to hide the truth?

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