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History Detectives

  • TV Series
  • 2003–
  • TV-14
  • 1h
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History Detectives (2003)
History Detectives: Special Investigations
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DocumentaryHistoryMystery

Researchers identify how historical significance gathered them into wondering how past events occurred.Researchers identify how historical significance gathered them into wondering how past events occurred.Researchers identify how historical significance gathered them into wondering how past events occurred.

  • Creator
    • Bernadette McDaid
  • Stars
    • Elyse Luray
    • Tukufu Zuberi
    • Gwendolyn Wright
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    • Creator
      • Bernadette McDaid
    • Stars
      • Elyse Luray
      • Tukufu Zuberi
      • Gwendolyn Wright
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Elyse Luray
    • Self - Auctioneer and Appraiser…
    Tukufu Zuberi
    Tukufu Zuberi
    • Self - Sociologist…
    Gwendolyn Wright
    • Self - Architectural Historian…
    Wes Cowan
    • Self - Auctioneer and Appraiser
    Eduardo Pagán
    • Self - Professor of History…
    Chriss Lyon
    Chriss Lyon
    • Self - Police Historian
    Marc A. Hermann
    • Federal Soldier…
    David Allen Lambert
    David Allen Lambert
    • Historian…
    Antonio Solano
    • Generic Killer…
    Jesse Larner
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    Mick Worthington
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    Ray Harryhausen
    Ray Harryhausen
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    Stanley Crouch
    Stanley Crouch
    • Self
    Sam Dodge
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    Randy Gitsch
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    Iziah Thompson
    Iziah Thompson
    • Young John Shippen
    Sprague Anderson
    Kim Holt
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      • Bernadette McDaid
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      Written and Performed by Elvis Costello

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    a very interesting and fun show in which history is definitely not boring.
    I enjoy this show a lot. I had started watching it with my (since deceased) grandmother, I guess as an outgrowth of watching Antiques Roadshow with her.

    People approach the detectives with items or stories they'd like more information about, and we follow their investigations. They return to share their findings with the person. They tend to be very interesting. While the items or stories usually have personal significance for the people who had them, they tend to be of general interest as well, covering sometimes little-known aspects of history, or even being findings of some importance.

    It's definitely good family viewing, but I continue to watch it on my own.
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    • Jun 19, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • PBS
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • History Detectives: Special Investigations
    • Filming locations
      • El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lion Television
      • Oregon Public Broadcasting
      • PBS
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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