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Secrets of the Dead

  • TV Series
  • 2000–
  • TV-PG
  • 56m
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George Clooney, Liev Schreiber, Roy Scheider, Jimmy Smits, Anthony D. Call, Peter De Jersey, Martin Gilbert, John Higgins, Jay O. Sanders, Piers Gibbon, Andrew Lambert, Salima Ikram, Charles Allen, Charles Nicholl, Richard Rhodes, James Horn, William Kelso, Hans Giffhorn, John Trestrail, Kathleen Martinez, Eric Grove, Lindsey Fitzharris, Marco de la Rasilla, Chris Naunton, Yasmin El Shazly, Denise Schaan, Angus Konstam, Viktor Mikhailov, Nigel Worden, Paul Collins, Dan Gold, Alessandro Vezzosi, Osamu Tagaya, Michael Brown, and Dominic Powlesland in Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz
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Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.

  • Creator
    • Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
  • Stars
    • Liev Schreiber
    • Jay O. Sanders
    • Salima Ikram
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    • Creator
      • Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
    • Stars
      • Liev Schreiber
      • Jay O. Sanders
      • Salima Ikram
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 nominations total

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    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Self - Narrator…
    • 2000–2011
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Narrator…
    • 2012–2022
    Salima Ikram
    Salima Ikram
    • Self - Egyptologist, American University in Cairo…
    • 2010–2022
    Andrew Lambert
    Andrew Lambert
    • Self - Naval Historian…
    • 2010–2021
    Addison Bain
    • Self…
    • 2000–2020
    Roy Scheider
    Roy Scheider
    • Narrator
    • 2000
    Piers Gibbon
    • Narrator
    • 2000
    Chris Naunton
    • Self - Director, Egypt Exploration Society
    • 2013–2016
    Michael Brown
    • Self - Accident Reconstruction Expert…
    • 2009–2013
    Osamu Tagaya
    • Self - Japanese Aviation Historian…
    • 2006–2010
    Yasmin El Shazly
    • Self - Egyptian Museum…
    • 2010–2013
    Charles Nicholl
    • Self - Author, Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind…
    • 2014–2017
    Martin Gilbert
    Martin Gilbert
    • Self - Author…
    • 2008–2010
    Denise Schaan
    • Self - Archaeologist…
    • 2011–2014
    Anna Williams
    • Self…
    • 2013–2015
    Anthony D. Call
    • George Percy…
    • 2015
    Philippa Langley
    • Self…
    • 2014–2023
    Dominic Powlesland
    • Self - Archaeologist…
    • 2015–2019
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      • Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
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      The show originated in Great Britain where it was first broadcast by Channel 4 in 1999. PBS re-edited the original British episodes, renamed some and brought in American voice artists to re-narrate many episodes. The PBS version of the show frequently incorporates episodes from other Channel 4 documentary strands.
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • PBS
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Загадки смерти
    • Production companies
      • 3BM Television
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Mentorn Barraclough Carey
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      56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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