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Season 1

Season 2

  • S02E01 Bible Mysteries

    • January 9, 2006
    • History

    Noah's Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Shroud of Turin and messages and codes within the text of the Old Testament.

  • S02E02 Mysteries of the High Seas

    • January 23, 2006
    • History

    The Bermuda Triangle, the Great Lakes, ghost ships and the New Jersey shoreline.

  • S02E03 Opus Dei Unveiled

    • January 26, 2006
    • History

    Opus Dei encourages Christians to live consistently with their faith.

  • S02E04 The Doomsday Clock

    • January 29, 2006
    • History

    The University of Chicago maintains the Doomsday Clock.

  • S02E05 Prophecies, Miracles & Mystics

    • January 29, 2006
    • History

    Prophets and their visions for the future.

  • S02E06 Prophecies

    • January 29, 2006
    • History

    The accuracy of past predictions.

  • S02E07 Cover-Up?

    • January 30, 2006
    • History

    Area 51, Lee Harvey Oswald, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy.

  • S02E08 Monsters

    • February 6, 2006
    • History

    The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman.

  • S02E09 Lost Worlds

    • February 16, 2006
    • History

    Atlantis, Amazon women, Stonehenge and Easter Island.

  • S02E10 Secrets of the Koran (1)

    • March 2, 2006
    • History

    The Quran plays a major role in Islamic history.

  • S02E11 Secrets of the Koran (2)

    • March 2, 2006
    • History

    Explaining the text of the Quran.

  • S02E12 Secret Brotherhood of Freemasons

    • March 23, 2006
    • History

    The secretive, mystical organization of Freemasons.

  • S02E13 The Abominable Snowman

    • March 28, 2006
    • History

    A search for the Abominable Snowman, including camera clips.

  • S02E14 Hitler and the Occult

    • April 3, 2006
    • History

    Ancient prophecy and occult ritual fascinate Nazi Germany.

  • S02E15 Disaster of Napoleon's Fleet

    • April 3, 2006
    • History

  • S02E16 The Real Dracula

    • April 4, 2006
    • History

    Vampires in folklore and Vlad the Impaler.

  • S02E17 Sodom & Gomorrah

    • April 5, 2006
    • History

    Near the Dead Sea, archaeologists find the ruins of two ancient cities.

  • S02E18 The End of the World

    • April 23, 2006
    • History

    The apocalypse.

  • S02E19 666: The Sign of Evil

    • May 13, 2006
    • History

    The number 666 and its effects on society.

  • S02E20 Angels: Good or Evil

    • May 13, 2006
    • History

    Some believe angels carry out God's orders.

  • S02E21 Heaven and Hell

    • May 16, 2006
    • History

    The origins of heaven and hell and the symbols that represent them.

  • S02E22 Fatima: Secrets Unveiled

    • June 1, 2006
    • History

    The Virgin Mary reveals three prophecies to children in 1917 Portugal.

  • S02E23 The Antichrist: Zero Hour

    • June 6, 2006
    • History

    The agenda of the Antichrist; the Apocalypse. A historical look at the biblical antichrist, what it has meant in the past and references to what it means in the present day. The search for who the antichrist might be, stems according to the documentary, primarily from the US, and includes such past figures as Popes, Hitler, Mussolini, Napoleon, to the more present day figures of Nixon, Bush, Bill Gates.

  • S02E24 Monsters of the Sea

    • June 8, 2006
    • History

    Sea monsters may be figments of the imagination or living relics of prehistoric times.

  • S02E25 The Ten Commandments

    • July 13, 2006
    • History

    Legal, religious and historical scholars reveal ways in which people have viewed the issues the Ten Commandments have raised throughout history.

  • S02E26 Giganto: The Real King Kong

    • July 15, 2006
    • History

    The prehistoric Gigantopithecus, a real giant ape.

  • S02E27 Strange Behavior

    • July 15, 2006
    • History

    Taboos in human society.

  • S02E28 Countdown to Armageddon

    • July 22, 2006
    • History

    Recent world events lead some to believe that the end is near.

  • S02E29 Secrets of the Dollar Bill

    • July 27, 2006
    • History

    The meanings behind the symbols and numbers on the U.S. dollar bill.

  • S02E30 The Ten Commandments

    • July 27, 2006
    • History

    The Commandments translate into modern legal systems.

  • S02E31 Mysteries of the Freemasons: America

    • August 1, 2006
    • History

    Freemasonry's effects on America.

  • S02E32 Mayan Doomsday Prophecy

    • August 3, 2006
    • History

    Archaeologists, astrologers and historians speculate on the meaning of the 2012 doomsday prophecy.

  • S02E33 Secrets of the Playing Card

    • September 14, 2006
    • History

    Playing cards possess mystical properties.

  • S02E34 In Search of the Real Frankenstein

    • October 26, 2006
    • History

    A profile of the German theologian and also the alchemist Johann Konrad Dippel (1673-1734), who had lived in Castle Frankenstein in which it explores the possible connections between Dippel and Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein."

  • S02E35 The Real Sorcerer's Stone

    • November 16, 2006
    • History

    The "Sorcerer's Stone'' of "Harry Potter'' fame has a basis in history.

  • S02E36 Seven Wonders of the World

    • December 7, 2006
    • History

    Examining the Seven Wonders of the World and explanations on why they were chosen and what is revealed about the builders who left them behind.

  • S02E37 Secrets of Kabbalah

    • December 17, 2006
    • History

    The history and philosophy of Kabbalah.

  • S02E38 The Spear of Christ

    • December 21, 2006
    • History

    Any of four artifacts may be the Holy Lance.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Cults: Dangerous Devotion

    • January 4, 2007
    • History

    The dark and dangerous world of cults has long been a source of both fascination and fear. What attracts followers to cults and, more importantly, what makes them stay? In this special feature-length documentary, journey behind closed doors into a secret world where faith and devotion give way to desperation and despair. From the bizarre prophecies of Charles Manson to the desperate paranoia of Jim Jones, cult leaders draw followers into worlds of power, obsession, and sometimes death. Hear from parents who have lost their children to cults and travel back in time to examine how cults have been attracting devotees throughout history. Featuring archival footage and interviews with renowned scholars, survivors, and faithful adherents, CULTS: DANGEROUS DEVOTION is an eye-opening examination of a hidden world few people will ever see.

  • S03E02 Vampire Secrets

    • January 18, 2007
    • History

    The truth behind the legend of the vampire.

  • S03E03 Tibetan Book of the Dead

    • January 25, 2007
    • History

    Some believe that the Tibetan Book of the Dead provides answers to questions about the afterlife.

  • S03E04 Exorcism: Driving Out the Devil

    • February 10, 2007
    • History

    The mysterious ritual of exorcism.

  • S03E05 Doomsday 2012: The End of Days

    • March 1, 2007
    • History

    Prophecies and oracles from around the world point to December 21, 2012 as doomsday.

  • S03E06 Earth's Black Hole

    • March 15, 2007
    • History

    Areas on Earth exhibit aspects of black holes, such as the Bermuda Triangle.

  • S03E07 Mysteries of the Freemasons: The Beginning

    • March 22, 2007
    • History

  • S03E08 Mysteries of the Garden of Eden

    • May 24, 2007
    • History

    Theories on how paradise was lost and where it might be found.

  • S03E09 Decoding the Garden of Eden

    • June 23, 2007
    • History

Season 4

  • S04E01 Siberian Apocalypse

    • January 27, 2008
    • History

    An examination of the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia, where a mysterious explosion destroyed nearly 1000 square miles of forest. Includes theories of what possibly happened to cause the explosion and whether it could ever happen again.

  • S04E02 The Abominable Snowman

    • October 2, 2008
    • History

    A look at regions where folklore exists around sightings of the Abominable Snowman, such as the mountainous regions of Tibet and Nepal.

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