Secrets of the Dead RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgTue, 21 May 2013 17:50:18 -0400Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:18 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2242999676/Investigate the extraordinary survival story of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. 5/22/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2242999676/06/07/2012Airs Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365011691/A tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidron, a remote, mountainous region of Northern Spain, leads to a compelling investigation to solve a double mystery: How did this group of Neanderthals die?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365011691/05/14/2013Journey to Spain to investigate a double Neanderthal mystery.nrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyCivilizationsCivilizationsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007237/A tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidron, a remote, mountainous region of Northern Spain, leads to a compelling investigation to solve a double mystery: How did this group of Neanderthals die?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007237/05/06/2013Watch the preview of Caveman Cold CasenrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyCivilizationsCivilizationsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007693/Journey to Spain to investigate a double Neanderthal mystery. 5/15/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007693/05/06/2013Premieres Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryArchaeologyArchaeologyGeneaologyGeneaologyWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365008594/Less than two months after 57 Irish immigrants were hired to lay railroad track in Pennsylvania in 1832, all were dead. Were they victims of a cholera epidemic or something much darker?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365008594/05/08/2013Find out how and why 57 Irish immigrants to the U.S. died in 1832.nrHistoryHistoryCivilizationsCivilizationsUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2363204759/Less than two months after 57 Irish immigrants were hired to lay railroad track in Pennsylvania in 1832, all were dead. Were they victims of a cholera epidemic or something much darker?http://video.pbs.org/video/2363204759/03/28/2013Premieres Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryCivilizationsCivilizationsModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365003946/Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POW’s revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365003946/04/29/2013Watch the full episode of Secrets of the Dead: Bugging Hitler’s SoldiersnrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2363160202/Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POW’s revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII.http://video.pbs.org/video/2363160202/03/28/2013Preview of Bugging Hitler's SoldiersnrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictTechnologyTechnologyMilitary & EspionageMilitary & EspionagePromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1915785472/Beginning in the 1950s, American and Soviet scientists engaged in a dangerous race to see who could build and detonate the world's largest bomb. 3/20/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/1915785472/05/12/2011Airs Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentPhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1871018048/The extraordinary story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife - and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental army.http://video.pbs.org/video/1871018048/04/12/2011Airs Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalWorldWorldAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2295274962/The little-known story of how close to nuclear destruction the world really was during those dark October days and how the heroism of one man saved us allhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2295274962/10/22/2012Watch the full episode of The Man Who Saved the WorldnrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2281376899/October 1962, as nuclear warships and submarines gathered in the waters separating Cuba and the United States, one man refused to launch the missiles and saved the world from World War III and certain destruction.http://video.pbs.org/video/2281376899/09/19/2012Premiering Tuesday, October 23, 2012nrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2199941766/Learn how close the Japanese came to using an advanced submarine for an attack on the U.S. 2/29/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2199941766/02/21/2012Airs Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictTechnologyTechnologyModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIShipwrecksShipwrecksPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2167969481/Grasp the full impact of the horrific Battle of Stalingrad, which changed the course of WWII and established the Soviet Union as a superpower. 11/22/2011http://video.pbs.org/video/2167969481/11/16/2011Airs Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2167513344/Return to the scene of the Mumbai bombings one year after to learn how consumer technology enabled the terrorist attacks on November 26, 2008. 11/22/2011http://video.pbs.org/video/2167513344/11/16/2011Airs Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecurityOpinionOpinionReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsModern historyModern historyReligionReligionPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2165297156/Find out why Churchill chose to sink the French fleet. 11/15/2011http://video.pbs.org/video/2165297156/11/09/2011Airs Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1590480074/This episode paints a new picture of the violent relations between the Aztecs and the conquistadors and rewrites much of what we thought we knew about the Aztec civilization. 10/26/2011http://video.pbs.org/video/1590480074/10/13/2011Airs Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1966951566/Was Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, hanged in 1910 for poisoning and dismembering his wife, guilty of the crime? 6/29/11http://video.pbs.org/video/1966951566/06/03/2011Airs Wednesday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentCrimeCrimePromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1966951585/The truth about the sinking of the Queen Anne's Revenge, flagship of the infamous pirate Blackbeard. 6/22/11http://video.pbs.org/video/1966951585/06/03/2011Airs Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & NatureScience & NatureShipwrecksShipwrecksPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1966617778/Michelangelo's involvement with a clandestine fellowship trying to reform the Catholic Church from within put him at dangerous odds with powerful officials who held his livelihood - and life - in their hands. 6/15/11http://video.pbs.org/video/1966617778/06/03/2011Airs Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsReligionReligionPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1966544442/Program digs deep into the secretive Cold War world of East German athletes, examining what drugs were used, how they were distributed and what damage they did too many of the athletes who were forced to take them. 6/14/11http://video.pbs.org/video/1966544442/06/03/2011Airs Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSportsSportsPoliticsPoliticsHealthHealthCrimeCrimePromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1923035514/Beginning in the 1950s, American and Soviet scientists engaged in a dangerous race to see who could build and detonate the world's largest bomb.http://video.pbs.org/video/1923035514/05/18/2011Watch the full episode of Secrets of the Dead: The World's Biggest Bomb.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentPhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1896999296/Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion and shocking new geological discoveries, archeologists connects fact with fiction and reveal the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization. 1/30/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/1896999296/04/26/2011Airs Monday, January 30, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1907176069/Secrets of the Dead reveals that the Chinese may have had Henry Ford beat by more than 2,000 years with their own assembly line used to produce 8,000 lavishly painted terracotta warriors.http://video.pbs.org/video/1907176069/05/05/2011Watch the full episode of China's Terracotta WarriorsnrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1889269948/A modern day quest to find the truth behind one of exploration's greatest mysteries: What happened to famed adventurer Col. Percy Fawcett who went looking for a city of gold--the Lost City of "Z"--in the Amazon in 1925 and disappeared in the jungles of Brazil forever?http://video.pbs.org/video/1889269948/04/26/2011Watch the full episode and discover the fate of famed adventurer Col. Percy FawcettnrHistoryHistoryArchaeologyArchaeologyModernModernWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyModern historyModern historyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1871056767/A modern day quest to find the truth behind one of exploration's greatest mysteries: What happened to famed adventurer Col. Percy Fawcett who went looking for a city of gold--the Lost City of "Z"--in the Amazon in 1925 and disappeared in the jungles of Brazil forever?http://video.pbs.org/video/1871056767/04/12/2011What happened to famed adventurer Col. Percy Fawcett?nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelHistoryHistoryModernModernModern historyModern historyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1618563489/In 2009 a team of marine archeologists carrying out a sonar survey of the seabed around the remote Italian island of Ventotene made an astonishing discovery.http://video.pbs.org/video/1618563489/10/19/2010Follow along on a dive to one of five ancient Roman shipwrecks in one mysterious area.nrHistoryHistoryWorldWorldAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsShipwrecksShipwrecksPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1645539777/In 2009 a team of marine archeologists carrying out a sonar survey of the seabed around the remote Italian island of Ventotene made an astonishing discovery. The wrecks of five ancient Roman ships were found in pristine condition, each one fully laden with exotic goods. Remarkably, much of the cargo remained exactly as the ancient Roman crews had loaded it.http://video.pbs.org/video/1645539777/11/17/2010Watch the full episode and investigate ancient Roman shipwrecksnrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalWorldWorldAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyShipwrecksShipwrecksEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1630649520/Learn how the story of Massavana and The Meermin was uncovered through interviews with historian Nigel Warden and producer/director Joe Kennedy. See what it was like to bring this story to life with special behind-the-scenes footage of the actors, crew and interviews with drama director Nic Young. Understand just how much the story means to South Africans such as heritage activist Lucy Campbell.http://video.pbs.org/video/1630649520/11/01/2010See what it was like to bring this story to life with special behind-the-scenes footage.nrHistoryHistoryWorldWorldModern historyModern historySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1637171040/The slave ship Meermin set sail from Madagascar for South Africa in 1766, but the ship would never make it to Cape Town, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the Dutch crew, ordering the ship be sailed back to Madagascar and freedom.http://video.pbs.org/video/1637171040/11/15/2010Watch the full episode and discover the fate of the slave ship MeerminnrModern historyModern historyShipwrecksShipwrecksEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1618556435/The slave ship Meermin set sail from Madagascar for South Africa in 1766, but the ship would never make it to Cape Town, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the Dutch crew, ordering the ship be sailed back to Madagascar and freedom.http://video.pbs.org/video/1618556435/10/19/2010Find out how the Slave Ship Meermin began its ill-fated voyage.nrHistoryHistoryEnlightenmentEnlightenmentWorldWorldModern historyModern historyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1631639851/The royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I is one of the most spectacular of all the ancient Egyptian treasures - even more remarkable than that of Tutankhamen. So why hasn't the world heard about it? What mysteries does it contain? And what does it reveal about ancient Egypt?http://video.pbs.org/video/1631639851/11/03/2010Watch the full episode and discover the royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes InrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1616396583/The royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I is one of the most spectacular of all the ancient Egyptian treasures - even more remarkable than that of Tutankhamen. So why hasn't the world heard about it? What mysteries does it contain? And what does it reveal about ancient Egypt?http://video.pbs.org/video/1616396583/10/16/2010The tomb of Psusennes I is one of the most spectacular ancient Egyptian treasures.nrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyScience & NatureScience & NatureAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1481015813/Japanese SuperSub recounts Japan's superior submarine technology and reveals how close the Japanese came to using the subs to blow up the Panama Canal, terrorize the U.S. and possibly enact a deadly biological attack. The supersub, obtained by the U.S. at the end of the war, combined the tactical advantages of sea and sky. But why did America sink one of its most prized military captures?http://video.pbs.org/video/1481015813/09/14/2010Recount Japan's superior submarine technology combining tactical advantages of sea and skytv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NaturePhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIShipwrecksShipwrecksEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1341327345/Timed for the first anniversary of the attacks, "Mumbai Massacre" brings viewers survivor accounts, closed-circuit footage from within the hotels and actual words spoken by victims and terrorists. Told from the perspective of the victims, the film places viewers inside the maelstrom, where they become witnesses to the critical events and decisions that meant the difference between life and death.http://video.pbs.org/video/1341327345/09/14/2010Retrace the harrowing hours of the tragic 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. NOTE: Graphic...tv-14HistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeReligionReligionEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1327179571/In 1944, a U.S. bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and the crew ejected and parachuted into the wilderness. They were taken in and protected by members of the Dayak tribe - the "wild men of Borneo," who were infamous for their custom of hunting and smoking enemy heads. Months later, the airmen were found by an eccentric British Major who devised an ingenious plan to rescue the men.http://video.pbs.org/video/1327179571/09/14/2010Uncovers a WWII survivor tale of US soldiers lost in Borneo and their unlikely rescuerstv-pgHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1214340861/More than five centuries ago, Michelangelo Buonarroti was the darling of the Catholic Church. The Papacy commissioned him to create many of its most important pieces. Historians have long wondered about the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, but now, art historian Antonio Forcellino believes he has pieced together evidence of a deep rift between the Church and the esteemed artist.http://video.pbs.org/video/1214340861/09/14/2010Art historians investigate strange inconsistencies in Michelangelo's famous Mosestv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryRenaissanceRenaissanceArchaeologyArchaeologyReligionReligionEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1240086878/In 1918, a flu pandemic ripped through the global population with such speed and virulence that by the end of the following year an estimated 40 million people would be dead. Where did this particular flu strain come from, and what made it so deadly? 85 years later, virologists and epidemiologists the world over are still hunting down the answers to those two critical questions.http://video.pbs.org/video/1240086878/09/14/2010Where did this particular flu strain come from, and what made it so deadly?tv-pgHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureModern historyModern historyDiseaseDiseaseDNADNAForensicsForensicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1208271760/Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard, was the most notorious pirate of his day. Now, 300 years later, a marine archaeology team believe they have found his sunken flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, off the North Carolina coast. Did Blackbeard accidentally run his ship aground, or was it a deliberate plot to betray his crew and cheat them out of their share of the plunder?http://video.pbs.org/video/1208271760/09/14/2010Has an archaeology team discovered Blackbeard's sunken flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge?tv-pgHistoryHistoryArchaeologyArchaeologyEnlightenmentEnlightenmentUnited StatesUnited StatesWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsArchaeologyArchaeologyCrimeCrimeShipwrecksShipwrecksEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1235658337/At the end of World War II, undercover Allied agents engaged in a desperate race against one another to capture the elite of Germany's scientific community in an effort to gain a major advantage in the looming Cold War and Space Race. "The Hunt for Nazi Scientists" examines this crucial pursuit through eye-witness accounts of these daring missions.http://video.pbs.org/video/1235658337/09/14/2010Allied agents engage in a race to capture the elite of Germany's scientific communitytv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIHolocaustHolocaustEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1211797061/In 1910, an American doctor named Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder-and execution that followed-made international headlines. It was a landmark case-the first trial by media, and the first to be dominated by forensic science. But did the prosecutors get it right? Almost one hundred years later, investigators have re-opened the files.http://video.pbs.org/video/1211797061/09/14/2010Investigators have re-opened the files on one of the crimes of the centurytv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeDNADNAForensicsForensicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1204753806/5000 ago, the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. The sophisticated inhabitants were the first Europeans to use a written language and construct paved roads. But inexplicably, at the height of their power, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The reason for their disappearance has perplexed historians for generations -- until now.http://video.pbs.org/video/1204753806/09/14/2010Uncover history-changing evidence of what happened to the ancient Minoanstv-pgHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239877248/Doping for Gold investigates one of the most alarming cover-ups in the history of the Olympic Games - East Germany's organized use of steroids and testosterone to bolster its athletes' performance from 1960s through the 1980s. This program received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239877248/09/14/2010Investigate one of the most alarming cover-ups in the history of the Olympic Gamestv-pgHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureHealthHealthModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1215284329/In A.D. 79, the people of Herculaneum, a seaside town in Italy's Bay of Naples, watched in horror as Mount Vesuvius erupted, hurling a boiling, churning column of gas and ash 10 miles high into the sky towards the neighboring city of Pompeii. It was only a matter of time before Vesuvius would unleash its fury on Herculaneum, killing its citizens in an even more spectacular and gruesome way.http://video.pbs.org/video/1215284329/09/14/2010Discover the fabled city of Herculaneum destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius 2,000 years agotv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalWorldWorldAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239472626/Nazi records show that tens of thousands of Jews from German-occupied territories were sent to Auschwitz to be executed each month. But two Auschwitz prisoners, Rudolph Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, were determined to expose the horrors of the Nazi genocide and stop the killing factories forever. To do that, they had to become the first to escape from the heavily-guarded camp.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239472626/09/14/2010Two Auschwitz prisoners were determined to expose the horrors of the Nazi genocidetv-pgHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIHolocaustHolocaustEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1207009525/Archaeologists make a grisly find: Four hundred skeletons buried in a mass grave. The bodies have lain undisturbed for 500 years, since the time of the Spanish conquest. But this is no ordinary gravesite. The remains suggest these people met a gruesome end at the hands of the Aztecs, who ruled Mesoamerica in the 14th through 16th centuries. But who were the victims and why were they killed?http://video.pbs.org/video/1207009525/09/14/2010400 skeletons are found in Zultapec. Who were the victims and why were they killed?nrHistoryHistoryArchaeologyArchaeologyWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureAncient civilizationsAncient civilizationsArchaeologyArchaeologyForensicsForensicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1290027448/In 1789, more than 200 female thieves, prostitutes and con-artists rounded up from London's most prisons were shipped off to an Australian penal colony aboard a leaky vessel named the Lady Juliana. But once aboard, the women turned their banishment into opportunity, transforming their ship into a floating brothel on a journey that ended with the women as the founding mothers of Australia.http://video.pbs.org/video/1290027448/09/14/2010Follow the racuous journey of the 18th century women who settled Australiatv-pgHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEnlightenmentEnlightenmentWorldWorldModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1282032064/A plea is smuggled to a New York reporter from within Western Australia's Fremantle Prison. This letter launched an American whaler that stood its ground against an armed British steamer for freedom and independence. The whaler was the Catalpa, its captain was George Anthony and its human cargo consisted of six Irish political prisoners, who had suffered at the Fremantle prison for a decade.http://video.pbs.org/video/1282032064/09/14/2010See the heroic escape story of Irish political prisoners, the Fremantle Sixtv-pgHistoryHistoryVictorianVictorianWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1297503569/"Gangland Graveyard" takes viewers into the world of the Mafia through expert insight provided by Joseph D. Pistone, the real life Donnie Brasco. In 1981, Three Mafia captains were murdered by Massino in a power play for control of the Bananno family. Over the next 20 years the FBI would use undercover testimony and accounting forensics to eventually topple Massino's Mafia career.http://video.pbs.org/video/1297503569/09/14/2010Delve into the world of the Mafia through the insight of the real life Donnie Brascotv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeForensicsForensicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1258888794/Deep in the jungle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific are the rusting remains of a World War II-era fighter plane. Research confirms that the plane is the doomed Wildcat flown by James "Pug" Southerland in WWII. This documentary examines and recreates every dramatic moment of the legendary showdown between 30-year-old Southerland in his Wildcat, and Saburo Sakai, 25, in his Mitsubishi Zero.http://video.pbs.org/video/1258888794/09/14/2010What really happened in this "high noon" style showdown over the jungles of Guadalcanal?tv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictScience & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsPhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsModern historyModern historyWorld War IIWorld War IIForensicsForensicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1355566832/On September 11, 1978, Bulgarian emigre, writer and broadcast journalist Georgi Markov died. Three days before, while waiting for a bus, Markov felt a sudden sting in the back of his thigh. Markov was soon hospitalized. After his death, an investigation ruled Markov had been poisoned. A pellet containing ricin had been shot into his leg. How had this political murder been executed?http://video.pbs.org/video/1355566832/09/14/2010Solve the mystery of the Cold War politcal murders of a Bulgarian defector in Londontv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictScience & NatureScience & NatureBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsModern historyModern historyCrimeCrimeForensicsForensicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1312687902/On the last night of an Atlantic voyage, the Andrea Doria luxury liner was broadsided by the 13,000-ton Stockholm in an accident that imperiled more than 1,700 passengers and crew. With the world watching in horror during one of the first televised tragedies, the Andrea Doria sank, sparking a ferocious debate over fault that remains to this day and ended the era of luxury cruise liners.http://video.pbs.org/video/1312687902/09/14/2010See testimonies and footage of the accident that ended the era of luxury cruise linerstv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldModern historyModern historyForensicsForensicsShipwrecksShipwrecksEpisode