Nick London
Director
Secret History (1991)
Season 16
Secret History was a long-running British television documentary series. Shown on Channel 4, the Secret History brandname was used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can still be found on US cable channels without the branding. It can be seen as Channel 4's answer to the BBC's Timewatch.
Released Nov. 14, 1991
10+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.reenactment, imdb.historical-event, imdb.archaeology, imdb.historical-reassessment
Production Companies: 3BM Television
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S16E1 - Shakespeare's Tomb
Documentary focuses on investigating mysteries of burial grounds of William Shakespeare led by noted historian Dr. Helen Castor.
April 19, 2016, midnight
S16E2 - The Mystery of the Crossrail Skulls
Engineers digging for Crossrail have made a chilling discovery: dozens of skulls under London's Liverpool Street station. It's clear the skulls are from Roman London, but nothing like this has been found before. This documentary unravels the mystery, using ground-breaking archaeological investigation. Who are these people and how did their skulls get there? There are many theories: they could be victims of a massacre, or gladiators; they could have naturally washed out of cemeteries in times of peace or be executed rebels; they could even be the victims of some grisly, long-lost ritual. Now the tools are available to solve the mystery. The investigation covers Boudicca's rebellion, the bloody gladiatorial arena, and head-hunting sites in France. Does the investigation answer the mystery of the Crossrail skulls?
April 26, 2016, midnight
S16E3 - Jutland - WW1's Greatest Sea Battle
Thousands of British sailors died in the Battle of Jutland. It has been plagued by controversy ever since. This Secret History film joins a landmark expedition to uncover the truth about the battle.
May 21, 2016, midnight
S16E4 - Messages Home - Lost Films of the British Army
June 26, 2016, midnight
S16E5 - China's Forgotten Emperor
For 1300 years, Wu Zetian - China's only female Emperor - has been remembered as a callous tyrant who brought calamity to China. But new discoveries paint a very different picture of her reign.
July 3, 2016, midnight
S16E6 - Saddam Goes to Hollywood
July 24, 2016, midnight
S16E7 - Heroes of Helmand - The British Army's Greatest Escape
Aug. 16, 2016, midnight
S16E8 - Secrets of a Police Marksman
Aug. 18, 2016, midnight
S16E9 - The Good Terrorist
Aug. 27, 2016, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Released: Nov. 14, 1991
Last Air Date: Nov. 12, 2017, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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