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Secrets of the Dead (2000–)

Unearthing History

24 seasons125 episodes56 min per episode★ 8.0 · 755 votes

Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.

Next episode: T24 · E2, on October 21, 2026

First aired: May 15, 2000
Network: PBS
Country of origin: United States, United Kingdom

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Cast

Jay O. Sanders as Narrator
Jay O. Sanders as Self - Narrator
Jay O. Sanders as Narrator in US version
Liev Schreiber as Self - Narrator
Liev Schreiber as Narrator
Salima Ikram as Self - Egyptologist, American University in Cairo
Salima Ikram as Self - Egyptologist, America University, Cairo
Salima Ikram as Self - Egyptologist, The American University in Cairo
Andrew Lambert as Self - Naval Historian
Andrew Lambert as Self - Naval Historian, King's College London
Andrew Lambert as Self - UK Naval Historian
Charles Nicholl as Self - Author, Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind
Charles Nicholl as Self - Biographer
Charles Nicholl as Self - Interviewee
Roy Scheider as Narrator
Piers Gibbon as Narrator
Piers Gibbon as Self - Narrator
Chris Naunton as Self - Director, Egypt Exploration Society
Michael Brown as Self - Accident Reconstruction Expert
Michael Brown as Self - Charleston Historian
Mark Horton as Self - Archaeologist
Mark Horton as Self - Archaeology Team

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Savin Yeatman-Eiffel · Writer