Secrets of the Dead
Part detective story, part true-life drama, this series unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events. Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Airmen and the Headhunters (#902H) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: DVI)
This episode investigates the survival story of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese occupied Borneo during Word War II. A US bomber crew, stranded in a snake infested jungle, was rescued by Dayak tribesmen -- a tribe known for taking the heads of their enemies. The Dayaks fed and protected the airmen before leading them to the base of the maverick British special ops officer, Major Tom Harrisson, who was fighting a guerrilla war against the Japanese with a band of Australian Commandoes. In what is the most unlikely survival story of World War II, the Airmen's hopes of escape were left in the hands of the eccentric Major Harrisson who orchestrated their rescue by building a bamboo runway deep in the Borneo interior.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Thu, May 23, 2013 -- 4:00am
- KQED World: Thu, May 23, 2013 -- 6:00am
- KQED World: Thu, May 23, 2013 -- 12:00pm
- KQED Life: Thu, May 23, 2013 -- 9:00pm
- KQED Life: Fri, May 24, 2013 -- 3:00am
- KQED World: Sat, May 25, 2013 -- 11:00pm email reminder
Lost Ships of Rome (#1101) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: none)
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, suggesting that these ships had not capsized but had gone to the bottom of the sea intact and upright. What happened to these ancient ships? What were they carrying and why had they traveled to this remote, rocky island in the first place? "Lost Ships of Rome" follows the team as they explore the sites in detail, salvage artifacts and piece together the history of the ships and why they were lost at Ventotene 2,000 years ago.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 -- 2:00am email reminder
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