Secrets of the Dead
Airmen and the Headhunters (#902)
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The story of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese occupied Borneo during Word War II.
Education Record Rights: 1 year from original broadcast.
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Secrets of the Dead | The Airmen and the Headhunters ... (#902)
Full Program: Uncovers a WWII survivor tale of US soldiers lost in Borneo and their unlikely rescuers 52:36
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Secrets of the Dead | Irish Escape | PBS (#605)
Full Program: See the heroic escape story of Irish political prisoners, the Fremantle Six 54:23
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Secrets of the Dead | Herculaneum Uncovered | PBS (#603)
Full Program: Discover the fabled city of Herculaneum destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius 2,000 years ago 54:20
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Secrets of the Dead | Escape from Auschwitz | PBS (#702)
Full Program: Two Auschwitz prisoners were determined to expose the horrors of the Nazi genocide 53:50
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Secrets of the Dead | Aztec Massacre | PBS (#701)
Full Program: 400 skeletons are found in Zultapec. Who were the victims and why were they killed? 52:21
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Program Description: Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD 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.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Mumbai Massacre (#903)
Victims reveal how they passed information to social networks during the terrorist attack in India.
- Sat, November 28, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 28, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 28, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 28, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, December 1, 9:00 PM on IPTV
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Airmen and the Headhunters (#902)
The story of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese occupied Borneo during Word War II.
- Tue, December 1, 8:00 PM on IPTV
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The Killer Flu (#402)
Hunting for answers to how this pandemic killed 40 million people throughout the world in 1918.
- Mon, December 14, 9:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, December 18, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 18, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 18, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 18, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of Secrets of the Dead aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
