The BEST episodes of Secrets of the Dead season 3

Every episode of Secrets of the Dead season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Secrets of the Dead season 3!

Sometimes the truth gets carried to the grave. The techniques of modern forensic science are used to investigate a historical mystery to find proof of what really happened.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: PBSStatus: Continuing
Mystery of the Black Death
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#1 - Mystery of the Black Death

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2002

Did a genetic mutation save an English village from the Great Plague -- and could it help save the world from the scourge of AIDS?

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#2 - Titanic's Ghosts

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2002

Almost a hundred years later, investigators are employing new DNA forensic techniques to name the unidentified victims of the Titanic disaster.

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#3 - The Great Fire of Rome

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2002

Experts explore ancient Rome's great fire and question who was responsible -- the emperor Nero or the Christians he blamed the disaster on.

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#4 - Tragedy at the Pole

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2003

In March 1912, on their return trip from the South Pole, Captain Robert F. Scott and his team froze to death in Antarctica just 11 miles from a depot of food and heating oil. Scott's fatal journey has become the stuff of legend, and some have labeled him an incompetent leader whose mistakes cost him and his team their lives. But are the criticisms fair, or has history judged him too harshly?

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#5 - Bombing Nazi Dams

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2003

In 1943, a British aircraft designer developed a weapon that would allow the Allies to deliver a blow to the very heart of Nazi Germany.

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#6 - Search for the First Human

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/2002

Ancient hominid fossils ignite controversy over the origins of humankind.