Timewatch - Season 23 / Year 2004

Timewatch - Season 23 / Year 2004

Season 23 / Year 2004

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Episodes11
DatesJan. 9, 2004 - Nov. 5, 2004
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Episodes

Britain's X Files
Year 2004Episode 160 min

Britain's X Files

Examining the UFO phenomenon in Britain since the 1950s, when alleged sightings began and Clement Attlee formed the Flying Saucer Working Party. The documentary recalls how UFOs became a symbol of the communist threat during the Cold War and - with access to previously secret files - shows how paranoia over these mysterious vessels struck at the heart of the political, military, and royal establishments. NEW SERIES 1/5.
Jan. 9, 2004
The Lost Liner and the Empire's Gold
Year 2004Episode 260 min

The Lost Liner and the Empire's Gold

On 30 December 1915 the Persia, a passenger ship loaded with gold bullion bound for Bombay, was torpedoed by the notorious U-boat ace Max Valentiner, killing over ## people and sending the liner to the bottom of the sea. For 88 years, the wreck's whereabouts has remained a mystery. However, salvage experts Moya and Alec Crawford believe they can locate the Persia - and her precious cargo. 2/5.
Jan. 16, 2004
The Secrets of Enzo Ferrari
Year 2004Episode 360 min

The Secrets of Enzo Ferrari

Glamour, money, sex, and danger are all synonymous with the Ferrari brand, and all were evident in the life of its creator, who died in 1988. He was prepared to manipulate, test, and shape everyone around him to achieve his dream. But he also led a secretive life - explored here. 3/5.
Jan. 23, 2004
The Mysteries of the Medieval Ship
Year 2004Episode 460 min

The Mysteries of the Medieval Ship

The well-preserved remains of an 80ft medieval merchant ship came to light in 2002 on the banks of the River Usk in Newport, Gwent. Two of the archaeologists involved - Kate Hunter and Nigel Nayling - delve into its history, uncovering secrets dating back to the Wars of the Roses. 4/5.
Jan. 30, 2004
How Mad Was King George?
Year 2004Episode 560 min

How Mad Was King George?

He's best known for having suffered bouts of mental illness and losing the American colonies, but what was King George III really like? With contributions from the Prince of Wales, Timewatch re-examines the life of Britain's longest-reigning king who, despite a painful metabolic condition, was a dutiful, plain-living monarch whose 60 years on the throne saw a flowering of the arts and sciences. 5/5.
Feb. 6, 2004
Who Killed Rasputin?
Year 2004Episode 660 min

Who Killed Rasputin?

Could the British Secret Service be linked with a murder that, for nearly 90 years, has been attributed to self-confessed culprit Prince Felix Yusupov? Acting with a group of fellow conspirators, he is said to have poisoned, shot, and finally drowned the allegedly mad monk Grigori Rasputin in the Russian city of St Petersburg in 1916. Former Scotland Yard commander and murder detective Richard Cullen travels back to the scene of the crime to re-examine the evidence. NEW SERIES 1/6.
Okt. 1, 2004
The Lost Heroes
Year 2004Episode 760 min

The Lost Heroes

On 11 September, 1943, a small team of men set out on what official records described as 'the most daring attack of the Second World War'. The secret mission pitted just a handful of Britishvolunteers against an enemy several thousand strong. Crammed into four-man midget submarines, they battled for eleven days across treacherous Arctic seas. Their objective - an impregnable Norwegian fjord holding a foe one thousand four hundred times their size. The battleship Hitler called 'the Beast' - Tirpitz.

Okt. 8, 2004
The Mystery of the Black Death
Year 2004Episode 860 min

The Mystery of the Black Death

Could the Black Death - killer of up to half of Europe in the 14th century - be lying dormant, ready to strike again? New evidence refutes received opinion that the cause was bubonic plague spread by rats, but was actually a deadly virus that emerged from animals and then vanished again. 3/6.
Okt. 15, 2004
The Black Pharaohs
Year 2004Episode 960 min

The Black Pharaohs

Documentary telling the story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush and its battles with ancient Egypt for supremacy of the Nile Valley. The kings of Kush ruled Egypt for 100 years and became the most powerfulemperors of the ancient world. Though archaeologists were convinced Kush's influence had been underestimated, they had lacked proof until the recent discovery of an inscription in a tomb that tells of an invasion by a Kushite army.

Okt. 22, 2004
The Secrets of the Mary Rose
Year 2004Episode 1060 min

The Secrets of the Mary Rose

The story of the men who served on board the Tudor warship, which sank in Portsmouth harbour during a battle with French forces. Archaeological analysis of artefacts recovered from the wreck, reconstructions, and computer graphics combine to lay bare 16th-century naval life. 5/6.
Okt. 29, 2004
Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle
Year 2004Episode 1160 min

Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle

Exploring the crucial battle of Julius Caesar's bloody campaign to conquer Gaul in 52BC, where Caesar fought the Gaul leader Vercingetorix in one of the greatest sieges in history.

Nov. 5, 2004

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