Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

Season 1

1994 · 26 episodes · 6.2/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Snake Charmers, Wolf Children and Holy Men

   15 Jul 1994

   Indian mystics have long impressed with their snake-charming and rope tricks : but are they illusions or real magic?

2. 2

   2. On the Trail of the Big Cats

   22 Jul 1994

   The search for hard evidence to back up sightings of big cats in unlikely locations

3. 3

   3. Where Giants Walked

   29 Jul 1994

   Theories explaining the enormous carved heads on Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island

4. 4

   4. Relics of the Saints

   5 Aug 1994

   Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics

5. 5

   5. Mysteries of the Sea

   12 Aug 1994

   The intriguing Marie Celeste mystery, and an exploration of a Sri Lankan shipwreck

6. 6

   6. The Psychic Detectives

   19 Aug 1994

   Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?

7. 7

   7. Keys to the Past

   26 Aug 1994

   The mystery of giant stone jars discovered on an Indo-Chinese plain

8. 8

   8. The Burning Question

   2 Sept 1994

   Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion

9. 9

   9. A Crop of Circles

   9 Sept 1994

   Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?

10. 10

    10. At Death's Door

    16 Sept 1994

    Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death

11. 11

    11. Callers from the Cosmos

    23 Sept 1994

    Investigation into whether extraterrestrials are trying to contact man, and alleged alien abductions

12. 12

    12. The Evil Eye

    30 Sept 1994

    Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation

13. 13

    13. Secrets of the Pyramids

    7 Oct 1994

    What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids

14. 14

    14. Mysteries of the Maya

    14 Oct 1994

    The sci-fi writer talks to archaeologists trying to uncover the truth about the Mayan civilization

15. 15

    15. Squaring the Bermuda Triangle

    21 Oct 1994

    Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle

16. 16

    16. Doom of the Dinosaurs

    28 Oct 1994

    Possible reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction, including a meteorite impact which could have caused a nuclear winter

17. 17

    17. Cracking Codes: Writings, Runes and Other Riddles

    4 Nov 1994

    Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone

18. 18

    18. Zombies, The Living Dead?

    11 Nov 1994

    Are tales of the living dead simply superstition, or is there a medical explanation?

19. 19

    19. The Strange Powers of Animals

    18 Nov 1994

    Topics include Canine cancer detection, Learned pig, Clever hans.

20. 20

    20. Into Thin Air

    25 Nov 1994

    Topics include Crocker Land Expedition, Fata Morgana (mirage), Phantom Island, Pepys Island.

21. 21

    21. Baffling Bombardments

    2 Dec 1994 · 6.0/10

    Arthur attempts to find the reason behind the bizarre items which fall from the skies.

22. 22

    22. Meeting Mary: Visions Of The Virgin

    9 Dec 1994 · 6.0/10

    Topics include Miracle of the Sun, Our Lady of Fatima, Steuart Campbell, James Horan (monsignor), Moving statues, Our Lady of Medjugorje.

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    23. Secrets Of Ancient Worlds

    16 Dec 1994 · 6.0/10

    Topics include Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce, Atlantis, Santorini caldera, Minoan eruption, Anthony Bonanno, Olmec colossal heads, Misraħ Għar il-Kbir

24. 24

    24. Spirits Of Place: Hauntings & Spectres

    23 Dec 1994 · 7.0/10

    Topics include Spirit photography.

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    25. True Or False: More Than Meets The Eye?

    30 Dec 1994 · 6.0/10

    Topics include Drake's Plate of Brass, New Albion, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frank Asaro, Hermann Loew, Archaeopteryx, Sherbone Bone.

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    26. Mysteries Of The North

    6 Jan 1995 · 6.0/10

    Topics include Almas (folklore wildman), Viking expansion, Storsjöodjuret.