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Secret History (1991–2019) — history on Channel 4
The answer: Concluded March 17, 2019.
18seasons
126episodes
About Secret History
Secret History ended on March 17, 2019, on Channel 4.
It was a documentary series that explored significant moments in history through interviews and archival footage, often revealing little-known or previously suppressed information. The show covered a wide range of international events and was known for its in-depth investigations into historical mysteries and controversies. Premiering in 1991, the series ran for multiple seasons, with its final episode airing in 2019.
The series was a long-running British documentary that began in 1991 and concluded in 2019. It used a combination of interviews and archival footage to re-examine key historical moments, often uncovering new details about well-known events. Over the years, it earned recognition, including the Royal Television Society award for Best Documentary Series in 1992.
Secret History episode schedule
126 aired
Aired · 126
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2019 | S18·E1 | Skeletons of the Mary Rose: The New Evidence |
| April 8, 2018 | S17·E5 | Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence |
| March 4, 2018 | S17·E4 | Churchill's Secret Affair |
| February 25, 2018 | S17·E3 | Hannibal's Elephant Army: The New Evidence |
| February 18, 2018 | S17·E2 | Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man |
| February 11, 2018 | S17·E6 | Lost Cities of the Maya: Revealed |
| January 27, 2018 | S17·E1 | Holocaust: The Revenge Plot |
| November 12, 2017 | S16·E4 | Britain's Forgotten Army |
| July 9, 2017 | S16·E3 | Secrets of China's Forbidden City |
| July 2, 2017 | S16·E2 | Dunkirk - The New Evidence |
| January 1, 2017 | S16·E1 | Titanic: The New Evidence |
| December 10, 2016 | S15·E10 | Pearl Harbour The New Evidence |
| November 13, 2016 | S15·E9 | Last Heroes of the Somme |
| August 18, 2016 | S15·E8 | Secrets of a Police Marksman |
| August 16, 2016 | S15·E7 | Heroes of Helmand: The British Army's Great Escape |
| July 24, 2016 | S15·E6 | Saddam Goes to Hollywood |
| July 3, 2016 | S15·E5 | China's Forgotten Emperor |
| June 26, 2016 | S15·E4 | Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army |
| May 11, 2016 | S15·E3 | Jutland: WWI's Greatest Sea Battle |
| April 24, 2016 | S15·E2 | The Mystery of the Crossrail Skulls |
| March 26, 2016 | S15·E1 | Shakespeare's Tomb |
| October 31, 2015 | S14·E14 | Britain's Medieval Vampires |
| October 25, 2015 | S14·E12 | The Sex Change Spitfire Ace |
| October 18, 2015 | S14·E11 | China: Treasures of the Jade Empire |
| October 4, 2015 | S14·E10 | Cleopatra's Lost Tomb |
| September 27, 2015 | S14·E9 | First Humans: The Cave Discovery |
| August 5, 2015 | S14·E8 | The Other Prince William |
| August 4, 2015 | S14·E7 | Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship |
| July 30, 2015 | S14·E6 | Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King |
| July 19, 2015 | S14·E5 | London's Lost Graveyard - The Crossrail Discovery |
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| November 30, 2014 | S14·E4 | The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story |
| November 2, 2014 | S14·E3 | World War I's Forgotten Heroes |
| October 19, 2014 | S14·E2 | Hitler's Hidden Drug Habit |
| September 14, 2014 | S14·E1 | The Real Noahs Ark |
| April 6, 2014 | S13·E6 | Return of the Black Death |
| March 30, 2014 | S13·E5 | The Dambusters' Great Escape |
| December 8, 2013 | S13·E4 | New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors |
| November 24, 2013 | S13·E3 | Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden |
| November 17, 2013 | S13·E2 | Queen Victoria and the Crippled Kaiser |
| November 10, 2013 | S13·E1 | Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy |
| July 12, 2004 | S12·E6 | The Nazi Expedition |
| July 5, 2004 | S12·E5 | Sink the Belgrano |
| June 28, 2004 | S12·E4 | Sex Bomb |
| June 21, 2004 | S12·E3 | The Royal Mummy |
| June 14, 2004 | S12·E2 | Britain's Boy Soldiers |
| June 7, 2004 | S12·E1 | Beasts of the Roman |
| June 19, 2003 | S11·E6 | The Nazi Officer's Wife |
| June 12, 2003 | S11·E5 | The Strangest Viking |
| June 5, 2003 | S11·E4 | The Affair |
| May 29, 2003 | S11·E3 | Costa del Crime |
| May 22, 2003 | S11·E2 | Hitler of the Andes |
| May 15, 2003 | S11·E1 | Brighton Bomb |
| July 25, 2002 | S10·E8 | Dogfight - The Mystery of the Red Baron |
| July 18, 2002 | S10·E7 | Horror on the Home Front |
| July 11, 2002 | S10·E6 | The War That Made the Nazis |
| July 4, 2002 | S10·E5 | The Crucified Soldier |
| June 27, 2002 | S10·E4 | Magic at War |
| June 20, 2002 | S10·E3 | Witchfinder General |
| June 13, 2002 | S10·E2 | The Comet Cover-Up |
| June 6, 2002 | S10·E1 | The Charge of the Light Brigade |
| January 5, 2002 | S9·E7 | The Falklands - Exocet! |
| September 13, 2001 | S9·E6 | Spanish Armada |
| September 6, 2001 | S9·E5 | Wartime Crime |
| August 30, 2001 | S9·E4 | Television in the Third Reich |
| August 23, 2001 | S9·E3 | The Lost Legions of Varus |
| August 16, 2001 | S9·E2 | The Search for the Struma |
| August 9, 2001 | S9·E1 | Orphans of the Airlift |
| September 21, 2000 | S8·E7 | Children of the Iron Lung |
| September 14, 2000 | S8·E6 | Natural Born Americans |
| September 7, 2000 | S8·E5 | Mutiny - The True Story of the Red October |
| August 31, 2000 | S8·E4 | Prisoners of the Kaiser |
| August 24, 2000 | S8·E3 | Last Train from Budapest |
| August 17, 2000 | S8·E2 | Funny Money |
| August 10, 2000 | S8·E1 | The Duchess and the Headless Man |
| October 5, 1999 | S7·E10 | Execution at Camp 21 |
| September 28, 1999 | S7·E9 | The Great Fog |
| September 21, 1999 | S7·E8 | Miracle on the River Kwai |
| September 14, 1999 | S7·E7 | The Bunny Girl |
| September 7, 1999 | S7·E6 | Sex and the Swastika |
| August 31, 1999 | S7·E5 | The People's Duchess |
| August 24, 1999 | S7·E4 | Mau Mau |
| August 19, 1999 | S7·E3 | Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail |
| August 17, 1999 | S7·E2 | The Hidden Jews of Berlin |
| August 10, 1999 | S7·E1 | The Great Train Robbery |
| August 10, 1998 | S6·E11 | Kinsey's Paedophiles |
| July 27, 1998 | S6·E10 | D-Day Disaster |
| July 20, 1998 | S6·E9 | Witch Hunt |
| July 13, 1998 | S6·E8 | Winter of Discontent |
| July 6, 1998 | S6·E7 | Purple Secret - In Search of Royal Madness |
| June 29, 1998 | S6·E6 | The Berlin Airlift |
| June 15, 1998 | S6·E5 | Killer Flu |
| June 8, 1998 | S6·E4 | Dad's Army |
| June 1, 1998 | S6·E3 | The Chair |
| May 18, 1998 | S6·E2 | The Porn King, the Stripper and the Bent Coppers |
| May 11, 1998 | S6·E1 | The Voyage of the Exodus |
| July 21, 1997 | S5·E5 | Spying for Love |
| July 14, 1997 | S5·E4 | Gold Fever |
| July 7, 1997 | S5·E3 | Breaking the Sound Barrier |
| June 30, 1997 | S5·E2 | The Tragedy of HMS Glorious |
| June 23, 1997 | S5·E1 | Lords of the Underworld |
| August 22, 1996 | S4·E6 | Konkordski |
| August 15, 1996 | S4·E5 | Harold Wilson - The Final Days |
| August 8, 1996 | S4·E4 | Mutiny in the RAF |
| August 1, 1996 | S4·E3 | The Voyage of the St. Louis |
| July 25, 1996 | S4·E2 | The Whitechapel Murders |
| July 11, 1996 | S4·E1 | The Battle of Goose Green |
| February 24, 1994 | S3·E6 | Suicide Island |
| February 17, 1994 | S3·E5 | The Lynchburg Story |
| February 10, 1994 | S3·E4 | Dead or Alive |
| February 3, 1994 | S3·E3 | The Dambusters' Raid |
| January 27, 1994 | S3·E2 | White Lies |
| January 20, 1994 | S3·E1 | The Soviet Wives Affair |
| August 17, 1992 | S2·E8 | The Robert Kennedy Assassination |
| August 10, 1992 | S2·E7 | Bad Blood |
| August 3, 1992 | S2·E6 | Death of a Democrat |
| July 27, 1992 | S2·E5 | The Hidden Holocaust |
| July 20, 1992 | S2·E4 | The Last Days of Aldo Moro |
| July 13, 1992 | S2·E3 | Drowning by Bullets |
| July 6, 1992 | S2·E2 | Birds of Death |
| June 26, 1992 | S2·E1 | Deep Sleep |
| December 19, 1991 | S1·E6 | Prisoners of Propaganda |
| December 12, 1991 | S1·E5 | Murder in Missippi |
| December 5, 1991 | S1·E4 | Bloody Sunday |
| November 28, 1991 | S1·E3 | Ratlines |
| November 21, 1991 | S1·E2 | The Unquiet Graves |
| November 14, 1991 | S1·E1 | The Hidden Hand |