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The Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 21

Every episode of Secrets of the Dead Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 21!

Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on...
Genres:DocumentaryMystery
Network:PBS

Season 21 Ratings Summary

"Eiffel's Race to the Top" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of the Dead" season 21. It scored 8.1/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/25/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Death in Britannia".

  • Eiffel's Race to the Top
    8.1/1040 votes

    #1 - Eiffel's Race to the Top

    Season 21 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2023

    Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death in Britannia
    8.0/1038 votes

    #2 - Death in Britannia

    Season 21 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2023

    Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who was he? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did he receive such a gruesome punishment?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Princes in the Tower
    6.6/1040 votes

    #3 - The Princes in the Tower

    Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2023

    Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the boys murdered by their uncle, the notorious King Richard III? Or was it a massive conspiracy to hide the truth?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Returning to Babylon
    7.9/1029 votes

    #4 - Returning to Babylon

    Season 21 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2024

    A moving story of a people reclaiming their cultural heritage after an occupying force tried to erase it. Priceless artifacts from the Assyrian Empire were destroyed during the Isis occupation of Mosul. Now, a team of archaeologists is dedicated to finding pieces that survived. One possible discovery: the location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mozart's Sister
    7.7/1027 votes

    #5 - Mozart's Sister

    Season 21 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2024

    Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy just like her younger brother Wolfgang. Although the children toured Europe together, once Maria Anna came of age, she was left behind while her brother became a star. But controversial new evidence suggests she may have contributed to her brother’s earliest works while a global search for her compositions continues.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Herculaneum Scrolls
    8.1/1028 votes

    #6 - The Herculaneum Scrolls

    Season 21 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2024

    Making headlines around the world, Brent Seales and his team of computer scientists set out on a mission to read the 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls found in the remains of a villa in Herculaneum. Mt. Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 AD transformed the papyri, fusing together the layers of the scrolls and making them impossible to read. Can particle physics and AI finally reveal what the scrolls say?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A