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Season 22 Preview

Premiere: 8/19/2025 | 0:28 |

Catch new episodes of Secrets of the Dead on Wednesdays starting October 8 at 10/9c on your local PBS station (check local listings), or stream anytime on the PBS App or www.pbs.org/secrets.

About the Episode

Catch brand new episodes of Secrets of the Dead Wednesdays at 10/9c on your local PBS station (check local listings), or stream anytime on the PBS App.

The Fall premiere schedule:

  • The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum Wednesday, Oct. 8
  • Cleopatra’s Last Temple Wednesday, Oct. 15
  • Cracking the Queen’s Code Wednesday, Oct. 22
  • Chasing the Plague Wednesday, Oct. 29
  • Picturing Shakespeare Wednesday, Nov. 12
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TRANSCRIPT

-This fall on "Secrets of the Dead"... -The Colosseum is the most impressive monument in the Roman world.

-Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in ancient history.

This temple is hers.

-Mary in captivity is still Mary, Queen of Scots.

-Did we learn from the Black Death?

Only time will tell.

-If it were proven to be Shakespeare, it could be worth a hundred to 200 million.

-... on "Secrets of the Dead."