Secrets of the Dead.

Secrets of the Dead

Cracking the Queen's Code

Three codebreakers succeed in decoding 57 encrypted letters from Mary, Queen of Scots, detailing efforts to free herself from imprisonment. (57 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Fri, 10/30 at 2:15 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Field of Vampires

The 2022 discovery in Eastern Europe of more than 50 errant burials that indicate a perceived threat of vampirism in the 17th century. (57 minutes)

Sat, 10/31 at 4:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Scientists try to determine which animal was the apex predator 58 million years ago -- a 43-foot-long snake called the Titanoboa or a giant crocodilian. (60 minutes)

Sun, 11/1 at 2:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Field of Vampires

The 2022 discovery in Eastern Europe of more than 50 errant burials that indicate a perceived threat of vampirism in the 17th century. (60 minutes)

Sun, 11/1 at 4:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Field of Vampires

The 2022 discovery in Eastern Europe of more than 50 errant burials that indicate a perceived threat of vampirism in the 17th century. (60 minutes)

Wed, 11/4 at 9:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Saving Tangier Island

Rising sea levels threaten tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Virginia. (60 minutes)

Thu, 11/5 at 2:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Saving Tangier Island

Rising sea levels threaten tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Virginia. (60 minutes)