S2 E1 • The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)

An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?

Première diffusion : 24 décembre 1977

S2 E2 • The Man Who Would Not Die

The fascinating saga of the Count of Saint-Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.

Première diffusion : 31 décembre 1977

S2 E3 • Firewalkers

How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?

Première diffusion : 5 janvier 1978

S2 E4 • Mayan Mysteries

The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?

Première diffusion : 7 janvier 1978

S2 E5 • Astrology

Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.

Première diffusion : 12 janvier 1978

S2 E6 • Michael Rockefeller

Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?

Première diffusion : 21 janvier 1978

S2 E7 • Hurricanes

Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?

Première diffusion : 26 janvier 1978

S2 E8 • The Ogopogo Monster

This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.

Première diffusion : 28 janvier 1978

S2 E9 • Pyramid Secrets

Pyramid Secrets: Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.

Première diffusion : 4 février 1978

S2 E10 • Dead Sea Scrolls

The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.

Première diffusion : 9 février 1978

S2 E11 • Reincarnation

Reincarnation: Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.

Première diffusion : 11 février 1978

S2 E12 • The Shark Worshippers

A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.

Première diffusion : 18 février 1978

S2 E13 • Anastasia

An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Première diffusion : 23 février 1978

S2 E14 • The Secrets of Life

Secrets of Life: Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.

Première diffusion : 25 février 1978

S2 E15 • Immortality

Immortality: Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.

Première diffusion : 27 février 1978

S2 E16 • The Swamp Monster

The Swamp Monster: An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.

Première diffusion : 4 mars 1978

S2 E17 • Hypnosis

A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.

Première diffusion : 9 mars 1978

S2 E18 • Troy

The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.

Première diffusion : 11 mars 1978

S2 E19 • Witch Doctors

Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being reinstituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.

Première diffusion : 18 mars 1978

S2 E20 • Haunted Castles

Haunted Castles: Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.

Première diffusion : 27 avril 1978

S2 E21 • Butch Cassidy

Butch Cassidy: Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.

S2 E22 • Deadly Ants

A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.

S2 E23 • The Coming Ice Age

An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.

S2 E24 • The Garden of Eden

Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

Première diffusion : 1 juin 1978