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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

1994 · 1 season · 26 episodes · Ended · ITV1

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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe was a popular eighteen part television series looking at unexplained phenomena across the universe. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom by independent television network ITV. It premiered on July 15, 1994. It was the sequel to Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers. The series is introduced by acclaimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed at his home in Sri Lanka. However, individual episodes are narrated by Carol Vorderman. The series was produced by John Fairley and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn.

Episodes

  • S01E01Snake Charmers, Wolf Children and Holy Men1994-07-15

    Indian mystics have long impressed with their snake-charming and rope tricks : but are they illusions or real magic?

  • S01E02On the Trail of the Big Cats1994-07-22

    The search for hard evidence to back up sightings of big cats in unlikely locations

  • S01E03Where Giants Walked1994-07-29

    Theories explaining the enormous carved heads on Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island

  • S01E04Relics of the Saints1994-08-05

    Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics

  • S01E05Mysteries of the Sea1994-08-12

    The intriguing Marie Celeste mystery, and an exploration of a Sri Lankan shipwreck

  • S01E06The Psychic Detectives1994-08-19

    Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?

  • S01E07Keys to the Past1994-08-26

    The mystery of giant stone jars discovered on an Indo-Chinese plain

  • S01E08The Burning Question1994-09-02

    Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion

  • S01E09A Crop of Circles1994-09-09

    Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?

  • S01E10At Death's Door1994-09-16

    Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death

  • S01E11Callers from the Cosmos1994-09-23

    Investigation into whether extraterrestrials are trying to contact man, and alleged alien abductions

  • S01E12The Evil Eye1994-09-30

    Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation

  • S01E13Secrets of the Pyramids1994-10-07

    What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids

  • S01E14Mysteries of the Maya1994-10-14

    The sci-fi writer talks to archaeologists trying to uncover the truth about the Mayan civilization

  • S01E15Squaring the Bermuda Triangle1994-10-21

    Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle

  • S01E16Doom of the Dinosaurs1994-10-28

    Possible reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction, including a meteorite impact which could have caused a nuclear winter

  • S01E17Cracking Codes: Writings, Runes and Other Riddles1994-11-04

    Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone

  • S01E18Zombies, The Living Dead?1994-11-11

    Are tales of the living dead simply superstition, or is there a medical explanation?

  • S01E19The Strange Powers of Animals1994-11-18

    Topics include Canine cancer detection, Learned pig, Clever hans.

  • S01E20Into Thin Air1994-11-25

    Topics include Crocker Land Expedition, Fata Morgana (mirage), Phantom Island, Pepys Island.

  • S01E21Baffling Bombardments1994-12-02

    Arthur attempts to find the reason behind the bizarre items which fall from the skies.

  • S01E22Meeting Mary: Visions Of The Virgin1994-12-09

    Topics include Miracle of the Sun, Our Lady of Fatima, Steuart Campbell, James Horan (monsignor), Moving statues, Our Lady of Medjugorje.

  • S01E23Secrets Of Ancient Worlds1994-12-16

    Topics include Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce, Atlantis, Santorini caldera, Minoan eruption, Anthony Bonanno, Olmec colossal heads, Misraħ Għar il-Kbir

  • S01E24Spirits Of Place: Hauntings & Spectres1994-12-23

    Topics include Spirit photography.

  • S01E25True Or False: More Than Meets The Eye?1994-12-30

    Topics include Drake's Plate of Brass, New Albion, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frank Asaro, Hermann Loew, Archaeopteryx, Sherbone Bone.

  • S01E26Mysteries Of The North1995-01-06

    Topics include Almas (folklore wildman), Viking expansion, Storsjöodjuret.

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