Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe (1994)
Synopsis
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.
Network
ITV1
Episodes
Snake Charmers, Wolf Children and Holy Men
Indian mystics have long impressed with their snake-charming and rope tricks : but are they illusions or real magic?
On the Trail of the Big Cats
The search for hard evidence to back up sightings of big cats in unlikely locations
Where Giants Walked
Theories explaining the enormous carved heads on Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island
Relics of the Saints
Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics
Mysteries of the Sea
The intriguing Marie Celeste mystery, and an exploration of a Sri Lankan shipwreck
The Psychic Detectives
Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?
Keys to the Past
The mystery of giant stone jars discovered on an Indo-Chinese plain
The Burning Question
Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion
A Crop of Circles
Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?
At Death's Door
Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death
Callers from the Cosmos
Investigation into whether extraterrestrials are trying to contact man, and alleged alien abductions
The Evil Eye
Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation
Secrets of the Pyramids
What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids
Mysteries of the Maya
The sci-fi writer talks to archaeologists trying to uncover the truth about the Mayan civilization
Squaring the Bermuda Triangle
Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle
Doom of the Dinosaurs
Possible reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction, including a meteorite impact which could have caused a nuclear winter
Cracking Codes: Writings, Runes and Other Riddles
Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone
Zombies, The Living Dead?
Are tales of the living dead simply superstition, or is there a medical explanation?
The Strange Powers of Animals
Topics include Canine cancer detection, Learned pig, Clever hans.
Into Thin Air
Topics include Crocker Land Expedition, Fata Morgana (mirage), Phantom Island, Pepys Island.
Baffling Bombardments
Arthur attempts to find the reason behind the bizarre items which fall from the skies.
Meeting Mary: Visions Of The Virgin
Topics include Miracle of the Sun, Our Lady of Fatima, Steuart Campbell, James Horan (monsignor), Moving statues, Our Lady of Medjugorje.
Secrets Of Ancient Worlds
Topics include Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce, Atlantis, Santorini caldera, Minoan eruption, Anthony Bonanno, Olmec colossal heads, Misraħ Għar il-Kbir
Spirits Of Place: Hauntings & Spectres
Topics include Spirit photography.
True Or False: More Than Meets The Eye?
Topics include Drake's Plate of Brass, New Albion, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frank Asaro, Hermann Loew, Archaeopteryx, Sherbone Bone.
Mysteries Of The North
Topics include Almas (folklore wildman), Viking expansion, Storsjöodjuret.
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Details
Original Title
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
26