Series·1994·1 season

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

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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.

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Snake Charmers, Wolf Children and Holy MenE1 · 45 min

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 CatsE2 · 45 min

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

Where Giants WalkedE3 · 45 min

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

Relics of the SaintsE4 · 45 min

Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics

Mysteries of the SeaE5 · 45 min

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

The Psychic DetectivesE6 · 45 min

Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?

Keys to the PastE7 · 45 min

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

The Burning QuestionE8 · 45 min

Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion

A Crop of CirclesE9 · 45 min

Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?

At Death's DoorE10 · 45 min

Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death

Callers from the CosmosE11 · 45 min

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

The Evil EyeE12 · 45 min

Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation

Secrets of the PyramidsE13 · 45 min

What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids

Mysteries of the MayaE14 · 45 min

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

Squaring the Bermuda TriangleE15 · 45 min

Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle

Doom of the DinosaursE16 · 45 min

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

Cracking Codes: Writings, Runes and Other RiddlesE17 · 45 min

Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone

Zombies, The Living Dead?E18 · 45 min

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

The Strange Powers of AnimalsE19 · 45 min

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

Into Thin AirE20 · 45 min

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

Baffling BombardmentsE21 · 45 min

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

Meeting Mary: Visions Of The VirginE22 · 45 min

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

Secrets Of Ancient WorldsE23 · 45 min

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

Spirits Of Place: Hauntings & SpectresE24 · 45 min

Topics include Spirit photography.

True Or False: More Than Meets The Eye?E25 · 45 min

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

Mysteries Of The NorthE26 · 45 min

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

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2 credited

Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. ClarkeHost
Carol Vorderman
Carol VordermanNarrator

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