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Original Release
09/05/1996
US Release
09/05/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leonard Nimoy | Self - Host / Narrator / Self |
| Carole Fontaine | Self - Professor of Hebrew Bible - Andover Newton Theological School / Self - Professor of Old Testament, Andover Newton Theological School / Self |
| Peter Der Manuelian | Self |
| Emily Teeter | Self |
| I.E.S. Edwards | Self |
| Lanny Bell | Self |
| Kevin Andrew Murphy | Self |
| Dwight F. Reynolds | Self |
| Elizabeth Say | Self - Associate Professor of Religious Studies, California State University, Northridge |
| Christian Fischer | Self - Director - Silkeborg Museum - Denmark |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Altered States | Thursday, 05 September 1996 |
| 2 | Ancient Prophecy | Thursday, 19 September 1996 |
| 3 | Before Their Time: Ancient Technology | Monday, 07 October 1996 |
| 4 | Hidden Cities of the Etruscans | Thursday, 10 October 1996 |
| 5 | Witches | Thursday, 24 October 1996 |
| 6 | Mystical Monuments of Ancient Greece | Thursday, 21 November 1996 |
| 7 | Sacred Rites and Rituals | Thursday, 19 December 1996 |
| 8 | UFOs: The First Encounters | Thursday, 02 January 1997 |
| 9 | Tombs of the Gods: The Great Pyramids of Giza | Thursday, 16 January 1997 |
| 10 | Secrets of the Aztec Empire | Thursday, 13 February 1997 |
| 11 | The Curse of the Hope Diamond | Thursday, 06 March 1997 |
| 12 | Private Lives of the Emperors | Thursday, 27 March 1997 |
| 13 | Secrets of the Romanovs | Thursday, 10 April 1997 |
| 14 | Legends of the Arabian Nights | Sunday, 20 April 1997 |
| 15 | The Fate of the Neandertals | Sunday, 27 April 1997 |
| 16 | Human Sacrifice | Thursday, 01 May 1997 |
| 17 | Lost City of Pirates | Thursday, 08 May 1997 |
| 18 | Bigfoot II | Thursday, 15 May 1997 |
| 19 | Samurai | Thursday, 22 May 1997 |
| 20 | Curse of the Goddess Pele | Thursday, 05 June 1997 |
| 21 | Guardian of the Ages: The Great Sphinx | Thursday, 12 June 1997 |
| 22 | Sacred Places | Thursday, 19 June 1997 |
| 23 | Dragons: Myths and Legends | Thursday, 26 June 1997 |
| 24 | Headhunters of the Amazon | Thursday, 03 July 1997 |
| 25 | The Black Death | Thursday, 10 July 1997 |
| 26 | The Curse of the Borgias | Thursday, 31 July 1997 |
Directors
Douglas Brooks West, Lisa Bourgoujian, Benya Ben-Nun
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leonard Nimoy | Self - Host / Narrator / Self |
| Carole Fontaine | Self - Professor of Hebrew Bible - Andover Newton Theological School / Self - Professor of Old Testament, Andover Newton Theological School / Self |
| Peter Der Manuelian | Self |
| Emily Teeter | Self |
| I.E.S. Edwards | Self |
| Lanny Bell | Self |
| Kevin Andrew Murphy | Self |
| Dwight F. Reynolds | Self |
| Elizabeth Say | Self - Associate Professor of Religious Studies, California State University, Northridge |
| Christian Fischer | Self - Director - Silkeborg Museum - Denmark |
| Cynthia Ann Humes | Self - Associate Professor of Religious Studies - Claremont McKenna College |
| Barbara Amadea MacGraw | Self - Lecturer & Religion Scholar, University of Southern California |
| Marie Guerriero | Self - High Priestess, Temple of the Nine Wells |
| Janet Farrar | Self - Author, The Witches' Way |
| Brian P. Levack | Self - Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin |
| Joseph Klaits | Self - Director of the Institute for Peace, Washington, D.C. |
| Richard L. Thompson | Self - Author, 'Alien Identities' |
| Richard Godbeer | Self - Associate Professor of History, University of California, Riverside |
| Ronald D. Story | Self - Author, 'The Encyclopedia of UFOs' |
| Thomas R. McDonough | Self - SETI Coordinator, Planetary Society |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bram Roos | Executive Producer |
| Michael Cascio | Executive Producer |
| Craig Haffner | Executive Producer |
| Donna E. Lusitana | Executive Producer |
| Rasha Drachkovitch | Executive Producer |
| Mila Marvizon | Producer |
| Tracey Benger | Producer |
| Molly Ryan | Producer |
| Susan Lutz | Producer |
| David M. Frank | Producer |
| Paul Boorstin | Producer |
| Jordan Friedberg | Producer |
| Laura Aka | Producer |
| Carla Soviero | Producer |
| CarolAnne Dolan | Producer |
| Mark Finkelpearl | Producer |
| Maryellen Cox | Producer |
| Lionel Friedberg | Producer |
| Paul Crehan | Producer |
| David Mrazek | Producer |
| Juan Carlos Aviles | Producer |
| Steven R. Talley | Producer |
| Lionel Boorstein | Producer |
| John Tindall | Producer |
| Tim Evans | Producer |
| Gayle Kirschenbaum | Producer |
| Eric Lindstrom | Producer |
| Chip Clements | Producer |
| Brian Coughlin | Producer |
| Robyn Nash | Producer |
| Lois Yaffee | Producer |
| Michele Thibeault | Producer |
| Lisa Bourgoujian | Producer |
| Benya Ben-Nun | Producer |
| Thomas Fuchs | Producer |
| James P. Taylor Sr. | Producer |
| Cathy Ward | Producer |
Editors
Lillian Benson, Diana Friedberg, Steve Pomerantz, Elizabeth Karl, Rob Englehardt
