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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe
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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

7.0 / 10
1994
1 season
26 episodes
Documentary

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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Cast

Arthur C. Clarke

Carol Vorderman

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Snake Charmers, Wolf Children and Holy Men

    15-07-1994

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

  • Ep 2

    2.On the Trail of the Big Cats

    22-07-1994

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

  • Ep 3

    3.Where Giants Walked

    29-07-1994

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

  • Ep 4

    4.Relics of the Saints

    05-08-1994

    Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics

  • Ep 5

    5.Mysteries of the Sea

    12-08-1994

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

  • Ep 6

    6.The Psychic Detectives

    19-08-1994

    Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?

  • Ep 7

    7.Keys to the Past

    26-08-1994

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

  • Ep 8

    8.The Burning Question

    02-09-1994

    Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion

  • Ep 9

    9.A Crop of Circles

    09-09-1994

    Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?

  • Ep 10

    10.At Death's Door

    16-09-1994

    Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death

  • Ep 11

    11.Callers from the Cosmos

    23-09-1994

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

  • Ep 12

    12.The Evil Eye

    30-09-1994

    Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation

  • Ep 13

    13.Secrets of the Pyramids

    07-10-1994

    What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids

  • Ep 14

    14.Mysteries of the Maya

    14-10-1994

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

  • Ep 15

    15.Squaring the Bermuda Triangle

    21-10-1994

    Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle

  • Ep 16

    16.Doom of the Dinosaurs

    28-10-1994

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

  • Ep 17

    17.Cracking Codes: Writings, Runes and Other Riddles

    04-11-1994

    Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone

  • Ep 18

    18.Zombies, The Living Dead?

    11-11-1994

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

  • Ep 19

    19.The Strange Powers of Animals

    18-11-1994

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

  • Ep 20

    20.Into Thin Air

    25-11-1994

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

  • Ep 21

    21.Baffling Bombardments

    6.0
    02-12-1994

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

  • Ep 22

    22.Meeting Mary: Visions Of The Virgin

    6.0
    09-12-1994

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

  • Ep 23

    23.Secrets Of Ancient Worlds

    6.0
    16-12-1994

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

  • Ep 24

    24.Spirits Of Place: Hauntings & Spectres

    7.0
    23-12-1994

    Topics include Spirit photography.

  • Ep 25

    25.True Or False: More Than Meets The Eye?

    6.0
    30-12-1994

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

  • Ep 26

    26.Mysteries Of The North

    6.0
    06-01-1995

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

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