Supernatural Science
Supernatural Science is a BBC Television documentary series that explores supernatural phenomena to determine whether or not there is a scientific explanation.
Production
The series was co-produced with the Discovery Channel.
Episodes
Season one (1999)
| # |
Episode |
Topic |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
"Buried Alive" |
Zombies |
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| Does a paralysing poison used to create zombies have a future use in space travel? |
| 2 |
"Miracles of Faith – or Creations of Chemistry?" |
Weeping Statues |
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| Are Madonnas that weep and statues that drink religious or the work of fraudsters? |
| 3 |
"Monsters from the Lake" |
Loch Ness Monster |
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| Is the Loch Ness Monster a Jurassic creature or a hoax? |
| 4 |
"Spontaneous Human Combustion" |
Spontaneous Human Combustion |
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| Can forensic science find the cause of this bizarre occurrence? |
| 5 |
"The Bermuda Triangle" |
Bermuda Triangle |
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| Does new evidence confirm the area as the most treacherous sea on Earth? |
| 6 |
"Atlantis Found?" |
Atlantis |
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| Can scientists find this mystical city in a search from Europe to the high plains of South America? |
| 7 |
"Between Life and Death" |
Near Death Experience |
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| Can those who have narrowly escaped death help shed light on the workings of the human brain? |
| 8 |
"ESP" |
ESP |
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| Is extra-sensory perception a collection of coincidences or is it a skill which could help solve crimes, or even fight wars? |
| 9 |
"Physical Feats" |
Hysterical Strength |
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| Can the power of the human mind overcome the limits of the body? |
| 10 |
"Open to Suggestion" |
Hypnosis |
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| Can scientists explain the mysterious world of hypnosis and its power for good and evil. |
| 11 |
"Secrets of Levitation" |
Levitation |
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| Can science show that levitation could have a future? |
| 12 |
"Previous Lives" |
Re-incarnation |
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| Can scientists reveal the truth behind the global belief in re-incarnation? |
| 13 |
"Electric Hands and Mind Detectors" |
Psychics |
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| Can scientists explain those who use their hands and bodies as instruments for searching and healing. |
Season two (2000)
| # |
Episode |
Topic |
Director |
Original airdate |
| 14 |
"Extra-Terrestrial Life" |
Extraterrestrial Life |
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| Can scientists searching the distant universe for alternative intelligent life forms shed light on alien abductions? |
| 15 |
"King Arthur" |
King Arthur |
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| Can scientists shed light on the truth behind one of Britain’s most engaging heroes? |
| 16 |
"Monumental Mysteries" |
Pyramids |
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| Can scientists unravel the mysteries of monuments left by ancient kings of Israel and Egypt? |
| 17 |
"Animal Telepathy" |
Telepathy |
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| Can scientists explain how the horse whisperer can communicate with animals? |
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