Mysteries in the Archives

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  • Premiered: Jul 2009
  • Episodes: 65
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  • Friday at 12
  • Documentary History

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Season 5
5x1
1903: Ellis Island
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 2017
In 1903, more than 600,000 people from different parts of Europe passed through the doors of the Ellis Island Immigration Center, before starting their new lives in the United States. In .. show full overview
5x2
1998: The victory of the blues
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 2017
Once the final between Brazil and France was over, more than a million people celebrated on the Champs-Élysées. The 1998 FIFA World Cup was a success for the hosting France, its broadcasting companies and President Jacques Chirac.
5x3
1964: Abu Simbel's temples saved from the waters
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 2017
Egypt, 1964. As the Colossi of Ramses II and the sanctuaries of Abu Simbel are about to be swallowed up under the waters of the huge Aswan Dam, their rescue is being hastily organised.
5x4
1963: The March on Washington
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 2017
On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 Americans from all over the country called for an end to racial segregation and listened to Martin Luther King give his most famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
5x5
1997: Hong Kong returns to China
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 2017
1997: The British colony of Hong Kong is returned to Communist China. The challenges of retrocession.
5x6
1970: The Great Isle of Wight Gathering
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Air date
Oct 28, 2017
1970: The Isle of Wight Festival brings together a dream line-up. How was such an event possible?
5x7
1972: Jane Fonda and Joan Baez in Hanoi
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 2017
In 1972, Hanoi suffered a wave of massive American bombings. It was in this context that two celebrities committed to fighting the conflict went to the site: the actress Jane Fonda and the singer Joan Baez. How are they received there?
5x8
1968: The end of the Prague Spring
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 2017
On 21 August 1968, Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia to put an end to the Prague Spring. There were more than twenty deaths in the capital. What were the consequences of this intervention?
5x9
1990: Nelson Mandela's triumph in the United States
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 16, 2017
Released after twenty-seven years in South African jails, Nelson Mandela embarked on a world tour. In New York, he was welcomed as a hero. Why did Bush receive it when the ANC was considered a terrorist organization?
5x10 Season finale
1980: The March for the Survival of Cambodia
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 16, 2017
A year after occupying Cambodia, Vietnam is accused of organizing a large-scale famine there. Near its border with Thailand, two NGOs are organizing a march in which many personalities participate.

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