Supernatural Science
Supernatural Science is a BBC Television documentary series that explores supernatural phenomena to determine whether or not there is a scientific explanation.
| Supernatural Science | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Jonathan Pryce |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Caroline van den Brul |
| Producer | Robert Eagle |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 8, 1999 – 2000 |
Production
The series was co-produced with the Discovery Channel.
Episodes
Season one (1999)
| # | Episode | Topic | Director | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Buried Alive" | Zombies | Karen Bishop | 8 February 1999 | |
| 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 | Helen Thomas | 16 February 1999 | |
| Are Madonnas that weep and statues that drink religious or the work of fraudsters? | |||||
| 3 | "Monsters from the Lake" | Loch Ness Monster | Page Shepherd | 17 February 1999 | |
| Is the Loch Ness Monster a Jurassic creature or a hoax? | |||||
| 4 | "Spontaneous Human Combustion" | Spontaneous Human Combustion | Stephen Leslie | 18 February 1999 | |
| Can forensic science find the cause of this bizarre occurrence? | |||||
| 5 | "The Bermuda Triangle" | Bermuda Triangle | Jonathan Dent | 9 February 1999 | |
| Does new evidence confirm the area as the most treacherous sea on Earth? | |||||
| 6 | "Atlantis Found?" | Atlantis | Peter Getzels and Harriet Gordon | 10 February 1999 | |
| 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 | Page Shepherd | 11 February 1999 | |
| Can those who have narrowly escaped death help shed light on the workings of the human brain? | |||||
| 8 | "ESP" | ESP | Peter Getzels and Harriet Gordon | 12 February 1999 | |
| 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 | John Groom | 7 March 1999 | |
| Can the power of the human mind overcome the limits of the body? | |||||
| 10 | "Open to Suggestion" | Hypnosis | Becky Jones | 15 February 1999 | |
| Can scientists explain the mysterious world of hypnosis and its power for good and evil. | |||||
| 11 | "Secrets of Levitation" | Levitation | Robert Eagle | 21 February 1999 | |
| Can science show that levitation could have a future? | |||||
| 12 | "Previous Lives" | Re-incarnation | Sacha Baveystock | 28 February 1999 | |
| Can scientists reveal the truth behind the global belief in re-incarnation? | |||||
| 13 | "Electric Hands and Mind Detectors" | Psychics | Stephen Leslie | 19 February 1999 | |
| 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 | Julia Dodd | TBA | |
| Can scientists searching the distant universe for alternative intelligent life forms shed light on alien abductions? | |||||
| 15 | "King Arthur" | King Arthur | Page Shepherd | TBA | |
| Can scientists shed light on the truth behind one of Britain’s most engaging heroes? | |||||
| 16 | "Monumental Mysteries" | Pyramids | TBA | TBA | |
| Can scientists unravel the mysteries of monuments left by ancient kings of Israel and Egypt? | |||||
| 17 | "Animal Telepathy" | Telepathy | TBA | TBA | |
| Can scientists explain how the horse whisperer can communicate with animals? | |||||
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