History Detectives

[Goodsport]

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The first one-hour episode of this series aired on Monday, and it's actually pretty interesting.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Relatively obscure but unusual things people find are discovered to be linked to more historical significance, often with twists and turns that appear completely out of nowhere.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The next episode airs tonight (Tuesday).


-G

 

[Anavel Gato]

I saw previews for that. It was good? They were in New Jersey, right, do you know where tonight's episode is?

 

[madriel]

Thanks for posting that. It looks intereresting.

 

[Goodsport]

I saw previews for that. It was good?

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It was really good, and it had very little promotional hype until perhaps a day or two before it aired (and even then, there wasn't much hype)... so it came as a very pleasant surprise.

They were in New Jersey, right, do you know where tonight's episode is?

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I believe it'll be in Wisconsin and in Ohio.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

Thanks for posting that. It looks intereresting.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp No problem.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp While Episode 1 of this series was aired on Monday (there'll apparently be ten episodes total in the series) and Episode 2 aired on Tuesday, it seems that Episode 4 will air today (Thursday) while Episode 3 will air tomorrow (Friday).


-G

 

[Goodsport]

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp From what I was able to gather, here are the episode airdates on KQED Channel 9 in San Francisco (airdates may vary among PBS stations across the country, so check local listings) and the three stories (and their locations) per episode:


&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Already shown:


Episode 1 (aired on Monday, 7/14/03):

• "Fire Station" (Morristown, New Jersey)
• "Face Artifact" (Mantoloking, New Jersey)
• "Pop Lloyd's Baseball Field (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

Episode 2 (aired on Tuesday, 7/15/03):

• "Bonnie & Clyde" (Brodhead, Wisconsin)
• "Sears Home" (Akron, Ohio)
• "Al Ringling Theater" (Baraboo, Wisconsin)

Episode 3 (aired on Friday, 7/18/03):

• "Witch's House" (Essex County, Massachusetts)
• "Charles W. Morgan Whaling Ship" (Mystic, Connecticut)
• "1909 Jigsaw Puzzle" (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Episode 4 (aired on Thursday, 7/17/03):

• "Trumpet" (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• "Portrait of George Washington" (Washington, DC)
• "Patty Cannon" (Frederick, Maryland)

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Yet to be shown:


Episode 5 (scheduled to air on Monday, 7/21/03):

• "Lee's Last Orders" (Beech Island, South Carolina)
• "Natchez House" (Natchez, Mississippi)
• "Napoleonic Sword" (St. Martinville, Louisiana)

Episode 6 (scheduled to air on Monday, 7/28/03):

• "John Brown's Letters" (Sacramento, California)
• "Japanese Tea House" (Gilroy, California)
• "Poems" (San Francisco, California)

Episode 7 (scheduled to air on Monday, 8/4/03):

• "The Depot That Made Dallas" (Dallas, Texas)
• "Mexican Peso" (San Antonio, Texas)
• "Pirate Spyglass" (Texas City, Texas)

Episode 8 (scheduled to air on Monday, 8/25/03):

• "Ventriloquist Dummy" (Brooklyn, New York)
• "Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot" (Greenwich Village, New York)
• "Gouverneur Morris' Body" (The Bronx, New York)

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Apparently, Episodes 9 and 10 will be shown sometime in September (I haven't been able to find out exactly when yet) - and I'm sure that all the episodes will be re-broadcast again soon.


-G