History Detectives (2003)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Length

11 seasons, 116 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team of researchers investigate historical artifacts and questions from the public. They examine items like family heirlooms and old buildings to uncover their stories.

intriguinginformativecuriousmethodicalmoderate-pacedscholarlyeducationalhistorical

What happens

History Detectives is an American documentary television series on PBS. It featured investigations made by members of a small team of researchers to identify and/or authenticate items which may have historical significance or connections to important historical events, and to answer specific questions brought to them about these artifacts. Common subjects were family heirlooms and historical structures. Its stated missions were "exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects." Over its first decade, the series featured a team of several "detectives": originally Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi, later joined by Eduardo Pagán. Following a hiatus, the program returned in summer 2014 in a different format, with hosts Zuberi and Cowan joined by Kaiama Glover, as History Detectives: Special Investigations. History Detectives was canceled in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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