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Secret History

TV series / 1991

Secret History

Episode directors Allan FrancovichRichard SandersTony Stark

Documentary

★ 8.5/10Audience rating

Secret History was a long-running British television documentary series. Shown on Channel 4, the Secret History brandname was used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can still be found on US cable channels without the branding. It can be seen as Channel 4's answer to the BBC's Timewatch.

The story

Secret History was a long-running British television documentary series. Shown on Channel 4, the Secret History brandname was used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can still be found on US cable channels without the branding. It can be seen as Channel 4's answer to the BBC's Timewatch.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1991 · 6 episodes Season details

Nov. 14, 1991

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Season 2 Season 2 1992 · 8 episodes Season details

June 29, 1992

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Season 3 Season 3 1994 · 6 episodes Season details

Jan. 20, 1994

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Season 4 Season 4 1996 · 6 episodes Season details

July 11, 1996

Historical events are extensively re-explored both through written records and systematic examinations in the field.

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Season 5 Season 5 1997 · 9 episodes Season details

June 23, 1997

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Season 6 Season 6 1998 · 11 episodes Season details

May 11, 1998

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Season 7 Season 7 1999 · 10 episodes Season details

Aug. 10, 1999

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Season 8 Season 8 2000 · 7 episodes Season details

Aug. 10, 2000

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Season 9 Season 9 2001 · 7 episodes Season details

Aug. 9, 2001

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Season 10 Season 10 2002 · 9 episodes Season details

May 12, 2002

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Season 11 Season 11 2003 · 6 episodes Season details

May 15, 2003

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Season 12 Season 12 2004 · 6 episodes Season details

June 7, 2004

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Season 13 Season 13 2013 · 6 episodes Season details

Nov. 10, 2013

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Season 14 Season 14 2014 · 4 episodes Season details

Sept. 14, 2014

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Season 15 Season 15 2015 · 9 episodes Season details

July 19, 2015

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Season 16 Season 16 2016 · 10 episodes Season details

March 26, 2016

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Season 17 Season 17 2017 · 4 episodes Season details

Jan. 1, 2017

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Season 18 Season 18 2018 · 6 episodes Season details

Jan. 27, 2018

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Special episodes

Specials 1995 · 9 episodes Season details

Aug. 28, 1995

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Cast

Arthur WilliamsPresenter Helen CastorPresenter Dominic WestSelf (Voice) Ronnie KraySelf Reggie KraySelf Anneika RoseActor Ian HolmNarrator Edward DalySelf Ivan CooperSelf Derek WilfordSelf Al Hunter AshtonSoldier Chris BrailsfordSoldier

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Carl DaviesSoldier Norman EshleySoldier Jim BarclayLord Widgery (voice) Harold Wilson

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