Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe was a popular eighteen part television series looking at unexplained phenomena across the universe. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom by independent television network ITV. It premiered on July 15, 1994. It was the sequel to Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers. The series is introduced by acclaimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed at his home in Sri Lanka. However, individual episodes are narrated by Carol Vorderman. The series was produced by John Fairley and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn.
Episodes
Indian mystics have long impressed with their snake-charming and rope tricks : but are they illusions or real magic?
The search for hard evidence to back up sightings of big cats in unlikely locations
Theories explaining the enormous carved heads on Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island
Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics
The intriguing Marie Celeste mystery, and an exploration of a Sri Lankan shipwreck
Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?
The mystery of giant stone jars discovered on an Indo-Chinese plain
Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion
Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?
Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death
Investigation into whether extraterrestrials are trying to contact man, and alleged alien abductions
Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation
What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids
The sci-fi writer talks to archaeologists trying to uncover the truth about the Mayan civilization
Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle
Possible reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction, including a meteorite impact which could have caused a nuclear winter
Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone
Are tales of the living dead simply superstition, or is there a medical explanation?
Topics include Canine cancer detection, Learned pig, Clever hans.
Topics include Crocker Land Expedition, Fata Morgana (mirage), Phantom Island, Pepys Island.
Arthur attempts to find the reason behind the bizarre items which fall from the skies.
Topics include Miracle of the Sun, Our Lady of Fatima, Steuart Campbell, James Horan (monsignor), Moving statues, Our Lady of Medjugorje.
Topics include Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce, Atlantis, Santorini caldera, Minoan eruption, Anthony Bonanno, Olmec colossal heads, Misraħ Għar il-Kbir
Topics include Spirit photography.
Topics include Drake's Plate of Brass, New Albion, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frank Asaro, Hermann Loew, Archaeopteryx, Sherbone Bone.
Topics include Almas (folklore wildman), Viking expansion, Storsjöodjuret.
