Overview
Plot
From the Peking Man to D.B. Cooper, Columbus's Santa Maria, and Cambyses II's lost armies, history's missing pieces remain shrouded in mystery. As clues ignite public obsessions, investigators follow trails through history to recover what has been lost.
- First aired
- 2026-09-14
Episodes
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Episode 1 The Stolen Amber Room In 1941 Soviet Russia, twenty-two priceless panels are stolen by the Nazis from Catherine Palace. So begins the hunt for the missing Amber Room.
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Episode 2 The Florentine Diamond When an empire collapses, the Florentine Diamond vanishes from the imperial treasury. Amid a royal scandal, investigations fail to locate the jewel.
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Episode 3 DB Cooper In 1971, a man hijacks a plane and skydives into the dark with a $200,000 ransom. His fate remains a mystery more than half a century later.
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Episode 4 Roman Concrete The concrete of the Roman Pantheon has lasted millennia. How did its formula get lost in time? And why can't engineers duplicate its strength?
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Episode 5 The Santa Maria In 1492, Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria sinks off the coast of Hispaniola, igniting a centuries-long hunt for the wreck and nearby settlement.
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Episode 6 Jesus' Lost Tomb The miraculous resurrection of Christ stands at the centre of worldwide faith. But can the tomb of Christ's greatest miracle ever be confirmed?
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Episode 7 Peking Man In a Chinese cave, the fossils of an unknown ancient human ancestor are uncovered. Lost in the fog of WWII, will these traces ever be recovered?
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Episode 8 The Lost Army of Cambyses In 525 BCE, fifty thousand Persian soldiers march into Egypt's Western Desert and vanish. Were they victims of divine wrath or military disaster?
Plot
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Shadows and Dust Plot and Cast
This documentary examines infamous historical disappearances, including the Peking Man fossils, fugitive D.B. Cooper, Christopher Columbus's sunken Santa Maria, and the missing armies of Cambyses II. As clues spark public fascination, investigators trace historical leads to recover what has been lost, asking what truth lies behind these mysteries and whether we can ever know the fate of these treasures.
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