Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe — Season 1
About this season
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 (26)
1. Snake Charmers, Wolf Children and Holy Men
Aired 15 July 1994
Indian mystics have long impressed with their snake-charming and rope tricks : but are they illusions or real magic?
2. On the Trail of the Big Cats
Aired 22 July 1994
The search for hard evidence to back up sightings of big cats in unlikely locations
3. Where Giants Walked
Aired 29 July 1994
Theories explaining the enormous carved heads on Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island
4. Relics of the Saints
Aired 5 August 1994
Scientists investigate the Turin Shroud and other myths surrounding religious relics
5. Mysteries of the Sea
Aired 12 August 1994
The intriguing Marie Celeste mystery, and an exploration of a Sri Lankan shipwreck
6. The Psychic Detectives
Aired 19 August 1994
Can psychic visions really aid police murder investigations?
7. Keys to the Past
Aired 26 August 1994
The mystery of giant stone jars discovered on an Indo-Chinese plain
8. The Burning Question
Aired 2 September 1994
Theories which attempt to explain the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion
9. A Crop of Circles
Aired 9 September 1994
Are crop circles messages from extraterrestrial forces or clever hoaxes?
10. At Death's Door
Aired 16 September 1994
Myths and beliefs surrounding the final frontier : death
11. Callers from the Cosmos
Aired 23 September 1994
Investigation into whether extraterrestrials are trying to contact man, and alleged alien abductions
12. The Evil Eye
Aired 30 September 1994
Tales of curses and omens which defy logical explanation
13. Secrets of the Pyramids
Aired 7 October 1994
What recent evidence reveals about the mystery of the pyramids
14. Mysteries of the Maya
Aired 14 October 1994
The sci-fi writer talks to archaeologists trying to uncover the truth about the Mayan civilization
15. Squaring the Bermuda Triangle
Aired 21 October 1994
Scientific theories surrounding the bizarre disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle
16. Doom of the Dinosaurs
Aired 28 October 1994
Possible reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction, including a meteorite impact which could have caused a nuclear winter
17. Cracking Codes: Writings, Runes and Other Riddles
Aired 4 November 1994
Unravelling the mystery surrounding the Vinland map and the Kensington Runestone
18. Zombies, The Living Dead?
Aired 11 November 1994
Are tales of the living dead simply superstition, or is there a medical explanation?
19. The Strange Powers of Animals
Aired 18 November 1994
Topics include Canine cancer detection, Learned pig, Clever hans.
20. Into Thin Air
Aired 25 November 1994
Topics include Crocker Land Expedition, Fata Morgana (mirage), Phantom Island, Pepys Island.
21. Baffling Bombardments
6.0Aired 2 December 1994
Arthur attempts to find the reason behind the bizarre items which fall from the skies.
22. Meeting Mary: Visions Of The Virgin
6.0Aired 9 December 1994
Topics include Miracle of the Sun, Our Lady of Fatima, Steuart Campbell, James Horan (monsignor), Moving statues, Our Lady of Medjugorje.
23. Secrets Of Ancient Worlds
6.0Aired 16 December 1994
Topics include Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce, Atlantis, Santorini caldera, Minoan eruption, Anthony Bonanno, Olmec colossal heads, Misraħ Għar il-Kbir
24. Spirits Of Place: Hauntings & Spectres
7.0Aired 23 December 1994
Topics include Spirit photography.
25. True Or False: More Than Meets The Eye?
6.0Aired 30 December 1994
Topics include Drake's Plate of Brass, New Albion, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frank Asaro, Hermann Loew, Archaeopteryx, Sherbone Bone.
26. Mysteries Of The North
6.0Aired 6 January 1995
Topics include Almas (folklore wildman), Viking expansion, Storsjöodjuret.