About this season
Decoding the Past is a History Channel paranormal television series that "decodes" the past by looking for unusual, and mysterious things written about throughout history that may give clues as to what will happen in the future.
Episodes (38)
1. Bible Mysteries
Aired 9 January 2006 • 60 min
Noah's Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Shroud of Turin and messages and codes within the text of the Old Testament.
2. Mysteries of the High Seas
Aired 23 January 2006 • 60 min
The Bermuda Triangle, the Great Lakes, ghost ships and the New Jersey shoreline.
3. Opus Dei Unveiled
Aired 26 January 2006 • 60 min
Opus Dei encourages Christians to live consistently with their faith.
4. The Doomsday Clock
Aired 29 January 2006 • 60 min
The University of Chicago maintains the Doomsday Clock.
5. Prophecies, Miracles & Mystics
Aired 29 January 2006 • 60 min
Prophets and their visions for the future.
6. Prophecies
Aired 29 January 2006 • 60 min
The accuracy of past predictions.
7. Cover-Up?
Aired 30 January 2006 • 60 min
Area 51, Lee Harvey Oswald, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy.
8. Monsters
Aired 6 February 2006 • 60 min
The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman.
9. Lost Worlds
Aired 16 February 2006 • 60 min
Atlantis, Amazon women, Stonehenge and Easter Island.
10. Secrets of the Koran (1)
Aired 2 March 2006 • 60 min
The Quran plays a major role in Islamic history.
11. Secrets of the Koran (2)
Aired 2 March 2006 • 60 min
Explaining the text of the Quran.
12. Secret Brotherhood of Freemasons
Aired 23 March 2006 • 60 min
The secretive, mystical organization of Freemasons.
13. The Abominable Snowman
Aired 28 March 2006 • 60 min
A search for the Abominable Snowman, including camera clips.
14. Hitler and the Occult
Aired 3 April 2006 • 60 min
Ancient prophecy and occult ritual fascinate Nazi Germany.
15. Disaster of Napoleon's Fleet
Aired 3 April 2006 • 60 min
16. The Real Dracula
Aired 4 April 2006 • 60 min
Vampires in folklore and Vlad the Impaler.
17. Sodom & Gomorrah
Aired 5 April 2006 • 60 min
Near the Dead Sea, archaeologists find the ruins of two ancient cities.
18. The End of the World
Aired 23 April 2006 • 60 min
The apocalypse.
19. 666: The Sign of Evil
Aired 13 May 2006 • 60 min
The number 666 and its effects on society.
20. Angels: Good or Evil
Aired 13 May 2006 • 60 min
Some believe angels carry out God's orders.
21. Heaven and Hell
Aired 16 May 2006 • 60 min
The origins of heaven and hell and the symbols that represent them.
22. Fatima: Secrets Unveiled
Aired 1 June 2006 • 60 min
The Virgin Mary reveals three prophecies to children in 1917 Portugal.
23. The Antichrist: Zero Hour
Aired 6 June 2006 • 60 min
The agenda of the Antichrist; the Apocalypse. A historical look at the biblical antichrist, what it has meant in the past and references to what it means in the present day. The search for who the antichrist might be, stems according to the documentary, primarily from the US, and includes such past figures as Popes, Hitler, Mussolini, Napoleon, to the more present day figures of Nixon, Bush, Bill Gates.
24. Monsters of the Sea
Aired 8 June 2006 • 60 min
Sea monsters may be figments of the imagination or living relics of prehistoric times.
25. The Ten Commandments
Aired 13 July 2006 • 60 min
Legal, religious and historical scholars reveal ways in which people have viewed the issues the Ten Commandments have raised throughout history.
26. Giganto: The Real King Kong
Aired 15 July 2006 • 60 min
The prehistoric Gigantopithecus, a real giant ape.
27. Strange Behavior
Aired 15 July 2006 • 60 min
Taboos in human society.
28. Countdown to Armageddon
Aired 22 July 2006 • 60 min
Recent world events lead some to believe that the end is near.
29. Secrets of the Dollar Bill
Aired 27 July 2006 • 60 min
The meanings behind the symbols and numbers on the U.S. dollar bill.
30. The Ten Commandments
Aired 27 July 2006 • 60 min
The Commandments translate into modern legal systems.
31. Mysteries of the Freemasons: America
Aired 1 August 2006 • 60 min
Freemasonry's effects on America.
32. Mayan Doomsday Prophecy
Aired 3 August 2006 • 60 min
Archaeologists, astrologers and historians speculate on the meaning of the 2012 doomsday prophecy.
33. Secrets of the Playing Card
Aired 14 September 2006 • 60 min
Playing cards possess mystical properties.
34. The Real Doctor Frankenstein
Aired 26 October 2006 • 60 min
Learn the true tale of the original mad scientist, Johann Konrad Dipple, whose efforts to brew a secret elixir of life intertwined with the dark world of alchemy and body-snatching.
35. The Real Sorcerer's Stone
Aired 16 November 2006 • 60 min
The "Sorcerer's Stone'' of "Harry Potter'' fame has a basis in history.
36. Seven Wonders of the World
Aired 7 December 2006 • 60 min
Examining the Seven Wonders of the World and explanations on why they were chosen and what is revealed about the builders who left them behind.
37. Secrets of Kabbalah
Aired 17 December 2006 • 60 min
The history and philosophy of Kabbalah.
38. The Spear of Christ
Aired 21 December 2006 • 60 min
Any of four artifacts may be the Holy Lance.