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HISTORY DETECTIVES SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS Premieres on PBS
By: Caryn Robbins Jul. 08, 2014
History Detectives SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, a new take on a PBS favorite, delves into the past this summer to explore some of America's most intriguing mysteries. Four episodes introduce the fresh perspective of a new detective and focus on a single story per hour. HDSI, the reformatted eleventh season of HISTORY DETECTIVES, debuts Tuesday, July 1-22, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Also debuting on July 1 is Time Scanners at 8:00 p.m.
· Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer;
· Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania; and
· Kaiama Glover, professor of literature of the French-speaking Caribbean and sub-Saharan West African cinema at Barnard College, Columbia University. Tuesday, July 1 - "Civil War Sabotage"
Investigate the sinking of SS Sultana, one of the worst maritime disasters in U.S. history. Tuesday, July 8 - "The Disappearance of Glenn Miller"
Gather new information about what is perhaps the biggest mystery and cold case of World War II.
Follow the inquiry into a string of grisly unsolved murders in Austin, Texas, in 1885. Tuesday, July 22 - "Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?"
Explore Teamsters president Hoffa's final days, with a window on the post-war era labor movement.
ABOUT SERIES:
The History Detectives SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS team brings cutting edge tools to some of our biggest historical mysteries. Each new hour-long episode asks probing questions behind a single iconic mystery from America's past. Three investigators team up to solve each case: Wes Cowan, an independent appraiser and auctioneer; Kaiama Glover, professor at Barnard College, Columbia University; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. As the detectives unearth fresh evidence, sift through clues and crisscross the country in search of answers, they reveal new perspectives on stories we thought we knew. About Lion Television
Lion Television creates hundreds of hours of programming every year from its production bases in the U.K. and U.S. Lion currently has more than 200 hours in production, specializing in entertainment, daytime, ambitious Science and history shows. About OPB
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