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<h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <h3>Season 1</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No. inseries</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Original air date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">1</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Godfathers"</td><td>2005 (2005)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">2</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">" Behind The DaVinci Code"</td><td>July 25, 2005 (2005-07-25)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">3</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">" Nostradamus: 500 Years Later (Part 1)"</td><td>August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">4</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">" Nostradamus: 500 Years Later (Part 2)"</td><td>August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">5</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">" Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1)"</td><td>August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">6</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">" Countdown to Armageddon (Part 2)"</td><td>August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">7</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">" The Shroud of Turin"</td><td>September 5, 2005 (2005-09-05)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">8</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">" The Bible Code: Predicting Armageddon"</td><td>September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">9</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">" The Bible Code II: Apocalypse and Beyond"</td><td>September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">10</th><td>10</td><td rowspan="1">" Resurrection"</td><td>September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">11</th><td>11</td><td rowspan="1">" Apocalypse"</td><td>October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">12</th><td>12</td><td rowspan="1">" Secret Societies"</td><td>October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">13</th><td>13</td><td rowspan="1">" Nazi Prophecies"</td><td>October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">14</th><td>14</td><td rowspan="1">" Presidential Prophecies"</td><td>October 24, 2005 (2005-10-24)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">15</th><td>15</td><td rowspan="1">" The Search for John the Baptist"</td><td>October 28, 2005 (2005-10-28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">16</th><td>16</td><td rowspan="1">" Rommel: The Doubter"</td><td>October 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">17</th><td>17</td><td rowspan="1">" The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy"</td><td>November 7, 2005 (2005-11-07)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">18</th><td>18</td><td rowspan="1">" The Templar Code: The Quest for Templar Treasur"</td><td>November 14, 2005 (2005-11-14)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">19</th><td>19</td><td rowspan="1">" Cults"</td><td>November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">20</th><td>20</td><td rowspan="1">" The Other Nostradamus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>"</td><td>November 28, 2005 (2005-11-28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">21</th><td>21</td><td rowspan="1">" The Holy Grail"</td><td>December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">22</th><td>22</td><td rowspan="1">" Visions of Mary"</td><td>December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">23</th><td>23</td><td rowspan="1">" The Oracle of Delphi Secrets Revealed"</td><td>December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">24</th><td>24</td><td rowspan="1">" Judas: Traitor or Friend?"</td><td>December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">25</th><td>25</td><td rowspan="1">" Biblical Disasters"</td><td>December 4, 2005 (2005-12-04)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">26</th><td>26</td><td rowspan="1">" Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle"</td><td>December 8, 2005 (2005-12-08)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">27</th><td>27</td><td rowspan="1">" The Search for Noah's Ark"</td><td>December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">28</th><td>28</td><td rowspan="1">" Prophecies of Israel"</td><td>December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">29</th><td>29</td><td rowspan="1">" Relics of the Passion"</td><td>December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">30</th><td>30</td><td rowspan="1">" Unraveling the Shroud"</td><td>December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">31</th><td>31</td><td rowspan="1">" Prophecies of Iraq"</td><td>December 28, 2005 (2005-12-28)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 2</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No. inseries</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Original air date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">32</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Bible Mysteries"</td><td>January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">33</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"Mysteries of the High Seas"</td><td>January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">34</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Opus Dei Unveiled"</td><td>January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">35</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"The Doomsday Clock"</td><td>January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">36</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Prophecies, Miracles & Mystics"</td><td>January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">37</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Prophecies"</td><td>January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">38</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Cover-Up?"</td><td>January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">39</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"Monsters"</td><td>February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">40</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Lost Worlds"</td><td>February 16, 2006 (2006-02-16)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">41</th><td>10</td><td rowspan="1">"Secrets of the Koran (Part 1)"</td><td>March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">42</th><td>11</td><td rowspan="1">"Secrets of the Koran (Part 2)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>"</td><td>March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">43</th><td>12</td><td rowspan="1">"Secret Brotherhood of Freemasons"</td><td>March 23, 2006 (2006-03-23)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">44</th><td>13</td><td rowspan="1">"The Abominable Snowman"</td><td>March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">45</th><td>14</td><td rowspan="1">"Hitler and the Occult"</td><td>April 3, 2006 (2006-04-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">46</th><td>15</td><td rowspan="1">"Disaster of Napoleon's Fleet"</td><td>April 3, 2006 (2006-04-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">47</th><td>16</td><td rowspan="1">"The Real Dracula"</td><td>April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">48</th><td>17</td><td rowspan="1">"Sodom & Gomorrah"</td><td>April 5, 2006 (2006-04-05)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">49</th><td>18</td><td rowspan="1">"The End of the World"</td><td>April 23, 2006 (2006-04-23)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">50</th><td>19</td><td rowspan="1">"666: The Sign of Evil"</td><td>May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">51</th><td>20</td><td rowspan="1">"Angels: Good or Evil"</td><td>May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">52</th><td>21</td><td rowspan="1">"Heaven and Hell"</td><td>May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">53</th><td>22</td><td rowspan="1">"Fatima Secrets Unveiled"</td><td>June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">54</th><td>23</td><td rowspan="1">"The Antichrist: Zero Hour"</td><td>June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">55</th><td>24</td><td rowspan="1">"Monsters of the Sea"</td><td>June 8, 2006 (2006-06-08)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">56</th><td>25</td><td rowspan="1">"The Ten Commandments"</td><td>June 13, 2006 (2006-06-13)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">57</th><td>26</td><td rowspan="1">"Giganto: The Real King Kong"</td><td>June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">58</th><td>27</td><td rowspan="1">"Strange Behavior"</td><td>July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">59</th><td>28</td><td rowspan="1">"Countdown to Armageddon"</td><td>July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">60</th><td>29</td><td rowspan="1">"Secrets of the Dollar Bill"</td><td>July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">61</th><td>30</td><td rowspan="1">"The Ten Commandments"</td><td>July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">62</th><td>31</td><td rowspan="1">"Mysteries of the Freemasons: America"</td><td>August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">63</th><td>32</td><td rowspan="1">"Mayan Doomsday Prophecy"</td><td>August 3, 2006 (2006-08-03)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">64</th><td>33</td><td rowspan="1">"Secrets of the Playing Card"</td><td>September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">65</th><td>34</td><td rowspan="1">"The Real Doctor Frankenstein<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>"</td><td>October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">66</th><td>35</td><td rowspan="1">"The Real Sorcerer's Stone"</td><td>November 16, 2006 (2006-11-16)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">67</th><td>36</td><td rowspan="1">"Seven Wonders of the World"</td><td>December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">68</th><td>37</td><td rowspan="1">"Secrets of Kabbalah"</td><td>December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">69</th><td>38</td><td rowspan="1">"The Spear of Christ"</td><td>December 21, 2006 (2006-12-21)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 3</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No. inseries</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Original air date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">70</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Cults: Dangerous Devotion"</td><td>January 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">71</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"Vampire Secrets"</td><td>January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">72</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Tibetan Book of the Dead"</td><td>January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">73</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Exorcism: Driving Out the Devil"</td><td>February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">74</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Doomsday 2012: The End of Days"</td><td>March 1, 2007 (2007-03-01)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">75</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Earth's Black Hole"</td><td>March 15, 2007 (2007-03-15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">76</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Mysteries of the Freemasons"</td><td>March 22, 2007 (2007-03-22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">77</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"Mysteries of the Garden of Eden"</td><td>April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">78</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Decoding the Garden of Eden"</td><td>June 23, 2007 (2007-06-23)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 4</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No. inseries</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Original air date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">79</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Siberian Apocalypse"</td><td>January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">80</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"The Abominable Snowman"</td><td>October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061230123333/http://store.aetv.com/html/subject/index.jhtml?id=cat1640002&parentcatid=cat1640002">A&E Store – <i>Decoding the Past</i></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=%22Decoding+The+Past%22">IMDb – <i>Decoding the Past</i></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tv.com/decoding-the-past/show/61796/summary.html">TV.com – <i>Decoding the Past</i></a></li> <li><a href="https://tvguide.com/tvshows/decoding-past/197377">TV Guide – <i>Decoding the Past</i></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930152447/http://boards.historychannel.com/forum.jspa?forumID=600000057">Official discussion forum</a> on The History Channel's website</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Decoding the Past (review)". Commonsensemedia. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/decoding-the-past" target="_blank">http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/decoding-the-past</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Bonko, Larry (November 27, 2005). "History Channel takes thoughtful look at Edgar Cayce". The Virginian-Pilot (subscription required). Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140611120209/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142631733.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140611120209/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142631733.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Gibron, Bill. "Decoding The Past: Secrets Of The Koran (review)". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/secretskoran.php" target="_blank">http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/secretskoran.php</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Paul Morris, William Shepard, Paul Trebilco, Toni Tidswell (2013). The Teaching and Study of Islam in Western Universities. Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 978-0415824156.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) <a href="978-0415824156" target="_blank">978-0415824156</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Ordway, Holly. "History Channel: Secrets of Kabbalah (review)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26897/history-channel-secrets-of-kabbalah/" target="_blank">http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26897/history-channel-secrets-of-kabbalah/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>LaMagna, Michael. "Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran/Islam: What the West Needs To Know (review)". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221018/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/26693191/decoding-past-secrets-koran-islam-what-west-needs-know" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221018/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/26693191/decoding-past-secrets-koran-islam-what-west-needs-know</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Stewart, Susan. "Frankenstein, Meet Your Forefathers". NYT. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/26/arts/television/26stew.html?_r=0" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/26/arts/television/26stew.html?_r=0</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Porter, Lynette. "From Sci-Fi to Fantasy, 'Frankenstein' Highlights a Century of Classic to Cult Adaptations". Pop Matters. Retrieved 7 April 2014. <a href="https://www.popmatters.com/review/178109-frankenstein-the-real-story/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/review/178109-frankenstein-the-real-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>