Why did Vincent van Gogh cut his ear?

Secrets of the Dead
Air Date: 12/14/16 | Rating: NR

During his 15-month stay in the city of Arles, in the south of France, an aspiring artist Vincent van Gogh would paint more than two hundred paintings that captured the people and places he encountered. But during his time here, he would also suffer a cataclysmic breakdown, culminating in an act of bloody self-mutilation. What led to the tragic downfall of this tortured genius?

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Van Gogh’s Ear
S16 Ep2 | 55m 9s
Air Date: 12/14/16 | Expires: 09/09/26 | Rating: TV-PG

What did Vincent Van Gogh really do on the night of December 23, 1888?

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Nero’s Sunken City
S16 Ep3 | 55m 11s
Air Date: 03/29/17 | Expires: 01/02/27 | Rating: TV-14

Follow archaeologists who map underwater ruins of ancient Rome’s version of Las Vegas

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Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science
S16 Ep4 | 55m 11s
Air Date: 04/05/17 | Expires: 02/20/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Was Leonardo a copycat?

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The Woman in the Iron Coffin
S16 Ep5 | 55m 11s
Air Date: 10/03/18 | Expires: 02/13/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Uncover the story of early America’s free Black communities via 150-year-old remains.

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