Everything about History Detectives totally explained
History Detectives is a popular
television program on
PBS. A group of researchers (listed on right) help people to seek answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure. Each investigation is presented as a "
mystery" to be solved through consultation with other professionals knowledgeable about the subject and through research in historical archives and libraries.
Each episode features three segments; a different "mystery" is solved in each segment. Between segments, one of the detectives gives additional information, usually about the time period relating to the investigation or about good research techniques.
The show only airs original episodes in the summer months. Reruns air in some areas of the country the rest of the year. The fifth season concluded in September 2007.
Trivia
Elvis Costello's "Watching the Detectives" (from his
1977 album
My Aim Is True) is the show's theme song. Its unique drum sequences also serve as segues between each segment of an episode.
During an online chat with the
Washington Post in 2005,
Elyse Luray stated that each segment took approximately six weeks to complete. While on the show it appears that each filmed segment is happening spontaneously, the research is generally completed prior to filming, and the investigator will then later return to certain research points for filming so the investigation will appear as a coherent story for the viewer.
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