By James W, Friday 27th July 2018
Unsolved Mysteries is the cult series which presents accounts of bizarre and unnatural happenings. How many of the mysteries below can you explain?
5: Stigmata – This is when a person is afflicted with the wounds of Jesus’s crucifixion. Usually appearing on hands and feet, the first recorded stigmata dates to St Francis of Assisi who lived between 1186 to 1226.
4: Jack the Ripper – The most famous serial killer of all time, Jack the Ripper stalked the foggy streets of London in the 1880s. Slaughtering at least 11 women, his identity is still unknown.
3: The Loch Ness Monster – For centuries it’s been reported that a large, dinosaur-like creature swims across the legendary Loch every so often. There’s an investigation going on right this minute!
2: Shroud of Turin – Believed by many to be the shroud that was wrapped around Christ after his crucifixion, many more believe it to be a hoax.
1: The Bermuda Triangle – Also known as The Devil’s Triangle, this sea space between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico has seen many ships and aircraft disappear from the area since the 1950s. What causes them to just vanish?
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Posted on Sunday 19th April 2020
Medium is a drama inspired by the real-life story of research medium Allison Dubois, an extraordinary young wife and mother who, since childhood, has struggled to make sense of her dreams and visions of dead people.
Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette stars as Dubois, a strong-willed, devoted young wife and mother of three girls who has gradually come to grips with her extraordinary ability to talk to dead people, see current events and the future through her dreams, and read people's thoughts. Dubois works as a consultant to D.A. Manuel Devalos, using her psychic abilities to solve violent and horrifying crimes that baffle Phoenix police and others within the criminal justice system....
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Posted on Monday 30th March 2020
Medium is a captivating one-hour drama series, inspired by the life story of medium Allison Dubois, starring Patricia Arquette as a wife and mother of three who is trying to understand her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead.
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Medium - Season 1 starts 7th April at 9pm on CBS Drama.
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Posted on Monday 30th March 2020
CSI: Cyber stars Academy Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Patricia Arquette in a drama inspired by the advanced technological work of real-life Cyber Psychologist Mary Aiken. Special Agent Avery Ryan heads the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a unit at the forefront of solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online, and play out in the real world.
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Posted on Wednesday 26th February 2020
Golden Globe® winner David Caruso plays a high-tech homicide cop in CSI: Miami, an action-fueled look at crime and punishment in Florida's tropical paradise. When the heat is on and the bullets fly, Lieutenant Horatio Crane keeps his cool behind his trademark shades. Joined by ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne (“The West Wing's” Emily Procter) and his crime lab team, Caine uses gut instinct and forensic tools to crack shocking cases.
Delivering colorful locations and guest stars like Raquel Welch, “Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, CSI: Miami garnered a People's Choice Award and has spawned a series of video games, comic books and novels.
CSI: Miami Season 6 starts 23rd March at 10pm o...
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Posted on Tuesday 7th January 2020
Tired of missing your favourite CBS Justice series? Well, from January 7th you have the chance to catch up as CBS Justice +1 launches on Freeview channel 69.
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Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2020
A fast-paced forensics drama set against the lush backdrop and pulsing rhythms of the southernmost U.S. metropolis, CSI: Miami follows a South Florida team of investigators who use cutting-edge forensics and police work to solve crimes.
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Posted on Tuesday 3rd December 2019
A dramatic adventure series starring David James Elliott as Lt. Harmon Rabb, Jr., a young and handsome Navy lawyer in the JAG (Judge Advocate General's) corps, the military's version of investigator, prosecutor and defense attorney.
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Posted on Thursday 31st October 2019
From November 1st CBS Drama on the Freeview platform will be running a full 24 hour feed!
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