History Detectives
History Detectives is a documentary television series on PBS. It features investigations made by members of a small team of researchers to identify and/or authenticate items which may have historical significance or connections to important historical events, and to answer specific questions brought to them about these artifacts. Common subjects are family heirlooms and historical structures. Its stated missions is "exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."
| History Detectives | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Oregon Public Broadcasting/Lion Television |
| Starring | Wes Cowan (Auctioneer, appraiser) Kaiama Glover (Professor of French history and literature) Elyse Luray (Appraiser, art historian) Eduardo Pagan (Professor of History, author) Gwen Wright (Professor of Architecture, author, architectural advisor) Tukufu Zuberi (Professor of Sociology, author) |
| Opening theme | "Watching the Detectives" (2003-2013), original theme song (2014) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | Lion Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | 2003 – 2014 |
Over its first decade, the series featured a team of several "detectives": originally Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi, later joined by Eduardo Pagán. Following a hiatus, the program returned in summer 2014 in a different format, with hosts Zuberi and Cowan joined by Kaiama Glover, as History Detectives: Special Investigations.
Though not officially cancelled, History Detectives is not planning new episodes as of September 2015.