Timewatch · SEASON 16
Before Columbus
Episode 2 · 1997-03-04
- Documentary
Episode overview
Christopher Columbus is popularly believed to have been, in 1492, the first European to discover America. However, some historians are convinced the New World was known before he set sail. Examines their claims and looks into the belief that the Mandan Indians of North Dakota are partly descended from a 12th-century Welsh prince.
50 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Love Story1997-02-25
2. Before Columbus1997-03-04
3. Secret Memories1997-03-11
4. The Boer War: The First Media War1997-03-18
5. Birth Story1997-03-25
6. Forgotten Allies1997-04-01
7. Back to the Iron Age1997-04-18
8. The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai1997-10-28
9. Lords of the Maya1997-11-04
10. Alison: A Personal History1997-11-11
11. The Gentlemen Spies1997-11-18
12. The African Trade1997-11-25
13. Lenin's Secret Files1997-12-02
14. Remember the Ugandan Asians1997-12-09
15. In Search of Cleopatra1997-12-16
