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Is It Real?

Season 1 2005
TV-G

  • 2005-04-26T00:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 1h
  • 7h 32m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Is It Real? sorts the facts from fiction in modern-day myths about supernatural phenomena. The show explores some of the more common myths such as crop circles and ghosts, as well as some of the far out myths like spontaneous human combustion. The series looked at these topics from a skeptical point of view, going at them with the attitude of, "Oh yeah? Then prove it." Frequently, the people making the more outrageous claims could not.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2005-04-26T00:00:00Z

1x01 Spontaneous Human Combustion

Series Premiere

1x01 Spontaneous Human Combustion

  • 2005-04-26T00:00:00Z45m

The episode examines the various theories regarding Spontaneous Human Combustion (SPH), a case where a human body appears to have been completely burnt to ash from the inside out. Theories like the existence of pyrotrons in the body, poltergeists, ball lighting in the atmosphere, to the wick effect are examined.

2005-04-26T00:00:00Z

1x02 UFOs

1x02 UFOs

  • 2005-04-26T00:00:00Z45m

The episode presents footage and anecdotal evidence from people who claim to have had close encounters with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and even the 4th kind. Scientists and astronomers provide scientific reasons to rebuke these claims.

2005-04-26T00:00:00Z

1x03 Ghosts

1x03 Ghosts

  • 2005-04-26T00:00:00Z45m

The Lemp Mansion is considered to be the most haunted house in the world. It is closely examined in this episode. Also scrutinized are film and photographic footages of so-called ghost (spirit photography). Learn of the results from a human psychological test conducted in Scotland’s most haunted underground chambers. And find out how well a ghost chaser did when tasked to find a ghost.

2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

1x04 Bigfoot

1x04 Bigfoot

  • 2005-06-24T00:00:00Z45m

Listen to various accounts of ‘Sasquatch’ sightings reported by residents and visitors in the town of Willow Creek, California. Re-examine the famous 1967 footage of Bigfoot. Also follow investigators as they go on stake-out in the forest of Eastern Texas. And discover how some or most of this Bigfoot evidence may have been fabricated.

He's tall, he's dark, and he's having a bad hair day from hell. His cousins have been spotted from Australia to the Himalayas. But exactly who, or what, is "Bigfoot"? Is there a giant primate running around the world's wilderness areas? Or is Bigfoot a figment of the imagination? In 1967, a piece of film footage purported to capture is image. Follow the forensic trail, examine the footage, and experience a real Sasquatch stakeout as science goes after that elusive legend.

There have been numerous reports of sightings of sea monsters in the waters of the San Francisco Bay, Scotland’s Lake Loch Ness, and British Columbia’s Lake Okanagan. In this episode, photographs and film footage of these sea monsters are re-examined to reveal the truth behind their existence.

Animals have been observed to exhibit odd behavior prior to a disaster, from becoming agitated to making a quick dash for safety. This was clearly demonstrated during the 2004 Indonesian tsunami when local wildlife generally escaped harm. Some scientists believe that the animals are sensing physical changes that we simply aren't sensitive enough to detect. Others, however, believe they have psychic powers of prediction.

2005-08-21T00:00:00Z

1x07 Superhuman Powers (X-Men)

1x07 Superhuman Powers (X-Men)

  • 2005-08-21T00:00:00Z45m

Superhuman Powers examines the truth behind the claims made by people who express having attained supernatural powers. These include self body mutilation, levitation, and so on.

2005-08-30T00:00:00Z

1x08 Exorcism

1x08 Exorcism

  • 2005-08-30T00:00:00Z45m

Discover the real story behind the 1973 horror film ‘The Exorcist’. Meet some of the people who claim to have exorcised evil spirits from people, objects, places and animals. The episode also reveals the likely explanations for the behavior of those suspected of being possessed.

Season Finale

2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

1x09 Crop Circles

Season Finale

1x09 Crop Circles

  • 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z45m

In 1978, a crop circle first appeared on a farm in England’s West Country. Since then crop circles have appeared with larger frequency and complexity. The episode reveals some of the theories that explains its existence, and provides behind the scenes look at some of the footages of balls of light that appear to make this crop circles. A group of artist called the ‘Circle Makers’, are also tasked to create a crop circle within 5 hours.

Are psychics real? Viewers are introduced to various cases where people have claimed to have made successful psychic predictions. Skeptics however disagree. A test is done to compare the effectiveness between cold readings, geographical profiling, and calculated guesses. A self proclaimed psychic is also given a task to find a mother and child gone missing 28 years ago.

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