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Season 26 · Episode 5

Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius

0.055mNovember 10, 1998

The shattered remnants of the Roman city of Pompeii bear witness to the risk that the people of Naples still face today.

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Episode 1Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
Episode 2Chasing El Nino
Episode 3Terror In Space
Episode 4Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
Episode 5Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
Episode 6Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
Episode 7Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2)
Episode 8Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)
Episode 9Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
Episode 10The Perfect Pearl
Episode 11The Beast of Loch Ness
Episode 12Submarines, Secrets, and Spies
Episode 13Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin
Episode 14Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
Episode 15Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
Episode 16Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
Episode 17Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
Episode 18Battle Alert in the Gulf
Episode 19Volcanoes of the Deep
Episode 20Surviving AIDS