Enigma (Canadian TV series)

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Enigma
Genre Documentary
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDonna Zuckerbrot
Daniel Zuckerbrot
Alberta Nokes
Running time47 minutes
Release
Original network VisionTV

Enigma is a Canadian documentary TV series about enigmas throughout history developed by Reel Time Images and VisionTV Reel Time Images. Each episode is 47 minutes and focuses on a riddle, a puzzle, or mystery, which the documentary sets out to solve or illuminate. [1]

Contents

Episodes

(in alphabetical order)

  1. Aleister Crowley: The Beast 666
  2. Conjuring Philip
  3. Hypnotized!: The Trance State
  4. Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist
  5. Madame Blavatsky: Spiritual Traveller
  6. Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster
  7. Silo: Sage of The Andes
  8. Spiritualism:The Fox Sisters
  9. Tarot
  10. The Houdini Code
  11. Zombies: When the Dead Walk

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References

  1. "VisionTV, Reel Time give birth to an Enigma" Archived 2005-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , VisionTV, November 29, 2005