By April MacIntyre Sep 24, 2009, 0:56 GMT
Secrets, Symbols, Suspense: Discovery Channel Celebrates Dan Brown's Best Selling Return, Freemason Specials air Thursday, September 24 and the World Premiere of Lost Symbol special airs Sunday, October 18.
US writer Dan Brown's new novel 'The Lost Symbol' at a bookstore in London, Britain, 15 Septmeber 2009. Publisher, Random House, unleashed the largest first print run in its history, 6.5m copies, 15 September, of 'The Lost Symbol' as well as abridged and full text audiobooks, downloads and ebooks. The book is already the Amazon number one bestseller on pre-orders alone. The Lost Symbol again follows the tangled trail of Dr Robert Langdon, the 'Harvard symbologist' and hero of 'The Da Vinci Code.' EPA/ANDY RAIN
Discovery Channel celebrates the release of best-selling DaVinci Code author Dan Brown latest thriller The Lost Symbol with a special Thursday night airing of secret-busting fun.
At 8 PM (ET/PT) Secret History Of The Freemasons is an unprecedented two-hour inside look into one of the world's most mysterious organizations. See the inner workings of the Freemasons, whose roots and membership are mysteriously intertwined to our nation's founding.
Then at 10 PM (ET/PT) Secret History unlocks the odd, sometimes shocking stories behind commonly known events throughout time.
The series ends with the world premiere Discovery Channel special Hunting The Lost Symbol on Sunday, October 18 at 8 PM (ET/PT).
The two-hour special event is part of Discovery Sundays, the network's weekly blue chip showcase of specials spanning the worlds of space, natural history, archeology and forensics.
This show is hot on the trail of the secret codes and clues introduced in Brown's book. Producers use re-creations of pivotal moments in American history together with visits to the contemporary locations visited by Brown's protagonist Robert Langdon, The episode provides a compelling and provocative bookend to the action and suspense of The Lost Symbol. From Capitol crypts to hidden monuments Hunting The Lost Symbol illuminates the world of Dan Brown as only Discovery Channel can.
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