Time Machine: Beyond The Da Vinci Code

Beyond The Da Vinci Code is a controversial, primetime, national double-Emmy Award-nominated ® The History Channel special, which challenges Dan Brown’s best-selling historical novel, The Da Vinci Code. The program was produced by Tom Quinn of Weller/Grossman Productions in Los Angeles, directed by Will Ehbrecht and premiered in HD format in January 2005.

Timed to coincide with the publication of Dan Brown’s sequel, “The Solomon Key,” Beyond The Da Vinci Code takes home viewers on a modern search for answers to many ancient questions. Was Mary Magdalene really the wife of Christ, and did she father a child by him who married into a royal French bloodline during the first century A.D.? Have their descendents been protected by the Priory of Sion, a secret society from the Dark Ages? Might there really be evidence in the world of the bloodlines of Christ stretching well into modern society? And, did the Church deliberately mislead its followers for two millennia? Drawing directly from the pages of the best-seller, the Bible, and commentary from esteemed scholars from around the world, BBeyond The Da Vinci Code investigates these questions and more.

Radical, thought provoking, and utterly compelling, this highly original presentation features interviews with key historians and experts from top universities who analyze the controversial “alternative history” put forth in “The Da Vinci Code” in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Also featured is Brown himself, speaking about his work and its extraordinary impact. A must for history buffs, “Da Vinci Code” aficionados and anyone interested in religion, Beyond The Da Vinci Code is an intriguing addition to any home entertainment library.

Beyond The Da Vinci Code starred Stephen Wozniak as Jesus Christ, Claudia Cox as Mary Magdalene and was narrated by Edward Hermann. The special program included interviews with biblical and historical scholars such as Timothy Freke, Richard Leigh, Dr. Karen Ralls and Dr. Deidre Goode.