''Cuarto milenio'' is a

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directed and presented by journalist Iker Jiménez and Carmen Porter. The program has been broadcast weekly on television channel Cuatro since November 2005, being the channel's longest running program. The program explores a wide variety of topics, usually related to mystery and enigmas, though frequently reaching afield. They include

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, criminology,

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and

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. It regularly feature experts in various disciplines, like psychiatrists,

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s, historians, anthropologists, criminologists, astronomers, naturalists,

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s or

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s. ''Cuarto Milenio'' has been acknowledged to have an established place on Spanish television, not only due to its longevity, but also to its following and recognizability, having been considered a television phenomenon. Alternatively, it has been criticized as pseudoscientifical, pointing to its treatment of

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and conspiratorial fields, and praised as a program of investigation and divulgation, standing out by its consistent presence of scientific authorities and specialists as guests. The program has spawned two

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; ''La mesa del coronel'', a

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program presented in 2019 by Col. Pedro Baños, and '' Horizonte'', produced by the same team and ongoing since 2020.

Team

* Iker Jiménez (direction and presentation) * Carmen Porter (narration and co-presentation) * Pablo Villarrubia (editorial) * Francisco Pérez Caballero (editorial) * Gerardo Peláez (editorial coordinator) * Carlos Largo (editorial, also in Millennium 3) * Javier Pérez Campos (editorial) * Pablo Fuente (editorial) * Guillermo León (crew and webmaster) * Juan Villa (artistics)

Old team

* Luis Álvarez (editorial) * Nacho Ares (editorial) * Santiago Camacho (editorial, also in Millennium 3) * Alberto Granados (editorial) * Óscar Dorian (artistics) * Juan Jesús Vallejo (editorial) * Francisco Contreras Gil (editorial) * Martín Cappelletti (Sub Address and Address of Conduct)

Specials

On May 16, 2006, ''Cracking the Code'' aired, marking the theatrical release of ''

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''. The director and presenter of ''Cuarto Milenio'' conducted a special program that addressed the secrets and controversies raised by the book. On December 25, 2006, ''The Exodus Decoded'' special aired. This program discussed the documentary and research done by Felix Golubev and

Simcha Jacobovici Simcha Jacobovici (; born April 4, 1953) is an Israeli-Canadian journalist and documentary film maker. Biography Simcha Jacobovici's parents were Holocaust survivors from Iași, Romania. He was born April 4, 1953, in Petah Tikva, Israel. In 19 ...

, about a proposed Jewish exodus from Egypt. In 2007 the program aired a special about Jesus. A special emphasis was given to the apocryphal gospels. In July 2008 a special on

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aired. In April 2012 they presented a special about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Collections

''Colección Cuarto milenio'' was a book-DVD collection that included best programs of the first few seasons, which were available weekly in kiosks. There was another set released in 2011.

Seasons

Cuarto Milenio is the oldest program of

Cuatro Cuatro is Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the number four. Cuatro may also refer to: * Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatro) ...

, having been broadcast continuously since the channel began service in November 2005. The best ratings for the show were in the third season (2007–2008), with an average audience share of 13.2% (897,208 viewers). During the following seasons, the show has maintained an average audience of 600,000 viewers per night, representing around 10% of the audience share, the only program on Cuatro to reach such a high percentage.

Awards

* Best divulgation program in 2006, voted in the portal ''¡Vaya Tele!''. * Silver Medal for Mejor Cabecera Gráfica internacional at the «Festival Internacional de Televisión y Cine de Nueva York» 2010. * Best investigation program at the Telemagazine Awards 2019.

Criticism

Cuarto Milenio has been criticized for endorsing

pseudoscience Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable clai ...

, spreading misinformation, and trivializing real world atrocities. In a 2008 episode of the show, an image of a fake newspaper article from the satirical news website

The Onion ''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satire, satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on ...

parodying the Stock Market, was depicted as an legitimate article from

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

References

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External links

#ExpoCuartoMilenio, TV show exposition

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