Friday, June 13th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
History by the Numbers Astronauts
Discovering what it takes to become an astronaut, blasting into outer space at 17,000 mph.
History by the Numbers Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan is responsible for over 40 million deaths; 16 million people carry his personal DNA.
Abandoned Engineering Mission: Space
The U.S. gains information about space borders using unwanted battleship guns; a V2 rocket is developed from the remains of a secret Nazi base.
Henry VIII and the King's Men The Unexpected King
A look at Henry VIII through the eyes of the men around him; from advisors to painters and physicians, these are the men who shaped the king's perspective.
Epic Warrior Women Africa's Amazons
The Agoojj are a small fighting force of women in West Africa that expands in the 17th century against the much larger Asante and Yoruba Kingdoms; this all-female regiment terrifies both the local populations and the Europeans sent to conquer them.
Impossible Repairs Euro Train Heroes
A mission to haul hefty cargo across Switzerland to the Netherlands, going through four countries with critical repairs at every turn.
Henry VIII and the King's Men The Unexpected King
A look at Henry VIII through the eyes of the men around him; from advisors to painters and physicians, these are the men who shaped the king's perspective.
Epic Warrior Women Africa's Amazons
The Agoojj are a small fighting force of women in West Africa that expands in the 17th century against the much larger Asante and Yoruba Kingdoms; this all-female regiment terrifies both the local populations and the Europeans sent to conquer them.
Combat Ships Destroyers and Cruisers
The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa.
Unearthed Seven Wonders of America
Seven American engineering marvels are among the modern wonders of United States, and now, investigators use hidden records to decode and reveal the mysteries behind these historic American icons.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
Examine how German soldiers used an erotic painting and other decoys to distract their captors as they tunnelled out of Island Farm POW camp in Wales; see how American bombardiers were smuggled out of Russia, and study a wartime Trojan Horse plot.
The Dambusters New
The story of the mission to destroy the great dams of Germany in using a new bouncing bomb.
Rise of Dictators Tearing Down the Old
Tease out the common denominators that lead to tyranny; map the rise of some of the 20th century's dictators and discover how they seized power, exploited governing systems and gutted existing power structures to gain total control.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
Examine how German soldiers used an erotic painting and other decoys to distract their captors as they tunnelled out of Island Farm POW camp in Wales; see how American bombardiers were smuggled out of Russia, and study a wartime Trojan Horse plot.
The story of the mission to destroy the great dams of Germany in using a new bouncing bomb.
Rise of Dictators Tearing Down the Old
Tease out the common denominators that lead to tyranny; map the rise of some of the 20th century's dictators and discover how they seized power, exploited governing systems and gutted existing power structures to gain total control.
Abandoned Engineering Mission: Space
The U.S. gains information about space borders using unwanted battleship guns; a V2 rocket is developed from the remains of a secret Nazi base.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
Examine how German soldiers used an erotic painting and other decoys to distract their captors as they tunnelled out of Island Farm POW camp in Wales; see how American bombardiers were smuggled out of Russia, and study a wartime Trojan Horse plot.
The story of the mission to destroy the great dams of Germany in using a new bouncing bomb.
Rise of Dictators Tearing Down the Old
Tease out the common denominators that lead to tyranny; map the rise of some of the 20th century's dictators and discover how they seized power, exploited governing systems and gutted existing power structures to gain total control.
Cosmic Vistas Shooting Gallery: Galactic Visions
The history of the solar system might be preserved out in the dark domain of Pluto and beyond.
Cosmic Vistas Hubble's Renaissance
A dramatic repair mission gives the Hubble Space Telescope another chance to capture stunning pictures like only it can.
Mysteries From Above Behind the Myths
Reveal the truth behind the planet's oldest legends. Tour an island covered in polar bears, see bizarre twin craters in Greece, peek at a supervolcano hidden under Yellowstone Park, and examine an ocean formation that's eerily similar to Atlantis.
History by the Numbers The Great Migration
Six million African Americans leave the southern states in the Great Migration to seek freedom and opportunity in the north and west.