Sunday, June 15th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
Hitler's Last Stand Falaise Trap
With thousands of German soldiers trapped in the Falaise Pocket, a small Canadian tank squadron tries to close off the escape route.
Hitler's Last Stand Frozen Offensive
A U.S. Parachute Infantry Regiment rushes to protect a critical bridge from a Nazi battle group during the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge.
Abandoned Engineering Ghost Ships
Once-great triumphs of marine engineering now left to rust include a ship graveyard in Maryland.
Cleopatra Blood and Betrayal
The early years of Cleopatra's life, during which she survives her upbringing in an incestuous, murderous family and goes on to forge a romantic and political alliance with Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra Love and Death
The story of Cleopatra's fall from grace in Egypt after the death of Julius Caesar; how Cleopatra tried to win the heart of Mark Antony, which turned out to be a fatal decision.
Epic Warrior Women Amazons
The origins of the Greek mythology about Amazons may lie with the ancient nomadic warriors of the Eurasian grasslands; hailing from the Scythian tribes, these warriors controlled a swathe from Eastern Europe to Central Asia.
Epic Warrior Women Gladiatrix
Ancient Rome encourages gladiator women to fight to the death in the arena; these young women cultivate the skills they need to survive these gladiatorial games but sometimes die for the sake of public entertainment.
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.
Untold Arctic Wars Cold Front Breaks
The Allies plan their landing in Normandy and devise a diversionary operation in the north; commando attacks continue and the resistance becomes more active; Hitler continues his building projects.
Battle of the Atlantic Keeping Secrets
Great Britain faces losing its battle for survival against German U-boats until a new source of intelligence turns the tide in 1941.
Extreme Airport Africa Racing The Sun
A mysterious engine fault delays a new airliner; scientists fly into the bush to hunt a killer disease; a broken-down plane closes a major runway, and a snake hunt across the airport ends in a face-off with a spitting cobra.
How Did They Fix That? Aquarius Reef Base
Diving into retrofits on the world's only underwater habitat, where NASA astronauts train for space missions; Mike joins a crack repair team who breathe new life into this oceanic environment after a global pandemic shut it down.
How Did They Build That? Arctic Modules & Auditoria
The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.
Extreme Airport Africa Racing The Sun
A mysterious engine fault delays a new airliner; scientists fly into the bush to hunt a killer disease; a broken-down plane closes a major runway, and a snake hunt across the airport ends in a face-off with a spitting cobra.
Seeing some of the world's biggest and most complicated machines and exploring the dirtiest jobs and the missions of hardhat heroes from across the globe.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
The kingdoms of feudal Japan are at war when several powerful warlords fight to become absolute ruler.
Investigating significant historic and contemporary sites from the revealing vantage points of drone, satellite and aerial photography.
Exploring machines invented for human survival in the extreme cold across the planet.
A flying tour of the country's most magnificent cultural landmarks.
Following marine salvage teams as they race against the clock to recover ships wrecked by fierce storms that rage across the globe.
Stories of some of the greatest and deadliest submarine patrols of World War II.
Stories of some of the greatest and deadliest submarine patrols of World War II.