Saturday, December 20th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
Cosmic Vistas The Curiosity of Mars
A vehicle the size of a small car spent a year on Mars.
Cosmic Vistas Constellations
Historical and modern examinations of constellations.
Canada: Over the Edge Canada's Southern Boundary
From the waters of Juan de Fuca Strait to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Misplaced
Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest.
Extreme Weather Salvage Where's the Anchor?!
In rough water, salvors scramble to retrieve a cruise ship's anchor lost at sea; teams hope to salvage cherished floating homes damaged by hurricane Sandy.
Hitler's Last Stand Killer Causeway
After the landing on Normandy Beach, the Battle of Carentan breaks out and an American unit launches a desperate bayonet charge.
Hitler's Last Stand Bunker Blitz
After months of fighting in Europe, U.S. troops finally enter Germany; with their sights set on the city of Aachen, the Americans must break through two rows of bunker fortifications to capture the old capital.
Hitler's Last Stand Suicide Hill
A Japanese American regiment fights through darkened forests, heavy rains and entrenched Nazis to reach a lost U.S. battalion in the Vosges Mountains.
Hitler's Last Stand Panzer Rush
During the Battle of the Bulge, a young U.S. scout gets trapped behind enemy lines.
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.
Air Warriors Top Ten Cold War
A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15.
Rise of Dictators Follow the Money
Dictators may appear omnipotent, but their position depends largely on a network of individuals who benefit from their rule, and their support does not come cheap.
WWII Battles in Color Kursk
The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.
Untold Arctic Wars Northern Iron Curtain
A different view of the events in the Arctic during World War II, with countless unknown details; a focus on the struggle of the great powers for control of the area and its natural resources.
Battle of the Atlantic Grey Wolves
German U-boats roam the seas in packs, threatening to starve Britain into submission during World War II.
WWII Battles in Color Kursk
The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.
Untold Arctic Wars Northern Iron Curtain
A different view of the events in the Arctic during World War II, with countless unknown details; a focus on the struggle of the great powers for control of the area and its natural resources.
Battle of the Atlantic Grey Wolves
German U-boats roam the seas in packs, threatening to starve Britain into submission during World War II.
Alaska Aircrash Investigations Trapper Creek Tragedy
Two crashed Cessnas baffle investigators.
WWII Battles in Color Kursk
The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.
Untold Arctic Wars Northern Iron Curtain
A different view of the events in the Arctic during World War II, with countless unknown details; a focus on the struggle of the great powers for control of the area and its natural resources.
Battle of the Atlantic Grey Wolves
German U-boats roam the seas in packs, threatening to starve Britain into submission during World War II.
Cosmic Vistas Dark Energy
Studies are currently under way looking for evidence of dark energy in the movement of galaxies.
Cosmic Vistas Eclipses
Lunar and solar eclipses.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Potomac, USA
Navigating the historic Potomac River from West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay, passing through Washington, D.C. and the national monuments and ending at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate.
Mysteries From Above Out of Place
Strange aquatic mammals populating a river in Columbia; a ship marooned in a sea of sand along Namibia's notorious Skeleton Coast; a Boeing 727 jetliner hidden in a pine forest; an unusual pattern is discovered in the Nevada desert.