Friday, December 26th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
Canada: Over the Edge Haida Gwaii South
A cultural and geological past told through the stunning landscape of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve.
Mysteries From Above Disasters
Examine mysterious holes in Isreal; explore a ghost village hidden in the Colombian jungle, a shipwreck off the coast of Sri Lanka and a gutted airplane fuselage abandoned in Iceland.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The River Po, Italy
Bill Nighy narrates a trip along the River Po, traveling across northern Italy from the snow-capped Alps to the delta where it meets the Adriatic Sea.
Canada: Over the Edge Haida Gwaii South
A cultural and geological past told through the stunning landscape of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve.
Incredible treasures left behind by the raiders that were never found are examined, revealing the source of Han's wealth and power.
ArtNation Americana
A look at artists in film, dance, and sculpture whose works are uniquely American, including ballerina Misty Copeland, actress Nicole Kidman, and more.
The Real Mad Men of Advertising The 1980s
The 1980s were a time when greed was good, 24-hour sponsored programming was legal, and advertising became entertainment.
Incredible treasures left behind by the raiders that were never found are examined, revealing the source of Han's wealth and power.
Surviving WWII Perilous Skies
Get insight into one of the war's most hazardous jobs: piloting aircraft. Explore the constant race to provide more aerial firepower, revisit one of the war's most daring raids, and hear from a glider pilot who risked it all the night before D-Day.
Mysteries From Above Ancient Civilizations
Come across a set of disturbingly familiar stone monoliths in Colombia, then explore a lost city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; puzzle over an ancient ruin in Corinth, Greece, and explore an old structure on a Maltese island.
Unearthed Olous: Lost City of the Ancients
The lost city of Olous: A great metropolis submerged in the Mediterranean; archaeologists uncover its secrets using pioneering technology and CGI reconstruction.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
A mass uprising that shows the world the truth about the Nazis' secret Sobibor death camp; learn how the Davao Dozen break out of a harsh Japanese penal colony and explore how two plucky German pilots plot to get out of Britain.
Air Warriors Top Ten WWII
A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.
Rise of Dictators Expanding Their Reach
Dictators often attempt to expand their jurisdiction beyond the borders of their country; this usually means armed invasion and the death of large numbers of soldiers and civilians.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
A mass uprising that shows the world the truth about the Nazis' secret Sobibor death camp; learn how the Davao Dozen break out of a harsh Japanese penal colony and explore how two plucky German pilots plot to get out of Britain.
Air Warriors Top Ten WWII
A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.
Rise of Dictators Expanding Their Reach
Dictators often attempt to expand their jurisdiction beyond the borders of their country; this usually means armed invasion and the death of large numbers of soldiers and civilians.
Mysteries From Above Lost at Sea
A remote island linked to one of the world's most famous aviation mysteries; thousands of shipwrecks in the Bermuda triangle; a history lost and found in the South Pacific; a 10,000-year-old mystery in the murky depths of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
A mass uprising that shows the world the truth about the Nazis' secret Sobibor death camp; learn how the Davao Dozen break out of a harsh Japanese penal colony and explore how two plucky German pilots plot to get out of Britain.
Air Warriors Top Ten WWII
A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.
Rise of Dictators Expanding Their Reach
Dictators often attempt to expand their jurisdiction beyond the borders of their country; this usually means armed invasion and the death of large numbers of soldiers and civilians.
Cosmic Vistas The Milky Way
Exploring the Milky Way from the mythology of ancient sky watchers to how scientists are mapping it from the inside out.
Cosmic Vistas The Big Bang
Examining the science behind the birth of the universe.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys Shannon River
A journey along Ireland's longest river, the Shannon, through an emerald green landscape of rolling hills and sparkling waters; how Vikings, monks and kings have all made their mark.
Mysteries From Above Great Cities
Tower over amazing metropolises. Learn why an important urban centre is sinking toward oblivion, soar over sprawling ruins buried under Saharan sands, learn the modern secret of an ancient fortress, and eye a ghost town on the edge of the Gobi.