Saturday, December 27th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
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.
Canada: Over the Edge Haida Gwaii North
The creation legends of Naikoon Provincial Park; rich sea lion colonies; remote lighthouses.
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.
Extreme Weather Salvage Tidal Race
Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a vessel with a concrete hull; it's been in the Fraser River for a month, collecting silt and mud, adding 30 tons to its deadweight.
Hitler's Last Stand Nazi Tank Hunters
A platoon of Canadian tank hunters engages a column of Nazi Panther tanks at nighttime.
Surviving WWII Unarmed
Sit down with civilians who got caught in the crossfire; learn how an 11-year-old Jewish boy hid from the Nazis; meet an unjustly imprisoned Japanese-American who served his country; relive a young woman's Blitz experience.
Surviving WWII Captured
Uncover the luck and determination that helped POWs endure captivity, hunger, and acts of unthinkable brutality. Listen to the riveting stories of soldiers who survived infamous German stalags, Japanese forced-labour campaigns, and death marches.
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.
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 Holding On to Power
Dictators are characterized as charismatic, narcissistic and sadistic, but most of all by their thirst for power; once in power, holding on to it requires negotiation, coercion and force.
WWII Battles in Color The Bulge
Eye-witness accounts from those who fought in the US military's bloodiest battle on the European front in World War II.
Untold Arctic Wars The Cold Playground of Spies
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 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.
WWII Battles in Color The Bulge
Eye-witness accounts from those who fought in the US military's bloodiest battle on the European front in World War II.