Sunday, March 8th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
Cosmic Vistas Rocky Shores: Silent Partner
Venus offers a complex story with its thick atmosphere and a substantial amount of matter.
Cosmic Vistas Borderland: Red Dawn
Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets.
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 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.
How Did They Build That? Space Stations and Super
Celebrating one of humanities biggest engineering achievements, the International Space Station, a meteor proof lab bigger than a football field, constructed by astronauts traveling 250 miles above us at 17,500 miles an hour.
How Did They Build That? Medals & Marinas
Paying tribute to the brave, gravity-defying design of the U.S. National Medal of Honor Museum; traveling to Singapore for a look at a leaning tower of gambling, then exploring a New York City office building that lets the sun shine through.
How Did They Build That? Speedcore & Steambend
Peek inside a cloud-inspired library in Canada that's built over a live railway; see how clever engineering helped a huge Seattle skyscraper go up without harming its iconic neighbour, then cross an Australian bridge that floats above a busy river.
How Did They Build That? High Waters & Harsh Winds
Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.
The Egyptians Saqqara: The Secret of the Buried Pyramid
Experts explore the Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, built over 4,500 years ago; hidden underground tomb and sarcophagus, filmed for the first time, reveal ancient secrets near Cairo.
Dig up an epic find in South Dakota that fuels suspicion and misfortune, then examine an Egyptian boy king's tomb plagued by an ancient curse. Study a haunted English painting and ponder a relic coveted by a king that may have doomed his reign.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Saqqara, The First Pyramid
At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2600 BC.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Japanese Surrender
Exploring the events that occurred twenty-four hours before the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan, commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
How Did They Build That? Elevated & Elegant
Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.
How Did They Fix That? Deep Space Telescope
Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama desert in Chile; at observatory ALMA he works alongside the expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas.
Impossible Repairs The Potash Express
Going on a journey across Lithuania on big trains packed to the brim as massive ships wait to collect their bounty and take it across the ocean.
How Did They Build That? Elevated & Elegant
Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.
How Did They Fix That? Powerships
Mike Davidson heads to Brazil, where an offshore crew is racing the clock to set up giant power ships to deliver electricity to a country in desperate need.
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.
How Did They Fix That? Powerships
Mike Davidson heads to Brazil, where an offshore crew is racing the clock to set up giant power ships to deliver electricity to a country in desperate need.
How Did They Fix That? Powerships
Mike Davidson heads to Brazil, where an offshore crew is racing the clock to set up giant power ships to deliver electricity to a country in desperate need.
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.
How Did They Build That? Swamps & Swagger
Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.
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.