Thursday, October 22nd TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
World's Most Scenic River Journeys River Dordogne, France
Traveling the Dordogne River via traditional boats through the green heart of southwest France; drinking wine and hunting for truffles; riding a luxury cruiser to a lighthouse built for a king.
Mysteries From Above Stone Cold Mysteries
Get petrified by cryptic rock structures normally hidden from view; look inside curious dwellings in the Peruvian Andes; visit a sacred monolith in Wyoming's Black Hills; haunt a Turkish stone village; spot an immovable waterfall in Mexico.
Extreme Weather Salvage America's Biggest Shipwreck
A mysterious object is raised from the depths of the ocean; a stranded speedboat; an elite crew works to salvage America's biggest shipwreck before hurricane season.
How Did They Build That? Mirrors & Marble
Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.
How Did They Fix That? US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul
Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs); LCACs carry heavy vehicles and troops onto beaches; Mike helps fly & fix an overhauled LCAC during a U.S. Marines beach assault training mission.
Rise of Dictators Tearing Down the Old
Tease out the common denominators that lead to tyranny; map the rise of some of the 20th century's dictators and discover how they seized power, exploited governing systems and gutted existing power structures to gain total control.
Rise of Dictators Cult of Personality
Uncover the sinister ways that dictators convince their followers to worship them as heroes; watch how they weave mythical narratives around their abilities, selling themselves as saviors who should hold absolute power over the people.
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.
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.
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.
Rise of Dictators How Dictators Fall
Consider the factors that inevitably cause dictatorships to crumble; look at how hubris destroys cults of personality; see how factions fracture military dictatorships; weigh the miscalculations that turn the tide against tyranny.
Scanning History Legacy of the Ore Mount
Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.
Unraveling the mysterious decline of Angkor, the Khmer capital that was a marvel of urban engineering for 600 years; hunting for secrets hidden in the mud that could explain how the population of this Cambodian imperial city vanished without a trace.
Buried Evidence Mass Graves
Exhume chilling insights into ancient rituals, legendary warriors, and brutal deaths; investigate dozens of children's skeletons in Peru, find out if Amazon warriors once lived in Russia, and see what a UK cave full of butchered remains reveals.
Scanning History Legacy of the Ore Mount
Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.
Unraveling the mysterious decline of Angkor, the Khmer capital that was a marvel of urban engineering for 600 years; hunting for secrets hidden in the mud that could explain how the population of this Cambodian imperial city vanished without a trace.
Buried Evidence Mass Graves
Exhume chilling insights into ancient rituals, legendary warriors, and brutal deaths; investigate dozens of children's skeletons in Peru, find out if Amazon warriors once lived in Russia, and see what a UK cave full of butchered remains reveals.
Scanning History Legacy of the Ore Mount
Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.
Unraveling the mysterious decline of Angkor, the Khmer capital that was a marvel of urban engineering for 600 years; hunting for secrets hidden in the mud that could explain how the population of this Cambodian imperial city vanished without a trace.
How Did They Build That? Mirrors & Marble
Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.
How Did They Fix That? US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul
Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs); LCACs carry heavy vehicles and troops onto beaches; Mike helps fly & fix an overhauled LCAC during a U.S. Marines beach assault training mission.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Neretva
Rumoured to be the cleanest river in Europe, few dispute it's the coldest; cascading down from the Dinaric Alps in Serbia, it soon crosses the border into Bosnia-Herzegovina, where marine biologist and fisherman Sanel Ridanovic casts for salmon.
Mysteries From Above Animal Oddities
Witness animal spectacles from high above the Earth; watch a whirling herd of northern nomads; see undersea behemoths show off in the Pacific shallows; track a U.S. porcine stampede; confront top ocean predators on the Florida coast.
Extreme Weather Salvage The Moment of Truth
A salvage maestro returns to raise more valuable tropical hardwood trying not to wreck his own boat in the process; the multimillion dollar operation to salvage America's biggest shipwreck.