Saturday, June 21st TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Searching for Secrets Paris
Discovering how the key to Paris's revolutionary past is hidden in cobblestones and street design; skipping the Eiffel tower to climb the ugliest skyscraper in Europe instead.
Searching for Secrets Singapore
Discovering where to get a Michelin star meal for less than three dollars and learning the amazing history of Hawker Food; touring Singapore with "Toilet Man" to find out how beautiful gardens and obsessively clean toilets made the city rich.
Murderous History London Blitz Killer
When a body is discovered in a bombed-out London church, investigators race to determine if it was caused by the Nazi Blitz or a local killer.
Uncovering the inspiring stories of the U.S. Army's 761st Tank Battalion; descendants and historians discuss the honour the first armored unit of its kind, entirely composed of African-American servicemen.
Combat Ships The Battle of Leyte Gulf
It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.
Combat Ships Secrets of the Sea
Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
A look at some of the most incredible escapes of World War II.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
A look at some of the most incredible escapes of World War II.
Greatest Escapes of World War II
A look at some of the most incredible escapes of World War II.
The Dambusters Attack! Attack!
The raid on Germany's dams gets off to a rocky start as the crews struggle to clear the airfield in their planes loaded with four-tonne bouncing bombs; out of the 133 young men who flew on the raid, only 80 survive.
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.
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.
The Germans begin a retreat on the eve of the polar winter; the Soviet Union begins a major offensive in the north; the Finns push the Germans towards their defensive line.
Battle of the Atlantic The Hunted
The German U-boat hunters become the hunted as advances in technology turn the tide in the Allies' favor.
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.
The Germans begin a retreat on the eve of the polar winter; the Soviet Union begins a major offensive in the north; the Finns push the Germans towards their defensive line.
Battle of the Atlantic The Hunted
The German U-boat hunters become the hunted as advances in technology turn the tide in the Allies' favor.
Murderous History London Blitz Killer
When a body is discovered in a bombed-out London church, investigators race to determine if it was caused by the Nazi Blitz or a local killer.
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.
The Germans begin a retreat on the eve of the polar winter; the Soviet Union begins a major offensive in the north; the Finns push the Germans towards their defensive line.
Battle of the Atlantic The Hunted
The German U-boat hunters become the hunted as advances in technology turn the tide in the Allies' favor.
Cosmic Vistas Constellations
Historical and modern examinations of constellations.
Cosmic Vistas Dark Energy
Studies are currently under way looking for evidence of dark energy in the movement of galaxies.
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 massive metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside, and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest.
Canada: Over the Edge Best of Nova Scotia
The best kept secrets of Nova Scotia.