Thursday, May 8th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Lost Treasures of Rome Secrets of the Colosseum
Archaeologists reveal how the Colosseum came to symbolize the might of Rome.
Tomb Hunters Mystery of the Painted Mummy
Archaeologists discover a mysterious 2600-year-old coffin with a remarkable secret.
Cosmic Vistas Hot Zone
Mercury, one of the nearest planets to earth, has eluded astronomers' best efforts to learn its secrets until missions like Mariner and Messenger.
Cosmic Vistas Cosmic Rays
Examining how cosmic rays are produced and what that can tell us about the universe.
Hitler's Last Stand No Better Place to Die
U.S. paratroopers that dropped into France before the D-Day landings battle Nazi defenders for a key bridge behind enemy lines.
Hitler's Last Stand Hell in Heaven
Five months after D-Day, the ground war finally arrives on German soil as British soldiers attack in the shadow of Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line.
Cosmic Vistas Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox asks why another civilization has not presented itself.
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Hitler's Last Stand Castle Valor
A platoon of American Buffalo Soldiers exceeds all expectations to advance on a Nazi-occupied castle in the foothills of Northern Italy.
History by the Numbers Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan is responsible for over 40 million deaths; 16 million people carry his personal DNA.
Mysteries From Above Out of Place
Strange aquatic mammals populating a river in Columbia; A ship marooned in a sea of sand along Namibia's notorious Skeleton Coast; A Boeing 727 jetliner hidden in a pine forest; A giant, unusual pattern is discovered in the Nevada desert.
Inside Windsor Castle Tragedy and Triumph
A look at recent events in the castle, from the fire that started in the Private Chapel in 1992, through to the Queen's 90th birthday in 2016, a year in which she invited the Obamas to visit her "favorite home."
Air Warriors F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Saber, also known as the Hun, becomes a supersonic powerhouse after initial difficulties; it was used primarily in the Vietnam War.
Lost Treasures of Rome Secrets of the Colosseum
Archaeologists reveal how the Colosseum came to symbolize the might of Rome.
Tomb Hunters Mystery of the Painted Mummy
Archaeologists discover a mysterious 2600-year-old coffin with a remarkable secret.
Ice Airport Alaska Relentless Winter
Record snowfall and vicious headwinds threaten the runways and a sea plane pilot.
History by the Numbers Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan is responsible for over 40 million deaths; 16 million people carry his personal DNA.
Mysteries From Above Out of Place
Strange aquatic mammals populating a river in Columbia; A ship marooned in a sea of sand along Namibia's notorious Skeleton Coast; A Boeing 727 jetliner hidden in a pine forest; A giant, unusual pattern is discovered in the Nevada desert.
Abandoned Engineering Lost Bridges
The history of a stretch of concrete known as Hitler's Bridge; the highest bridge in the world collapses.
Mysteries From Above Military Mysteries
A Nazi weapon designed to turn the tides of WWII in Northern France; a secret Russian military tower in the shadow of the Chernobyl disaster; a forgotten Australian tunnel rumored to hide a nuclear lab; something shocking buried under Alcatraz.
WWII by Drone The Fight for Italy
It is 1943, and the Allies launch a campaign to liberate Italy from the occupying Nazi forces; Military experts use the latest drone imaging technology to understand how the Nazis used the Italian landscape to their advantage.
Abandoned Engineering Lost Bridges
The history of a stretch of concrete known as Hitler's Bridge; the highest bridge in the world collapses.
Mysteries From Above Military Mysteries
A Nazi weapon designed to turn the tides of WWII in Northern France; a secret Russian military tower in the shadow of the Chernobyl disaster; a forgotten Australian tunnel rumored to hide a nuclear lab; something shocking buried under Alcatraz.
WWII by Drone The Fight for Italy
It is 1943, and the Allies launch a campaign to liberate Italy from the occupying Nazi forces; Military experts use the latest drone imaging technology to understand how the Nazis used the Italian landscape to their advantage.
Mysteries From Above Out of Place
Strange aquatic mammals populating a river in Columbia; A ship marooned in a sea of sand along Namibia's notorious Skeleton Coast; A Boeing 727 jetliner hidden in a pine forest; A giant, unusual pattern is discovered in the Nevada desert.
History by the Numbers Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan is responsible for over 40 million deaths; 16 million people carry his personal DNA.
Ice Airport Alaska Relentless Winter
Record snowfall and vicious headwinds threaten the runways and a sea plane pilot.