Sunday, May 11th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas Eclipses
Lunar and solar eclipses.
Cosmic Vistas What Stars Are Made of
An exploration of the astrophysics of stars creating matter.
Hitler's Last Stand Panzer Rush
During the Battle of the Bulge, a young U.S. scout gets trapped behind enemy lines.
History by the Numbers King Tut
When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.
Egyptologists investigate rumors that the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb unleashed a deadly curse.
Legends of the Pharaohs Downfall of a Dynasty
Egyptologists examine ancient sites and relics to determine what brought the age of the pyramids to an end.
Ten Steps to Disaster Iranian Hostage Crisis
Iranian students invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage and triggering a crisis that will last 444 days; 10 key mistakes the United States made, including an ignorance of anti-U.S. sentiment and multiple security errors.
Ten Steps to Disaster JFK Assassination
Using new research, first-hand accounts and unpublished CIA files, to uncover the signs, clues and missteps that led to a Presidential assassination that rocked the world.
An unprecedented look at the world's most famous aircraft: how it was born, how it has developed over the years, and the role it has played in historic events.
The Last 747 captures the emotion around the build of Boeing's last 747 jumbo jet and also tells the story of how this one airplane completely transformed the economics of air travel - with huge implications for globalization, trade and geopolitics.
Rise of Dictators Cult of Personality
Combat Ships Galleons and Privateers
Revolutionary ship design helped Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake lead England to defeat the Spanish Armada and become a world power.
Combat Ships The Battle of Trafalgar
The legendary Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which pitted Napoleon's French ships against a British armada under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Rise of Dictators Cult of Personality
Forensic archeologist Caroline Sturdy Colls goes in search of a Nazi SS camp constructed on the British Channel island of Alderney during World War II; clues emerge leading Sturdy Colls to suspect that Alderney was the scene of Nazi mass murders.
Hitler's final days are revealed through recently discovered eyewitness accounts.
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
The identity of an unnamed hero in the iconic photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima is revealed by modern science.
Hell Below Iwo Jima Pilot Rescue
As carrier groups deliver destruction to Japanese strongholds, American subs risk everything to surface in enemy waters and rescue downed aviators.
Hell Below Courageous Captains
Learning why a clash over Nazi ideology wrecked a bright U-boat commander's career.
Hell Below Chaos in Command
A look at the failures that forced a US submarine commander to rebuild his crew's trust, one person at a time; discovering how this commanding officer overcame dissent on board and refocused on targeting enemy ships in dangerous Japanese waters.
A look at a group of animals that thrive in the tough conditions of the Tibetan Plateau.
Ice Airport Alaska Heavy Lifting
A large construction load, a massive repair, and a fallen soldier weigh heavily on the crews.
On the Fly: Adventures at Altitude Challenge Accepted
Wayne Davis has the challenge of keeping both people and sharks safe as an aerial shark spotter; aerobatic pilot Kyle Fowler attempts an audacious stunt; a group of kids transcend their disabilities with the pilots of Challenge.