Wednesday, August 6th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
History by the Numbers Everest
Where earth meets sky: how the most thrilling and dangerous point at the top of the world continues to fascinate, and what it takes to conquer the Big One.
History by the Numbers Crazy Rich People
The inside scoop on six of the wealthiest people in history; revealing how they became crazy rich.
Searching for Secrets New York
Experts go on a search for New York's most remarkable hidden stories, involving the Statue of Liberty, the 21 Club, and "Typhoid Mary."
The most photographed woman in world from 1985 to 1997 suffered from hounding from paparazzi but also promoted the charitable and humanitarian causes she cared so passionately about.
History by the Numbers The Great Migration
Six million African Americans leave the southern states in the Great Migration to seek freedom and opportunity in the north and west.
America's Secret Space Heroes Saturn V
The engineers who designed and built Saturn V, the rocket that made JFK's dream to put a man on the moon a reality.
The most photographed woman in world from 1985 to 1997 suffered from hounding from paparazzi but also promoted the charitable and humanitarian causes she cared so passionately about.
History by the Numbers The Great Migration
Six million African Americans leave the southern states in the Great Migration to seek freedom and opportunity in the north and west.
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.
How Did They Fix That? Water Work
In Florida, Mike tackles one of the dangerous jobs on the planet, commercial diving; he helps a specialized team keep waterways safe; fixing construction site leaks and removing dangerous structures, all while hurricane season is in full swing.
How Did They Build That? Floating & Lifting
Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
Learn if a perfect storm of drought, earthquakes, and disease made cities fall.
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.
Inside Pyramids Dahshur: The Cursed Pyramid's Enigma
Visiting the heart of history in the Dashur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries.
Learn if a perfect storm of drought, earthquakes, and disease made cities fall.
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.
Inside Pyramids Dahshur: The Cursed Pyramid's Enigma
Visiting the heart of history in the Dashur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries.
Searching for Secrets New York
Experts go on a search for New York's most remarkable hidden stories, involving the Statue of Liberty, the 21 Club, and "Typhoid Mary."
Learn if a perfect storm of drought, earthquakes, and disease made cities fall.
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.
Inside Pyramids Dahshur: The Cursed Pyramid's Enigma
Visiting the heart of history in the Dashur necropolis, where the first of the great pyramids was built; examining what a mini-scanner called a LiDAR reveals about this landmark's enduring mysteries.
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.
Searching for Secrets Singapore
Get the inside scoop on a Michelin-star meal that's less than three dollars; learn the history of hawker food; get a personal tour from Toilet Man to learn how beautiful gardens and obsessively clean toilets made the city rich.
History by the Numbers The Roaring '20s
In the wake of the Spanish flu, the 1920s became the decade of flappers, jazz, and the speakeasy; for many, it was a time of unprecedented opportunity.