Thursday, August 7th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
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.
History by the Numbers Heists
The inside track on five of the greatest heists in history; these are not petty robberies, but high-stakes operations meticulously planned and audaciously executed, with a cast of colorful characters from the mastermind to the snitch.
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.
Searching for Secrets San Francisco
An exploration of little-known stories behind San Francisco landmarks and locations, including its golden fire hydrant and Dutch windmills.
First Ladies Revealed The Power of Style
Jackie Kennedy's crucial role in the Kennedy years; Dolley Madison's role; Nancy Reagan's role as a First Lady.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Abu Rawash and the Lost Pyramid
Egyptologists believe there was a perfect pyramid, hidden in the sands of Abu Rawash, which served as a tomb for the pharaoh Djedefre.
America's Secret Space Heroes Lunar Module
The engineers who built the Apollo Lunar Module, which allowed astronauts to land on the moon and then launch back into orbit.
First Ladies Revealed The Power of Style
Jackie Kennedy's crucial role in the Kennedy years; Dolley Madison's role; Nancy Reagan's role as a First Lady.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Abu Rawash and the Lost Pyramid
Egyptologists believe there was a perfect pyramid, hidden in the sands of Abu Rawash, which served as a tomb for the pharaoh Djedefre.
Surviving WWII Perilous Skies
Get insight into one of the war's most hazardous jobs: piloting aircraft. Explore the constant race to provide more aerial firepower, revisit one of the war's most daring raids, and hear from a glider pilot who risked it all the night before D-Day.
Learn if a perfect storm of drought, earthquakes, and disease made cities fall.
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.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Plague on Hell Island
A strange sea fortress that guards icy waters is home to a grim secret; experts investigate the mysteries at this eerie structure, which fought an invisible enemy far more deadly than ever imagined.
Mysteries From Above Perplexing Patterns
Psychedelic swirls in the Utah wastelands; a bizarre configuration of circles in the Sahara; hidden lines with the help of a drone; a remote polka-dot lake in Canada.
Unearthed Secrets of the Lost Sphinxes
The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history; using cutting-edge CGI, investigators reveal the hidden secrets of the sphinxes.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Plague on Hell Island
A strange sea fortress that guards icy waters is home to a grim secret; experts investigate the mysteries at this eerie structure, which fought an invisible enemy far more deadly than ever imagined.
Mysteries From Above Perplexing Patterns
Psychedelic swirls in the Utah wastelands; a bizarre configuration of circles in the Sahara; hidden lines with the help of a drone; a remote polka-dot lake in Canada.
Unearthed Secrets of the Lost Sphinxes
The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history; using cutting-edge CGI, investigators reveal the hidden secrets of the sphinxes.
Searching for Secrets San Francisco
An exploration of little-known stories behind San Francisco landmarks and locations, including its golden fire hydrant and Dutch windmills.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Plague on Hell Island
A strange sea fortress that guards icy waters is home to a grim secret; experts investigate the mysteries at this eerie structure, which fought an invisible enemy far more deadly than ever imagined.
Mysteries From Above Perplexing Patterns
Psychedelic swirls in the Utah wastelands; a bizarre configuration of circles in the Sahara; hidden lines with the help of a drone; a remote polka-dot lake in Canada.
Unearthed Secrets of the Lost Sphinxes
The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history; using cutting-edge CGI, investigators reveal the hidden secrets of the sphinxes.