Friday, August 8th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas Lords of Gravity: Outer Limits
A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars.
Cosmic Vistas Hidden Havens: Icy Gems
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have exotic atmospheres, liquid interiors and rings.
Mysteries From Above Accidental Discoveries
A vanished Neolithic structure in an Irish farmer's field, an ancient oasis in the remote reaches of a Chinese desert, a centuries-old buried treasure in the U.K. and a dreaded predator in the Pacific Ocean are discovered by accident using drones.
History by the Numbers The Gender Gap
Finding out how the insidious 'standard man' makes it hard to find a place where the gap doesn't impact us.
History by the Numbers The Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is one of the enduring mysteries of the natural world.
History by the Numbers Skyscrapers
The history of skyscrapers is the history of American cities, technological ingenuity, and a global boom in urbanization; from west to east, from five stories up to one kilometer high, there's nowhere to go but up.
Searching for Secrets London
A tour of London exploring objects with secret histories, including its black cabs, the Marble Arch and the Horse Guards Clock.
First Ladies Revealed Twists of Fate
Lady Bird Johnson, Edith Roosevelt and Betty Ford inherited the role of First Lady by chance during times when the nation was looking for stability.
A great metropolis has been discovered, buried beneath the pastures of the Danube.
America's Secret Space Heroes Space Shuttle
The story of the engineers who created the world's first reusable space vehicle.
First Ladies Revealed Twists of Fate
Lady Bird Johnson, Edith Roosevelt and Betty Ford inherited the role of First Lady by chance during times when the nation was looking for stability.
A great metropolis has been discovered, buried beneath the pastures of the Danube.
The Pacific War in Color No Surrender
By the spring of 1945, the United States begins to take back the Philippines; on Borneo, the Australians invade Labuan; when the United States invades Okinawa, Japan makes a strong stand and launches the biggest kamikaze attacks of the war.
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.
Make It Out Alive Mount St. Helens
The May 18, 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington; the volcano's first eruption in over a century.
The Secret History of World War II Dunkirk
First-hand accounts, recreations and expert interviews of the battle of Dunkirk, and how soldiers were trapped on the French beach by German forces.
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.
Make It Out Alive Mount St. Helens
The May 18, 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington; the volcano's first eruption in over a century.
The Secret History of World War II Dunkirk
First-hand accounts, recreations and expert interviews of the battle of Dunkirk, and how soldiers were trapped on the French beach by German forces.
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.
Searching for Secrets London
A tour of London exploring objects with secret histories, including its black cabs, the Marble Arch and the Horse Guards Clock.
Make It Out Alive Mount St. Helens
The May 18, 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington; the volcano's first eruption in over a century.
The Secret History of World War II Dunkirk
First-hand accounts, recreations and expert interviews of the battle of Dunkirk, and how soldiers were trapped on the French beach by German forces.
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.