Thursday, August 21st TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas The Anthropic Principle
An exploration of the science behind the Anthropic Principle.
Canada 1812: Forged in Fire Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock's daring made him a hero, but may also be his flaw.
Mysteries From Above Giants
Walking among colossal wonders scattered across the Earth's surface, including an ancient reptile skeleton, a massive head carving in the Alberta badlands, a giant South African footprint and a pentagram etched into a remote peninsula in Kazakhstan.
Canada: Over the Edge Vancouver Island's Northern Coastline
From scenic Telegraph Cove, around Cape Scott Provincial Park, and beyond.
Ice Airport Alaska Flight of the Grizzly
An orphaned bear cub flies to a new home, bush pilots bring life-saving medical machinery to a remote village, record snowfall threatens to close down Anchorage Airport for Thanksgiving, and the US Army prepares for airborne war.
Ice Airport Alaska Mountain Sheep, Pizza Pie
A breakdown on the Fairbanks runway threatens a heavy-weight military jet's urgent mission; a rookie flight instructor faces a make-or-break flight; an ice-tour pilot races against Alaskan weather; a bush airline flies a 400-mile pizza delivery.
Ice Airport Alaska The Flight Before Christmas
A major snowstorm disrupts Christmas travel in Anchorage; bush pilots aid an Arctic village after a fire; ice jeopardizes an airborne science mission; Customs agents combat a surge in illegal holiday food imports.
Ice Airport Alaska Shivering Timbers
A Coast Guard chopper pilot battles winds in a mission that will decide her flying career; a mountain construction project gets an express aerial delivery of materials in Alaska-style; two bald eagles hitch a first-class ride.
Ice Airport Alaska Flight to Glory
A trainee chopper pilot tackles a mid-air engine shutdown. Bush pilots face a high-altitude test on an aerial grocery run. The US Army in Alaska launch their biggest helicopter deployment ever, and an Arctic-sports phenom flies.
Air Warriors B-24 Liberator
The most-produced bomber in US history, used during World War II by every branch of the American military, as well as by the Royal Air Force.
Air Warriors Top Ten 21st Century
A look at the top U.S. military aircraft in America's modern arsenal, including the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, the hybrid V-22 Osprey, and more.
Air Warriors Top Ten Cold War
A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15.
Air Warriors Top Ten WWII
A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.
Features captain Chuck Yeager, the pilot who broke the sound barrier and changed aviation forever, and his brilliant team and the Bell X-1 jet that made a breakthrough possible.
Alaska Aircrash Investigations Forest Flight Down
Investigators try to determine what caused a routine commuter flight to crash.
Alaska Aircrash Investigations Trapper Creek Tragedy
Two crashed Cessnas baffle investigators.
Alaska Aircrash Investigations Engine Out in Midair
Investigators determine why a plane crashes on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
Unearthed Mystery of Egypt's Zodiac Temple: Secrets of Dendera
The Dendera Temple is one of the best-preserved temples in all of Egypt; experts decipher its mystifying zodiac images and uncover the ceremonial events that took place at this sacred site, and stunning CGI rebuilds this grand complex in its prime.
Mysteries of the Abandoned America's Doomsday Town
A strange, deserted city in America's heartland, a gigantic wall deep in snowcapped mountains, and a mysterious top-secret Soviet facility are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.
Features captain Chuck Yeager, the pilot who broke the sound barrier and changed aviation forever, and his brilliant team and the Bell X-1 jet that made a breakthrough possible.
Unearthed Mystery of Egypt's Zodiac Temple: Secrets of Dendera
The Dendera Temple is one of the best-preserved temples in all of Egypt; experts decipher its mystifying zodiac images and uncover the ceremonial events that took place at this sacred site, and stunning CGI rebuilds this grand complex in its prime.
The Curious Life and Death of... Brittany Murphy
Dr. Fitzharris and her team examine the death of actress Brittany Murphy to see if it was an accident or foul play.
Mysteries of the Abandoned America's Doomsday Town
A strange, deserted city in America's heartland, a gigantic wall deep in snowcapped mountains, and a mysterious top-secret Soviet facility are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.
Features captain Chuck Yeager, the pilot who broke the sound barrier and changed aviation forever, and his brilliant team and the Bell X-1 jet that made a breakthrough possible.
Unearthed Mystery of Egypt's Zodiac Temple: Secrets of Dendera
The Dendera Temple is one of the best-preserved temples in all of Egypt; experts decipher its mystifying zodiac images and uncover the ceremonial events that took place at this sacred site, and stunning CGI rebuilds this grand complex in its prime.