Thursday, October 16th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas Seasons of Saturn
The second largest planet is also a mini-solar system with 60 moons and those crazy rings.
Paid programming.
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.
Cosmic Vistas Vesta Unveiled
The Dawn mission explores the asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.
Cosmic Vistas Water Worlds
The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking man to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn.
Inside Hampton Court Palace Death of the Queen
Exploring the palace's 60 acres of stunning gardens, its haunted corridor, and the doomed marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Dahshur: An Incredible Discovery
On the site of Dahshur, south of Cairo, are two revolutionary monuments which seem to be the first real pyramids.
ArtNation Deception
A look at stories of deception in the art world, from stolen art and forgeries to hidden truths about ancient Greek and Roman marble statues.
Inside Hampton Court Palace Death of the Queen
Exploring the palace's 60 acres of stunning gardens, its haunted corridor, and the doomed marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Dahshur: An Incredible Discovery
On the site of Dahshur, south of Cairo, are two revolutionary monuments which seem to be the first real pyramids.
Untold Arctic Wars Arctic Special Operations
The scale of World War II grows as the United States joins the war; explore the operations where Allied commando troops raid the Norwegian coast.
Engineering Repurposed Coal Drop to Retail Complex & Gasometers to Housing
Two industrial buildings once helping to fuel the Victorian era are reimagined as a sophisticated retail complex and a unique living space; old buildings taken from grime to glory.
Legends of the Pharaohs Egypt's First Pyramid
The story of the construction of ancient Egypt's first pyramid, built 4,700 years ago to help the Pharaoh Djoser achieve immortality.
Abandoned Engineering Mission: Space
The U.S. gains information about space borders using unwanted battleship guns; a V2 rocket is developed from the remains of a secret Nazi base.
Mysteries From Above Disasters
Revealed from above; mysterious holes in Isreal; a ghost village hidden in the Colombian jungle; a shipwreck off the coast of Sri Lanka; and a gutted airplane fuselage abandoned in Iceland.
Unearthed Ancient Volcanic Mysteries
Recently unearthed mummies may help solve the enduring mystery of why Pompeii was built on an active volcano; archaeologists explore the secrets of an ancient Roman town perfectly preserved after the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Abandoned Engineering Mission: Space
The U.S. gains information about space borders using unwanted battleship guns; a V2 rocket is developed from the remains of a secret Nazi base.
Mysteries From Above Disasters
Revealed from above; mysterious holes in Isreal; a ghost village hidden in the Colombian jungle; a shipwreck off the coast of Sri Lanka; and a gutted airplane fuselage abandoned in Iceland.
Unearthed Ancient Volcanic Mysteries
Recently unearthed mummies may help solve the enduring mystery of why Pompeii was built on an active volcano; archaeologists explore the secrets of an ancient Roman town perfectly preserved after the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Monster Shipwreck: Mystery of the Mars
The story of the 16th century warship Mars the Magnificent and the modern-day expedition that found her deep in the Baltic Sea.
Abandoned Engineering Mission: Space
The U.S. gains information about space borders using unwanted battleship guns; a V2 rocket is developed from the remains of a secret Nazi base.
Mysteries From Above Disasters
Revealed from above; mysterious holes in Isreal; a ghost village hidden in the Colombian jungle; a shipwreck off the coast of Sri Lanka; and a gutted airplane fuselage abandoned in Iceland.
Unearthed Ancient Volcanic Mysteries
Recently unearthed mummies may help solve the enduring mystery of why Pompeii was built on an active volcano; archaeologists explore the secrets of an ancient Roman town perfectly preserved after the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
History by the Numbers The Gender Gap
Finding out how the 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 most enduring mysteries of the natural world.
Cosmic Vistas Gravity
Scientists are now probing to detect gravity waves in space and mapping the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time.
Cosmic Vistas Science and the Shuttle
For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit.