Wednesday, January 21st TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas Eclipses
Lunar and solar eclipses.
Paid programming.
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.
Extreme Weather Salvage Pirates and Tornadoes
Salvage crews work to install the world's largest environmental protection barrier; flying into a highly volatile region, crews battle pirates, tornadoes, and riots to salvage a wrecked cargo ship.
Canada: Over the Edge Quebec's Southern Border Region
Exploring the international boundary dividing the province of Quebec and the United States, from Ottawa and Montreal south.
China's Dragon Emperor Creating a Nation
An in-depth look at the life of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, reveals new truths about his controversial rule.
Extreme Weather Salvage Plane Down!
Chris Ward sets out with Josh Moreira and Ward's younger brother to salvage a light aircraft that's sitting on the seabed; Jeremy Birch braves the arctic conditions to salvage two vessels that have fallen prey to the crushing ice conditions.
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.
China's Dragon Emperor Creating a Nation
An in-depth look at the life of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, reveals new truths about his controversial rule.
World of Warships Clash of Titans Convoys to Hell
Allied convoys resupplying the Soviet Union navigate the Arctic, infested with U-boats and enemy aircraft.
How Did They Fix That? Cirque Du Soleil: High-Flying Fixes
At Cirque Du Soileil in Las Vegas, Mike embeds with the talented teams that maintain the amazing machines behind Cirque Du Soleil's stage shows.
How Did They Build That? Elevated & Elegant
Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.
How Did They Build That? Facelifts & Scaffolds
A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table. A vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.
Genghis Khan's Mongolia Expanding Empire
Investigating the seasonality of nomadic life and how traditional animal practices helped Mongol armies outmanoeuvre their enemies; a look at Genghis Khan's trade and communication strategies and the empire's fate after his death in 1227.
Sacred Sites Egypt
A 4,000-year-old leather manuscript at the Cairo Museum sheds new light on The Book of the Dead from ancient Egypt.
How Did They Build That? Facelifts & Scaffolds
A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table. A vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.
Genghis Khan's Mongolia Expanding Empire
Investigating the seasonality of nomadic life and how traditional animal practices helped Mongol armies outmanoeuvre their enemies; a look at Genghis Khan's trade and communication strategies and the empire's fate after his death in 1227.
Sacred Sites Egypt
A 4,000-year-old leather manuscript at the Cairo Museum sheds new light on The Book of the Dead from ancient Egypt.
Alaska Aircrash Investigations Forest Flight Down
Investigators try to determine what caused a routine commuter flight to crash.
How Did They Build That? Facelifts & Scaffolds
A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table. A vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.
Genghis Khan's Mongolia Expanding Empire
Investigating the seasonality of nomadic life and how traditional animal practices helped Mongol armies outmanoeuvre their enemies; a look at Genghis Khan's trade and communication strategies and the empire's fate after his death in 1227.
Sacred Sites Egypt
A 4,000-year-old leather manuscript at the Cairo Museum sheds new light on The Book of the Dead from ancient Egypt.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The St Lawrence
The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.
Mysteries From Above Great Cities
Learning why an important urban center is sinking toward oblivion; soaring over sprawling ruins buried under Saharan sands; learning the modern secret of an ancient fortress; eyeing a ghost town on the edge of the Gobi.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Buller
Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Maori elder of the Ngati Apa ki te Ra To.