Thursday, January 22nd TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas The Anthropic Principle
An exploration of the science behind the Anthropic Principle.
Paid programming.
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 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.
Canada: Over the Edge Atlantic Frontier
From the remote border town of Pohegemanook, tracing the Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick borders ending at the open waters of the Atlantic.
China's Dragon Emperor Architect of the Afterlife
An exploration of China's first emperor's mausoleum, highlighted by 8,000 terra-cotta warriors who guard the royal tomb.
Extreme Weather Salvage Sinkers and Swimmers
Bundles of cedar wood tree trunks are smashed apart, releasing thousands of logs on the shoreline; Jeremy and his crew must work fast to recover the cargo.
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.
China's Dragon Emperor Architect of the Afterlife
An exploration of China's first emperor's mausoleum, highlighted by 8,000 terra-cotta warriors who guard the royal tomb.
World of Warships Clash of Titans Sink the Bismarck
In May 1941, the British Royal Navy relentlessly pursues the formidable battleship Bismarck with the mission to sink it at any cost.
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.
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.
Vikings: American Quest To the Heart of America
The Draken sails from the St. Lawrence River down to the Hudson; it heads to its final destination, New York City.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Abandoned
The view from above reveals a derelict complex of pod-like structures with seemingly alien origins; a bewildering concrete construction in the mountains of Bosnia; a puzzling collection of out of place shapes discarded in the wilds of Greenland.
Unearthed Lost World of Sumerian Kings
The legendary city of Kish, Iraq, lies at the cradle of human civilization and home to some of the world's first kings; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the buried secrets of this lost city to uncover the first origins of royalty.
Vikings: American Quest To the Heart of America
The Draken sails from the St. Lawrence River down to the Hudson; it heads to its final destination, New York City.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Abandoned
The view from above reveals a derelict complex of pod-like structures with seemingly alien origins; a bewildering concrete construction in the mountains of Bosnia; a puzzling collection of out of place shapes discarded in the wilds of Greenland.
Unearthed Lost World of Sumerian Kings
The legendary city of Kish, Iraq, lies at the cradle of human civilization and home to some of the world's first kings; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the buried secrets of this lost city to uncover the first origins of royalty.
Alaska Aircrash Investigations Trapper Creek Tragedy
Two crashed Cessnas baffle investigators.
Vikings: American Quest To the Heart of America
The Draken sails from the St. Lawrence River down to the Hudson; it heads to its final destination, New York City.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Abandoned
The view from above reveals a derelict complex of pod-like structures with seemingly alien origins; a bewildering concrete construction in the mountains of Bosnia; a puzzling collection of out of place shapes discarded in the wilds of Greenland.
Unearthed Lost World of Sumerian Kings
The legendary city of Kish, Iraq, lies at the cradle of human civilization and home to some of the world's first kings; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the buried secrets of this lost city to uncover the first origins of royalty.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Potomac
Navigating the historic Potomac River from West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay, passing through Washington, D.C. and the national monuments and ending at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate.
Mysteries From Above Stone Cold Mysteries
Get petrified by cryptic rock structures normally hidden from view; look inside curious dwellings in the Peruvian Andes; visit a sacred monolith in Wyoming's Black Hills; haunt a Turkish stone village; spot an immovable waterfall in Mexico.
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.