Wednesday, April 15th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas The Milky Way
Exploring the Milky Way from the mythology of ancient sky watchers to how scientists are mapping it from the inside out.
Canada 1812: Forged in Fire John Norton
John Norton leads Six Nations warriors against the invading Americans.
Mysteries From Above Ancient Civilizations
Come across a set of disturbingly familiar stone monoliths in Colombia, then explore a lost city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; puzzle over an ancient ruin in Corinth, Greece, and explore an old structure on a Maltese island.
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.
Extreme Airport Africa Close Encounters Of The Bird Kind
A skilled canine team tracks birds disrupting Africa's busiest airport. Mechanics race to fix a cargo hauler for the largest bush airline. Helicopter pilots meet ships near the Cape of Good Hope, while flying doctors deliver life-saving surgery.
Untold Arctic Wars Northern Iron Curtain
A different view of the events in the Arctic during World War II, with unknown details; a focus on the struggle of the great powers for control of the area and its natural resources.
Learn if a perfect storm of drought, earthquakes, and disease made cities fall.
Aerial Mexico The Industrious Highlands
In Mexico's North, ancient runners defy impossible distances and living fossils reveal Earth's secrets; from Monterrey's industrial city to Guanajuato's revolutionary past, discover how mighty mountains forge unbreakable spirit.
Rise of Dictators Cult of Personality
Uncover the sinister ways that dictators convince their followers to worship them as heroes; watch how they weave mythical narratives around their abilities, selling themselves as saviors who should hold absolute power over the people.
World of Warships Clash of Titans Duel in the Pacific
In April 1945, the Yamato, the largest battleship in history, leaves for Okinawa to destroy American warships and prevent their landing; weighing 70,000 tonnes and armed with 150 guns, it faced the U.S.
Combat Ships River Raiders
A look at riverine warfare from the Civil War to Vietnam and small but powerful combat ships.
Rise of Dictators Cult of Personality
Uncover the sinister ways that dictators convince their followers to worship them as heroes; watch how they weave mythical narratives around their abilities, selling themselves as saviors who should hold absolute power over the people.
How Did They Build That? Heights & Balance
A 1.2-million-square-foot office building balances precariously on a 39-foot wide base in Chicago; a building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage; the world's longest suspension footbridge.
Inside Pyramids Saqqara: The Secrets of the Buried Pyramid
Investigate one of Egypt's oldest monuments to eternity: the Buried Pyramid of Sekhemkhet; explore a well-preserved underground tomb and view a mysterious sarcophagus during the first-ever on-camera exploration of this 4,500-year-old sacred place.
The Pharaohs: Greater than the Pyramids Ramses III, No Happy Ending New
Unearth the dramatic final days of the Twentieth Dynasty's great warrior king, Ramses III. View a rare judicial papyrus that recounts the story of an assassination plot hatched in the royal harem, then see what the monarch's mummy reveals today.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Saqqara, The First Pyramid
At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2600 BC.
Inside Pyramids Saqqara: The Secrets of the Buried Pyramid
Investigate one of Egypt's oldest monuments to eternity: the Buried Pyramid of Sekhemkhet; explore a well-preserved underground tomb and view a mysterious sarcophagus during the first-ever on-camera exploration of this 4,500-year-old sacred place.
The Pharaohs: Greater than the Pyramids Ramses III, No Happy Ending
Unearth the dramatic final days of the Twentieth Dynasty's great warrior king, Ramses III. View a rare judicial papyrus that recounts the story of an assassination plot hatched in the royal harem, then see what the monarch's mummy reveals today.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Saqqara, The First Pyramid
At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2600 BC.
Inside Pyramids Saqqara: The Secrets of the Buried Pyramid
Investigate one of Egypt's oldest monuments to eternity: the Buried Pyramid of Sekhemkhet; explore a well-preserved underground tomb and view a mysterious sarcophagus during the first-ever on-camera exploration of this 4,500-year-old sacred place.
The Pharaohs: Greater than the Pyramids Ramses III, No Happy Ending
Unearth the dramatic final days of the Twentieth Dynasty's great warrior king, Ramses III. View a rare judicial papyrus that recounts the story of an assassination plot hatched in the royal harem, then see what the monarch's mummy reveals today.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Saqqara, The First Pyramid
At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2600 BC.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The River Spey, Scotland
A journey on Scotland's River Spey, traveling from its source in the Highlands, winding by boat through the mountains to where the river meets the North Sea.
Mysteries From Above Out of This World
Zoom in on some otherworldly sights; spot a giant glacier on the Red Planet, let the milky seas off the coast of Java bathe your vision, ponder a huge hexagon floating above Saturn and take a spin around a doughnut-shaped lake in Saskatchewan.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Suwannee
Meandering through the black waters of a primordial river immortalized in a folk song.