Friday, June 5th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Yukon
A journey down one of the wild rivers in the world, the Yukon; the unusual trip starts in an aircraft piloted by a painter and the odyssey ends with a visit to a graveyard of disintegrating rear-wheel steamers.
Mysteries From Above The Deserted
Explores strongholds abandoned by their architects; a lost city in the Amazon jungle; a desert fortress made by humanity's most notorious empire; explores a city of identical castles; examines a Greek isle's bloody history from the air.
Extreme Weather Salvage Bladerunner
The team must remove thousands of wrecked cars from the hull before it becomes an environmental disaster; repairing a vessel before the waters of the River Solent flood the hull.
The Secret History of World War II Dunkirk
First-hand accounts, recreations and expert interviews of the battle of Dunkirk, and how soldiers were trapped on the French beach by German forces.
The Secret History of World War II D-Day
First-hand accounts, re-creations and expert interviews of D-Day in 1944, where the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France.
The Secret History of World War II Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor triggers the U.S. entering WWII; we reveal the secret stories behind the battle such as that of Dorie Miller.
The Secret History of World War II The Battle of Britain
There are many stories behind the 1940 Battle of Britain, like pilot Bill Millington who sacrifices himself to save civilians.
The Secret History of World War II The Blitz
The tales behind the Blitz; the employment of German speaking radio controllers to confuse Luftwaffe pilots; the French spy who helped the RAF.
The Secret History of World War II Behind Enemy Lines
Exploring the many battles fought out on the banks of the Rhine in 1944 and the secrets behind the lines of the battleground.
The Secret History of World War II Dunkirk
First-hand accounts, recreations and expert interviews of the battle of Dunkirk, and how soldiers were trapped on the French beach by German forces.
The Secret History of World War II D-Day
First-hand accounts, re-creations and expert interviews of D-Day in 1944, where the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France.
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Fall of Nazi Germany
Exploring the events that occurred twenty-four hours before the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan, commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Japanese Surrender
On the August 1945; after two U.S. nuclear attacks, Japan's emperor prepares the nation to surrender; the undercover miliary factions plot to fight on; how close did they get to changing history?
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Fall of Nazi Germany
Exploring the events that occurred twenty-four hours before the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan, commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Japanese Surrender
On the August 1945; after two U.S. nuclear attacks, Japan's emperor prepares the nation to surrender; the undercover miliary factions plot to fight on; how close did they get to changing history?
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Fall of Nazi Germany
Exploring the events that occurred twenty-four hours before the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan, commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
24 Hours That Changed The World 24 Hours: The Japanese Surrender
On the August 1945; after two U.S. nuclear attacks, Japan's emperor prepares the nation to surrender; the undercover miliary factions plot to fight on; how close did they get to changing history?
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
Hitler's Last Stand No Better Place to Die
U.S. paratroopers that dropped into France before the D-Day landings battle Nazi defenders for a key bridge behind enemy lines.
Hitler's Last Stand Hell in Heaven
Five months after D-Day, the ground war finally arrives on German soil as British soldiers attack in the shadow of Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line.
Hitler's Last Stand Castle Valor
A platoon of American Buffalo Soldiers exceeds all expectations to advance on a Nazi-occupied castle in the foothills of Northern Italy.