Thursday, September 3rd TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Niagara River, Canada, and the USA
The journey down the attraction-packed Niagara River is filled with adventure and beauty; navigating the fascinating history and engineering of this border river between Canada and the United States, arriving at the world-famous Niagara Falls.
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 America's Biggest Shipwreck
A mysterious object is raised from the depths of the ocean; a stranded speedboat; an elite crew works to salvage America's biggest shipwreck before hurricane season.
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 Fix That? Super Stallion Helicopter
Mike joins the U.S. Marines' Heavy Haulers helicopter squadron and gets inside their battle to keep a fleet of souped-up Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion choppers flying as they prepare for intense war games in the desert and mountains.
Planes That Changed History B-17
During World War II, the B-17 became a formidable fortress of the skies; uncover the technological and strategic innovations that made the B-17 a key to D-Day success, and later, Allied victory.
Ice Airport Alaska My Foggy Valentine
Valentine's Day delays loom when a squadron of F-22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600-lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.
Aerial Mexico The Timeless South
Southern Mexico stretches from Yucatán's crystal-clear cenotes to the fertile land of the Oaxaca Valley; Maya and Zapotec traditions live through gastronomy and art; history is ever present in ancient pyramids and architecture.
The Pharaohs: Greater than the Pyramids Alexander the Great: Builder of an Empire
Follow the meteoric rise of the Macedonian conqueror who seized Egypt and built an empire that stretched from Europe to Asia; find out how founding the city of Alexandria and becoming a pharaoh transformed Alexander's life before his death at age 32.
Buried Evidence Supernatural
Explore three discoveries that change what we know about magic and superstition; delve into a Polish vampire grave, open a UK witch bottle used to ward off evil, and see if alien-like skulls in Mexico were shaped by humans or otherworldly beings.
The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery Khufu and the Tomb of Secrets
The Pyramid of Khufu is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which can still be seen in its original state.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Unravel the mysterious decline of Angkor, the Khmer capital that was a marvel of urban engineering for 600 years. Hunt for secrets hidden in the mud that could explain how the population of this Cambodian imperial city vanished without a trace.
Buried Evidence Mummies
Rethink what it's known about death and preservation; see why Denmark's perfectly preserved Tollund Man raises questions, observe Portuguese bodies that rewrite history, and uncover the mystery of Scotland's Frankenstein mummies.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Unravel the mysterious decline of Angkor, the Khmer capital that was a marvel of urban engineering for 600 years. Hunt for secrets hidden in the mud that could explain how the population of this Cambodian imperial city vanished without a trace.
Buried Evidence Mummies
Rethink what it's known about death and preservation; see why Denmark's perfectly preserved Tollund Man raises questions, observe Portuguese bodies that rewrite history, and uncover the mystery of Scotland's Frankenstein mummies.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Unravel the mysterious decline of Angkor, the Khmer capital that was a marvel of urban engineering for 600 years. Hunt for secrets hidden in the mud that could explain how the population of this Cambodian imperial city vanished without a trace.
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 Fix That? Super Stallion Helicopter
Mike joins the U.S. Marines' Heavy Haulers helicopter squadron and gets inside their battle to keep a fleet of souped-up Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion choppers flying as they prepare for intense war games in the desert and mountains.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys Moselle
A breathtaking journey down the German section of the beautiful Moselle river, famous for vineyards on its dramatically steep banks and remarkable meandering loops.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Misplaced
Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest.
Extreme Weather Salvage The Moment of Truth
A salvage maestro returns to raise more valuable tropical hardwood trying not to wreck his own boat in the process; the multimillion dollar operation to salvage America's biggest shipwreck.