TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD
Friday, August 29th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD
A sky-high tour over Ireland reveals its towering cliffs, rolling hills, ancient ruins, and rich history.
An aerial tour over New Zealand showcases a diverse world of snow-capped mountains, active volcanoes, and a storied past.
Aerial Greece The North
An aerial tour of northern Greece explores Mount Olympus, Macedonia, the island of Corfu and more; the lifestyles of the region's inhabitants.
Aerial Greece Crete & The Eastern Islands
Capturing from high, the islands Crete, Samos, Chios, Rhodes and the Dodecanese; exploring the distinct culture and unique stories of these islands.
Aerial Greece The South
An aerial tour over southern Greece celebrates its landscapes, its ancient and mythical past and the people who call it home.
Aerial Greece The Great Archipelago
An exploration of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea; exploring the tourist hotspots of Mykonos and Santoríni to Náxos and Amorgós.
An in-depth look at how things are repaired.
How Did They Build That? Tricks & Trains
A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.
How Did They Build That? Breakthroughs & Bridges
Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.
How Did They Build That? Viaducts & Hotels
A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.
How Did They Build That? Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations
The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.
How Did They Build That? Arctic Modules & Auditoria
The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.
How Did They Build That? Speedcore & Steambend
Peek inside a cloud-inspired library in Canada that's built over a live railway; see how clever engineering helped a huge Seattle skyscraper go up without harming its iconic neighbour, then cross an Australian bridge that floats above a busy river.
How Did They Build That? Ecobuilds & Earthquakes
Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
Air Disasters Pressure Point
Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.
Air Disasters River Runway
Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river after losing their engines and electrical power.
Air Disasters Blown Apart
Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.
Air Disasters Head-On Collision
With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming passenger train, resulting in tragedy.
Air Disasters Bomb on Board
A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.
Air Disasters Ocean Landing
Pilots aboard a hijacked plane are forced to attempt an emergency landing at sea.
Air Disasters Deep Freeze
A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.
Air Disasters Terror in Paradise
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot.
Air Disasters Attack Over Baghdad
A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.
Air Disasters Choosing Sides
British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.