TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Friday, December 19th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Aerial America Outdoor Adventures
A cross-country flight over the nation's mountains, beaches and national parks; visiting other sites that attract adventurers and tourists.
Aerial America Mississippi
Mississippi from above; the state's unique beauty and history; mighty waters, ancient trails and the birth of the Delta Blues.
Aerial America Southern California
A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.
Aerial America Man-Made Marvels
A coast-to-coast tour over America's man-made structures, old and new; the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Aerial America Nevada
An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.
Aerial America Alaska's Fire and Ice
The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice; a tour over Alaska, the residents it attracts and the wildlife that thrives in these unique surroundings.
Air Disasters North Sea Nightmare
A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.
Air Disasters Pushed to the Limit
SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.
Air Disasters Hero Pilots
Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.
Air Disasters Risky Runways
In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, the toughest landings on earth pushed three flight crews.
Air Disasters Nowhere to Land
Pilots of TACA Flight 110 make a remarkable landing on a narrow levee, but investigators must find out why the engines in a brand new plane failed.
Air Disasters Deadly Reputation
On July 17, 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off runway 35L at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, and crashes at high speed into a warehouse adjacent to a petrol station killing nearly 200 people.
Air Disasters Kid in the Cockpit
A pilot's decision to let his 15-year-old son fly has disastrous consequences on a commercial flight.
Air Disasters Deadly Solution
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.
Secrets Egypt's Lost City
The search for the ancient Egyptian city Pi-Ramesses, which mysteriously vanished 3,000 years ago.
Secrets Cleopatra's Lost City
The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.
Secrets Egypt's Apocalypse Volcano
A massive volcanic eruption in 44 B.C. may have hastened the end of the ancient Egyptian empire.
Sacred Sites Egyptian Priestesses
New evidence found in Egyptian sacred sites is revealing secrets about a forgotten succession of powerful female priests.
Sacred Sites Temples of Priestesses
New discoveries reveal the astonishing role of women in the ancient world; from goddesses to matriarchies to witch trials.
Tomb Hunters Secrets of the Mega-Tomb
Egyptian archaeologists discover a vast burial chamber filled with over a hundred coffins.
Secrets Egypt's Lost City
The search for the ancient Egyptian city Pi-Ramesses, which mysteriously vanished 3,000 years ago.
Secrets Cleopatra's Lost City
The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.
Secrets Egypt's Apocalypse Volcano
A massive volcanic eruption in 44 B.C. may have hastened the end of the ancient Egyptian empire.