Smithsonian HD Network

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Smithsonian HD Network zeigt Dokumentationen und faktische Programme aus den Archiven und der Forschung der Institution. Der Kanal konzentriert sich auf amerikanische Geschichte, Naturwissenschaften, Weltraumforschung und kulturelles Erbe und verwendet häufig Archivmaterial sowie Expertenkommentare. Die Sendungen behandeln Themen wie Militärtechnologie, Paläontologie, Luftfahrt und das Leben US-amerikanischer Präsidenten. Die Inhalte werden in hochauflösender Qualität produziert und verzichten bei vielen Dokumentationsblöcken auf Werbeunterbrechungen. Der Sender ist über Kabel- und Satellitenanbieter in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten verfügbar.

Zuschauer können das Programm über ihren lokalen TV-Guide oder die Website des Senders abrufen, die die kommenden Sendungen nach Datum und Uhrzeit auflistet. Einige Folgen sind auch auf Abruf über teilnehmende Kabelplattformen verfügbar. Der Sender zeigt keine Filme, Musikvideos oder Live-Sport. Sein Programm richtet sich an ein Publikum, das an Bildungsinhalten und institutionellem Storytelling interessiert ist, ohne auf Reality-Serien oder Shopping-Segmente zurückzugreifen.

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12:00 - 13:00
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Breakthroughs & Bridges
Series, How-to
Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.
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13:00 - 14:00
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Canyons & Curves
Series, How-to
Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office.
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14:00 - 15:00
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Supertalls & Firehouses
Series, How-to
Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland.
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LIVE 15:00 - 16:00
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Boxes & Birds
Series, How-to
The American Museum of Natural History in NYC gets a cave-like extension; an arts center inspired by migrating birds is built on a lake in China; Boston University gains a fossil-free, Jenga-like tower.
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16:00 - 17:00
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Heights & Balance
Series, How-to
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.
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17:00 - 18:00
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Subways & Sightlines
Series, How-to
A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets.
How Did They Fix That?
18:00 - 19:00
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Volcano Power
Series, Documentary
Mike is in Iceland, where teams harness the power of volcanos to keep the geothermal energy flowing; they battle harsh weather to maintain and upgrade giant power systems, fixing miles of steam pipes, and bringing a dead well back to life.
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19:00 - 20:00
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Documentary
An in-depth look at how things are repaired.
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20:00 - 21:00
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Philadelphia Transit
Series, Documentary
In Philadelphia, Mike is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks and in trolley restoration garages; he is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest and oldest mass transit systems running smoothly and on time.
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21:00 - 22:00
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Water Work
Series, Documentary
In Florida, Mike tackles one of the dangerous jobs on the planet, commercial diving; he helps a specialized team keep waterways safe; fixing construction site leaks and removing dangerous structures, all while hurricane season is in full swing.
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22:00 - 23:00
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Mirrors & Marble
Series, How-to
Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.
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23:00 - 00:00
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Parking & Sparkling
Series, How-to
A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly the world's most glamorous parking garage.