Smithsonian Channel
Kanada
Smithsonian Channel ist ein kanadischer Fernsehdienst, der auf Archivmaterial und dokumentarische Erzählformen zurückgreift, um Themen aus Wissenschaft, Geschichte, Natur und Kultur zu erkunden. Das Programm umfasst in der Regel abendfüllende Dokumentationen und Serien, die sich mit Bereichen wie Luftfahrt, Weltraumforschung, Tierwelt und Weltgeschehen befassen. Der Sender ist in Kanada über Kabel- und Satellitenanbieter empfangbar; einige Inhalte können auch über Streaming-Plattformen oder auf Abruf verfügbar sein. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf faktenbasierten, nicht-fiktionalen Inhalten, nicht auf Unterhaltungs- oder Reality-Formaten.
Programm
00:00 - 01:00
Combat Ships
The Fast and Furious
Series, Documentary, Military, War
A look at Naval warfare's fastest combat ships and how the advantage of speed determined the outcome of some of the great seas battles of the last 150 years.
01:00 - 02:00
Rise of Dictators
Expanding Their Reach
Series, Documentary, History
Dictators often attempt to expand their jurisdiction beyond the borders of their country; this usually means armed invasion and the death of large numbers of soldiers and civilians.
02:00 - 03:00
How Did They Build That?
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.
03:00 - 04:00
Inside Pyramids
Menkaure: The Last Pyramid of Giza
Series, Documentary, Ancient history, American history, History, World history
Takes a look inside the Pyramid of Menkaure and its unfinished bicolor monument, including a chamber made entirely of graphite and a sarcophagus buried at sea.
04:00 - 05:00
The Pharaohs: Greater than the Pyramids
Ramses II, The Sun King of Egypt
Series, History, Documentary
Ramesses II reigns for 66 years and builds monuments and temples.
05:00 - 06:00
How Did They Build That?
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.
06:00 - 07:00
Inside Pyramids
Menkaure: The Last Pyramid of Giza
Series, Documentary, Ancient history, American history, History, World history
Takes a look inside the Pyramid of Menkaure and its unfinished bicolor monument, including a chamber made entirely of graphite and a sarcophagus buried at sea.