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
How Did They Fix That?
Abandoned Oil Wells
Series, Documentary
Mike Davidson goes on a cross-country road trip to help the Well Done Foundation; they work to find and cap some of the estimated 2 million leaking, toxic abandoned oil and gas wells scattered throughout the U.S.
01:00 - 02:00
Impossible Repairs
Heli Logging
Series, Reality, Entertainment
Flying on one of the biggest helicopters on Earth, on a quest to pull valuable timber from the forest; huge repairs threaten to bring this mission to a halt.
02:00 - 03:00
Planes That Changed History
Chinook
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Discover the Chinook, the heavy-lift helicopter that rewrote the rules of aviation; born in the 1950s America, the Chinook entered service in Vietnam; its bent airframe and tandem rotors gave it a huge lift capability.
03:00 - 04:00
Ice Airport Alaska
Moose vs. Helicopter
Series, Documentary, Aviation
The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures; in Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs.
04:00 - 05:00
Aerial Italy
Northern Italy
Series, Travel
Viewing Northern Italy from the air; the fashion capital of Milan; the canals of Venice; the peaks of the Dolomites; the colorful coast of Cinque Terre.
05:00 - 06:00
Planes That Changed History
Chinook
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Discover the Chinook, the heavy-lift helicopter that rewrote the rules of aviation; born in the 1950s America, the Chinook entered service in Vietnam; its bent airframe and tandem rotors gave it a huge lift capability.
06:00 - 07:00
Ice Airport Alaska
Moose vs. Helicopter
Series, Documentary, Aviation
The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures; in Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs.