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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S RISE OF ANIMALS - TRIUMPH OF THE VERTEBRATES
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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S RISE OF ANIMALS – TRIUMPH OF THE VERTEBRATES - PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 AT 8PM AND 9PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TWO-PART SPECIAL EMBARKS ON A REMARKABLE 500 MILLION-YEAR JOURNEY REVEALING THE EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF ANIMALS THAT DOMINATE OUR WORLD DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S RISE OF ANIMALS –TRIUMPH OF THE VERTEBRATES PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 AT 8PM AND 9PM ET/PT New York, APRIL 30, 2015 – Smithsonian Channel will premiere the two-part series DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S RISE OF ANIMALS – TRIUMPH OF THE VERTEBRATES on Wednesday, May 13 at 8 and 9 p.m. ET/PT. From Atlantic Productions, the team that produced Sir David Attenborough’s Emmy® Award-winning series First Life, comes a new land...
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Smithsonian Channel
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THE SPY IN THE HANOI HILTON - PREMIERES MONDAY, APRIL 27 AT 8 PM ET/PT
ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIETNAM WAR’S END,SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SPECIALREVEALS EXISTENCE OF CLANDESTINE SPY NETWORKINSIDE INFAMOUS POW CAMP THE SPY IN THE HANOI HILTON PREMIERES MONDAY, APRIL 27 AT 8 PM ET/PT Tortured POWs Had Direct Communication withThe Pentagon and President Nixon New York, April 21, 2015 - A new Smithsonian Channel special will reveal one of the greatest secrets of the Vietnam War. THE SPY IN THE HANOI HILTON, premiering Monday, April 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, uncovers the true story of POWs inside the Hỏa Lò Prison, known as the Hanoi Hilton, who created a high...
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SIEGE OF MASADA
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SIEGE OF MASADA - ONE-HOUR SPECIAL TO PREMIERE FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AT 9PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ INVESTIGATES THE REAL STORY THAT INSPIRED CBS’ LIMITED EVENT SERIES THE DOVEKEEPERS SIEGE OF MASADA ONE-HOUR SPECIAL TO PREMIERE FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AT 9PM ET/PT New York – March 5, 2015 – The legend of Masada is the Alamo of the ancient world, the story of more than 900 Jewish rebels who held a nearly impregnable fort against the might of the Roman Empire. Embedded in the founding narrative of the state of Israel, this epic story has offered ample fodder to writers, filmmakers and storytellers worldwide – and it’s now the backdrop for the upcoming CBS limited event ser...
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L.A. FROCK STARS (Season 2)
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L.A. FROCK STARS - PREMIERING THURSDAY, MARCH 19 AT 9PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SHOWCASES FASHION’S ALL-STARS IN SEASON TWO OF L.A. FROCK STARS PREMIERING THURSDAY, MARCH 19 AT 9PM ET/PT Sophomore Season Once Again Features Vintage Fashion GuruDoris Raymond and Her Hollywood Boutique The Way We Wore® NEW YORK – February 4, 2014 – Smithsonian Channel will premiere the second season of its critically-acclaimed original series L.A. FROCK STARS, which follows the doyenne of Hollywood vintage, Doris Raymond, and her Los Angeles shop The Way We Wore®, on Thursday, MARCH 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The new season will be comprised of six hour-long e...
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BOOMTOWNERS
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BOOMTOWNERS - SIX EPISODE SERIES TO DEBUT SUNDAY, APRIL 26. 2015 AT 9PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SET TO PREMIERE DOCU-SERIES CHRONICLING BLACK GOLD RUSH IN NORTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA BOOMTOWNERS Six Episode Series To Debut Sunday, April 26 At 9 PM ET/PT New York – March 11, 2015 – The oil boom that has been drawing thousands of workers to the Bakken shale region of North Dakota and Montana is the subject of a new Smithsonian Channel docu-series. BOOMTOWNERS, comprised of six one-hour episodes, will debut Sunday, April 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The announcement was made today by David Royle, Executive Vice President of Programming and Production, Smithsonian Channe...
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Smithsonian Channel
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MISSISSIPPI INFERNO - PREMIERES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 8 AND 9PM ET/PT
THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE PIVOTAL ROLE PLAYED BY BLACK LANDOWNERS IN MISSISSIPPI DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT MISSISSIPPI INFERNO PREMIERES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 8 AND 9PM ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ Actor, Director And Political Activist Danny Glover Narrates Two-Part Black History Month Special New York, February 3, 2015 – This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in American history, the 1965 Voting Rights Act. A new Smithsonian Channel Black History Month two-part special, MISSISSIPPI INFERNO r...
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LEGEND OF LEAD BELLY
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LEGEND OF LEAD BELLY PREMIERES ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 8PM ET/PT
HE SURVIVED POST-SLAVERY LOUISIANA AND YEARS IN PRISON TO BECOMEONE OF THE MUSICAL GIANTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY LEGEND OF LEAD BELLY BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL PREMIERES ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 8PM ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ New York, January 20, 2015 – Lead Belly has inspired generations of musicians, from The Weavers to the Grateful Dead, from Van Morrison, to The Beach Boys and even Nirvana. And yet few people today know his remarkable story, and even fewer know when they are listening to his music. His story is told in the new one-hour Smithsonian Channel special, LEGEND OF L...
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ASIAN TSUNAMI: THE DEADLIEST WAVE
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ASIAN TSUNAMI: THE DEADLIEST WAVE - PREMIERES SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 8PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ AND ITN PRODUCTIONS COMMEMORATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI WITH ONE-HOUR SPECIAL ASIAN TSUNAMI: THE DEADLIEST WAVE PREMIERING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 8PM ET/PT New York, December 8, 2014 – The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history. Now, ten years later, Smithsonian Channel and ITN Productions will tell its definitive story and look at what scientific advancements have been developed since then to save lives. The one-hour special, ASIAN TSUNAMI: THE DEADLIEST WAVE, premieres Sunday, December 21st at 8 ...
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MILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN PRINCESSES
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MILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN PRINCESSES - 3-PART SERIES TO PREMIERES JANUARY 4th, 11th & 18th AT 8PM ET/PT 2015
DOWNTON ABBEY’S ELIZABETH MCGOVERN HOSTS MILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN PRINCESSES 3-PART SERIES TO PREMIERE JANUARY 4th, 11th & 18th AT 8PM ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ New York, December 10, 2014 – Lady Cora was not alone. The fictional heroine of “Downton Abbey” was representative of hundreds of real American heiresses who wed British nobility at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, merging cash with class. Hosted by “Downton Abbey” star Elizabeth McGovern, MILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN PRINCESSES, premiering on January 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel, chronicles the fasc...