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WORLD OF WEAPONS
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL EXAMINES THE EVOLUTION OF WEAPONRY IN WORLD OF WEAPONS
NEW DOCUSERIES HIGHLIGHTING WEAPONS’ HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL IMPACT PREMIERES SUNDAY, MARCH 15 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – February 6, 2020 – Smithsonian Channel will explore the evolution of weapons throughout history and how they changed the course of mankind in the new documentary series WORLD OF WEAPONS. Weapons comprise an ever-evolving arsenal that has transformed combat – helping build empires, destroy them and deter aggression. This ten-part series highlights some of the world’s most important and innovative weapons and how and why they work, what problems they solve on...
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BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL EXPLORES THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE JOURNEY TOWARD RACIAL EQUALITY IN SPACE WITH BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER
NEW DOCUMENTARY TO PREMIERE DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON FEBRUARY 24 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – January 21, 2020 – The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world’s first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world’s two superpowers were also engaged in another high-stakes race – one whose impact is still being felt today. BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER examines the crucial moment when America’s history of racial prejudice became...
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BIG CAT COUNTRY
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL CAPTURES A FIERCE PRIDE TAKEOVER IN BIG CAT COUNTRY
WILDLIFE FILMMAKERS NATHAN PILCHER AND SAM DAVIES TAKE VIEWERS TO ZAMBIA REVEALING EXTRAORDINARY DETAILS OF PRIDES FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL NEW SERIES PREMIERES FEBRUARY 12 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – January 16, 2020 – In Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, two neighboring prides have held their land for generations – the Hollywood pride, consisting of six female lions and the once-powerful MK pride, made up of 17 lions. Both prides now face a gang of young males aggressively looking to takeover new territory. Smithsonian Channel’s BIG CAT COUNTRY exposes every triumph and tragedy as the two prid...
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BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL REVISITS THE LEGENDARY EVENT THAT TRIGGERED THE BIRTH OF TABLOID HEADLINES IN BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN
NEW SPECIAL PREMIERES ON JANUARY 13 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – December 9, 2019 – The Battle of the Little Big Horn. Custer’s Last Stand. The Battle of the Greasy Grass. An infamous conflict known by many names is one that has been edited, embellished and sensationalized for over a century. On June 25, 1876, Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Sitting Bull and thousands of American Indians were attacked by General George Custer’s 7th Cavalry as they camped on the banks of Montana’s Little Bighorn River. Vastly outnumbered, Custer’s entire regiment was wiped out. What was to follow was a nationwide medi...
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DISASTERS AT SEA
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL PROBES MORE MARITIME ACCIDENTS AND MYSTERIES IN A NEW SEASON OF DISASTERS AT SEA
SEASON TWO PREMIERES JANUARY 5 AT 9 PM ET/PT SEASON 14 OF HIT SERIES AIR DISASTERS ALSO RETURNS SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – December 3, 2019 – From a routine New York ferry trip that turned deadly to the mysterious loss of a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea, the question still remains – how and why do these maritime catastrophes happen? Smithsonian Channel will transport viewers to the scene of the accident in the second season of DISASTERS AT SEA, revealing what went wrong on these fatal voyages. Using eyewitness accounts, archival footage and dramatic reenactment...
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Smithsonian Channel
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL EXPANDS EPIC IN COLOR PROGRAMMING
SEASON THREE OF HIT SERIES AMERICA IN COLOR PREMIERES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW SERIES BRITAIN IN COLOR CONTINUES SUNDAY NIGHT COLOR BLOCK AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – October 17, 2019 – This November, Smithsonian Channel will transform decades of black and white, bringing figures like Winston Churchill, Queen Victoria and Frank Sinatra – and events like the Hindenburg disaster – into the full-color world they lived. The network today announced the season three premiere of the critically lauded and audience-beloved series AMERICA IN COLOR, as well as the launch of a new ...
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Smithsonian Channel
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL HONORS VETERANS MONTH WITH SPECIAL TWO-NIGHT EVENT
MEMPHIS BELLE IN COLOR TELLS THE VIBRANT STORY OF THE ALLIES’ ‘FLYING FORTRESS’ OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, TO AIR NOVEMBER 10 BATTLE OF MIDWAY: THE TRUE STORY REVISITS THE PACIFIC WAR’S MOST CRUCIAL BATTLE, TO AIR NOVEMBER 11 NEW YORK – October 8, 2019 – Smithsonian Channel continues its annual initiative honoring Veterans Month with two all-new specials to air this November. MEMPHIS BELLE IN COLOR tells the story of the famed Memphis Belle – a B-17 bomber plane that became a symbol of the Allies’ desperate fight against the German Luftwaffe during WWII – with vibrant color footage of...
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THE LIFE OF EARTH
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL TAKES VIEWERS ON AN EXTRAORDINARY 4.5 BILLION-YEAR JOURNEY IN THE LIFE OF EARTH
BACK-TO-BACK TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – October 1, 2019 – Since the dawn of humanity, we’ve wondered – how did our world come to be? Today, thanks to hundreds of satellites orbiting the planet, science is uncovering the full, epic story – including clues to our own role in its future. Travel through eons of fire and meteor storms – from the arrival of oceans and freezing global ice sheets to volcanic eruptions and mass extinctions – to discover THE LIFE OF EARTH. Combining spectacular visuals, pioneering research and exciting expeditions, a ne...
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RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL GOES INSIDE THE LARGEST BRITISH WARSHIP EVER BUILT IN RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER
EPIC JOURNEY PUSHES OFF ON, OCTOBER 13 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – September 16, 2019 – Set sail on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest and most advanced warship ever built in Great Britain, in Smithsonian Channel’s RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER. Filmed over three years, with exclusive and unprecedented access, the new three-part series takes viewers on an intimate and extraordinary journey with the Royal Navy, as 700 sailors learn the intricacies of the new warship and are pushed to their breaking points. RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER premieres Sunday, October 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel...