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SACRED SITES
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SACRED SITES - PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 8PM ET/PT
NEW SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SERIES EXPLORESWORLD’S MOST HALLOWED SHRINES, TEMPLES AND MONUMENTS SACRED SITES PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, August 23, 2016 – Smithsonian Channel will offer fascinating new perspectives on some of the world’s most remarkable and mysterious religious locations in the new five-episode series SACRED SITES, premiering on Monday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Based on new scientific breakthroughs and compelling archaeological and historical research, the series includes episodes on: the ancient cities of Petra and Hegra; the secrets of the...
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WWII'S MOST DARING RAIDS
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WWII’S MOST DARING RAIDS - PREMIERES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT 9 PM ET/PT
ACTS OF UNBELIEVABLE COURAGE FEATURED IN NEW SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SERIES WWII’S MOST DARING RAIDS PREMIERING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – AUGUST 24, 2016 – The new Smithsonian Channel series WWII’S MOST DARING RAIDS explores some of the most dangerous and remarkable commando raids of the war. It goes into the heart of the action with elite Allied soldiers facing deadly odds to pull off missions that can change the course of the war. Through first person testimony, cinematic reconstructions, expert commentary, weapons demonstrations and cutting edge video game style...
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MIGHTY SHIP AT WAR: THE QUEEN MARY
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MIGHTY SHIP AT WAR: THE QUEEN MARY - PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 AT 8 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ COMMEMORATES 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF FAMED OCEAN LINER’S MAIDEN VOYAGE WITH MIGHTY SHIP AT WAR: THE QUEEN MARY PREMIERING SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 AT 8 PM ET/PT One-Hour Special Sets Sail On Epic Journey To ExploreAction-Packed Life of Ship New York – July 28, 2016 – All aboard Smithsonian Channel this August, as the network sets sail on an epic journey to chronicle the spectacular life and times of the singular vessel R.M.S. Queen Mary, as both a luxury passenger liner and a wartime troop ship. MIGHTY SHIP AT WAR: THE QUEEN MARY, a new one-hour special timed to celebrate ...
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AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS AT 100
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AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS AT 100 - PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016 AT 8 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WITH NEW ONE-HOUR SPECIAL AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS AT 100 PREMIERING SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK, JULY 27, 2016 – It began as a radical idea to preserve a mysterious land of “boiling sulpher springs.” Now the National Park Service is 100 years old – with more than 400 places we’ve seen fit to save forever. Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the centennial with AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS AT 100 premiering Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The one-hour special tells the story of how this radical ...
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BUILDING STAR TREK
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BUILDING STAR TREK - PREMIERES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT 8 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ COMMEMORATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK SCI-FI TELEVISION SERIES WITH BUILDING STAR TREK SET TO PREMIERE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT Two-Hour Special to Take In-Depth Look At Far Reaching Influence That Original Star Trek Series Has Had on Science And Technology New York, July 6, 2016 – Smithsonian Channel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with a two-hour special that will take a look at the lasting influence the original Star Trek series has had on the world. BUILDING STAR TREK will premiere Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smiths...
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THE UNKNOWN FLAG RAISER OF IWO JIMA
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THE UNKNOWN FLAG RAISER OF IWO JIMA - PREMIERES SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016 AT 9 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ REVEALS IDENTITY OF PREVIOUSLY UKNOWN MARINE PICTURED IN ICONIC WORLD WAR II PHOTO THE UNKNOWN FLAG RAISER OF IWO JIMA PREMIERES SUNDAY, JULY 3 AT 9 P.M. ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL NEW YORK – JUNE 23, 2016 – For over 70 years, the iconic flag-raising photograph at Iwo Jima has been one of the most reproduced images in history, inspiring books, movies and the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, DC. In a new one-hour Smithsonian Channel special, the United States Marine Corps will confirm the identity of a previously unknown flag raiser on Iwo Jima. Forensic ev...
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HELL BELOW
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HELL BELOW - PREMIERES SUNDAY, JULY 17 AT 9 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CHARTS UNDERSEA WARFARE IN NEW SERIES HELL BELOW PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 17 AT 9 P.M. ET/PT Six Episode Series Takes In-Depth Look atGreatest Submarine Campaigns of World War II NEW YORK, JUNE 14, 2016 – A new Smithsonian Channel series will chart the stealthy game of undersea warfare from the greatest submarine campaigns of World War II. The six-episode HELL BELOW premieres Sunday, July 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It profiles the strategic masterminds behind the brutal tactics of Nazi U-boats and reveals the extraordinary feats of Allied subs in the Atlantic and Pacific....
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THE QUEEN AT 90
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THE QUEEN AT 90 - PREMIERES SUNDAY, MAY 15 AT 8 PM ET/PT
ELIZABETH MCGOVERN TO NARRATE TWO-HOUR SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SPECIAL HONORING QUEEN ELIZABETH THAT FEATURES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY THE QUEEN AT 90 PREMIERES SUNDAY, MAY 15 AT 8 PM ET/PT President Barack Obama Wishes Queen ElizabethA Happy Birthday In Intro to Landmark Special NEW YORK, April 18, 2016 - Smithsonian Channel is celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday with a two-hour landmark program. For the last year Smithsonian Channel was granted unprecedented access to Her Majesty and the Royal Family’s lives at Buckingham Palace and across the United ...
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WILD WITH SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
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WILD WITH SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH - “Wild Wednesdays” Programming Block Beginning April 6
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TO GO “WILD WITH SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH”WITH SEVEN STRAIGHT WEEKS OF PROGRAMSFEATURING ACCLAIMED NATURALIST Celebration of Sir David Attenborough’s 90th Birthday Programs To Premiere During Network’s“Wild Wednesdays” Programming Block Beginning April 6 NEW YORK, March 21, 2016 – This spring, Smithsonian Channel will celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 90th birthday, as it rolls out seven consecutive weeks of captivating natural history programs featuring the world’s leading naturalist . The special programming event dubbed “WILD WITH SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH”, kickin...