Smithsonian Channel Launches New Series Exploring Powerful Fleet of U.S. Navy In CARRIERS AT WAR
by Macon Prickett - May 01, 2018 Today's U.S. Navy faces very different challenges than its Cold War era counterpart. Conflicts are smaller and more regional. Terrorism impacts not only our allies' sovereignty, but also the security of the United States. A new four-part series offers unique access to America's elite fleet of mighty...
Smithsonian's PACIFIC WAR IN COLOR Series Reveals Rare & Never-Before-Seen Color Film of WWII Conflict June 24
by Macon Prickett - June 11, 2018 A groundbreaking new eight-part series traces the epic struggle of the Pacific War using rare and never-before-seen color visuals from every corner of the conflict. Smithsonian Channel takes viewers on a vivid journey from the home front to the battlefront, examining the pivotal moments, wartime inn...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2018 Smithsonian Channel roars into the New Year with season two of the fast-paced, high-octane series, SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD. Eight all-new hour-long episodes delve deep into the creation and design of some of the world's greatest automobile makers: Alfa Romeo, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi and more....
Smithsonian Channel Presents New Series, AMERICA'S HIDDEN STORIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 01, 2019 The Salem witch trials. The Spanish influenza of 1918. The treason of Benedict Arnold. These events are notorious in American history, but new revelations suggest we don't know their full stories. Smithsonian Channel's new series AMERICA'S HIDDEN STORIES delves into hidden records to investigate wha...
The Smithsonian Channel and Bill Pullman Present EPIC YELLOWSTONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 05, 2019 The eagerly anticipated series EPIC YELLOWSTONE is set to give audiences a front row seat to the extraordinary spectacle of wildlife and dramatic seasonal extremes in the iconic crown jewel of America's national parks. Hosted by renowned actor and Montana local Bill Pullman, and filmed over the cour...
Smithsonian Channel Kicks Off Wild Wednesdays with Three Film Premieres
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2019 Smithsonian Channel prepares to captivate animal lovers of all kinds with astonishing revelations of the wild in three brand new films kicking off the network's signature Wild Wednesdays for 2019. From some of the most incredible wildlife moments ever caught on camera to the amazing survival methods...
Prepare for Takeoff with New Smithsonian Channel Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits....
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere BIRD VS. PLANE: MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018 On the 10th anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549's miraculous landing on the Hudson River, Smithsonian Channel revisits the event to explore the impact of bird strikes in aviation accidents around the world. Featuring first-person accounts from survivors and flight safety experts working to reduce ...
The Smithsonian Channel Presents All New Episodes of THE LOST TAPES
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2018 Smithsonian Channel's hit series THE LOST TAPES returns this fall with all new episodes, transporting viewers back in time to relive iconic moments in American history. From the chaos of the 2002 sniper shootings in Washington, D.C. and catastrophic super tornado outbreak of 1974 to the harrowing an...
Smithsonian Channel Prepares Viewers for the Royal Wedding with A Past, Present, and Future Look at American Princesses
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018 As the world waits for the wedding of Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle on May 19, Smithsonian Channel takes a unique look at the couple's relationship through a historical lens to spotlight how this revolutionary royal couple is following in a long tradition of exceptional American wom...
Prepare for Takeoff with New Smithsonian Channel Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits....
Smithsonian Channel Reveals Inside Story & Untold Events Of Deadly American Tragedy In WACO: THE LONGEST SIEGE
by Tori Hartshorn - April 04, 2018 Twenty-five years after federal agents raided an armed religious compound outside of Waco, Texas that was led by self-proclaimed messiah David Koresh, a new documentary tells the inside story of the sect and the bloody battle that resulted in one of the longest standoffs in American history. Featuri...
Smithsonian Channel Presents AMERICA'S MISSISSIPPI
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 Smithsonian Channel turns its lens on the mighty Mississippi, a leviathan that carves through the American landscape and shapes the nation like no other river, in a new, visually stunning three-part series, AMERICA'S MISSISSIPPI. Connecting the east to the west, the country to the city and America t...
AIR DISASTERS Returns to Smithsonian Channel
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2019 When planes crash, the world takes notice, and so do the experts, whose job it is to figure out what happened. Revisit some of history's most notorious air disasters, retold through eyewitness accounts and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong....
Smithsonian Channel Launches New Spinoff of the Landmark Series AERIAL AMERICA With AERIAL CITIES
by Macon Prickett - March 13, 2018 The most expansive and ambitious aerial series in U.S. television history – AERIAL AMERICA – is taking a closer look at the nation's great urban areas in a new six-part spinoff series, AERIAL CITIES. Each episode reveals fascinating insights in the day and night life of some of America's most famed ...
Smithsonian Channel Uncovers Secrets of America's Most Intoxicating Era in DRINKS, CRIME AND PROHIBITION
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2018 Prohibition in America was an era of profound contradictions - a period of unprecedented government INTERVENTION into the lives of citizens, and yet also a time of exuberance, decadence and casting off restraints. Nearly a hundred years later, Smithsonian Channel's DRINKS, CRIME AND PROHIBITION take...
The Smithsonian Channel Presents THE GREEN BOOK: GUIDE TO FREEDOM
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 23, 2019 On the heels of the Golden Globe® winning film Green Book, Smithsonian Channel is taking a deeper look into the real story of The Negro Motorist Green Book during the Jim Crow era and beyond. THE GREEN BOOK: GUIDE TO FREEDOM tells the story of Victor H. Green's eponymously named travel guide that al...
Smithsonian's PACIFIC WAR IN COLOR/New TV Series Reveals Rare, Never-Before-Seen Color Film of WWII Conflict
by Macon Prickett - July 03, 2018 A groundbreaking new eight-part series traces the epic struggle of the Pacific War using rare and never-before-seen color visuals from every corner of the conflict. Smithsonian Channel takes viewers on a vivid journey from the home front to the battlefront, examining the pivotal moments, wartime inn...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres New Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES, 11/28
by Caryn Robbins - November 22, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits. The series features stories of the people who created these amazing breakthroughs and the men and women who relied on them when th...
New Season of the Smithsonian Channel's POLAR BEAR TOWN Premieres 11/22
by Emily Bruno - October 26, 2017 Every fall, approximately 10,000 tourists from around the world descend on the tiny, isolated town of Churchill, Manitoba. Known as The Polar Bear Capital of the World, visitors gather in Churchill to see the annual migration of more than 1,000 polar bears that pass through town. Smithsonian Chann...
Smithsonian Channel Uncovers Secrets of America's Most Intoxicating Era in DRINKS, CRIMES & PROHIBITION
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 Prohibition in America was an era of profound contradictions – a period of unprecedented government intervention into the lives of citizens, and yet also a time of exuberance, decadence and casting off restraints. Nearly a hundred years later, Smithsonian Channel's DRINKS, CRIME AND PROHIBITION take...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres New Series SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017 SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES tells the stories behind incredible pieces of space and aviation technology, from the invention of the parachute to the development of space suits. The series features stories of the people who created these amazing breakthroughs and the men and women who relied on them when th...
Smithsonian Networks to Premiere New Series BUG BITES
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2018 America's culinary boundaries are about to be shattered as Smithsonian Networks introduces BUG BITES, a six-part, short-form series exploring the worldwide art of cooking and consuming insects. Nutritious, protein-packed and easy to sustainably farm, bugs are regularly eaten by 30 percent of the wor...
Smithsonian Channel Probes New Theory That Rewrites the Story of North Americas First Humans
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018 An astonishing discovery found jutting from an eroding coastal cliff on an island in the Chesapeake Bay in 2012 is challenging scientists' long-held theory about the first humans to inhabit North America – where they originated, and how and when they arrived. It points to an explosive theory: Ice Ag...
THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X Premieres Tonight at 8PM On Smithsonian Channel
by Tori Hartshorn - February 26, 2018 A historic voice in the 1960s civil rights movement, Malcolm X was and continues to be a fascinating yet controversial figure. During his life, he gave voice to the anger and frustration that African Americans experienced during the tumultuous 1950s and 60s in the United States, gaining a reputation... |