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THE GREEN BOOK: GUIDE TO FREEDOM
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ JOURNEYS ACROSS AMERICA TO UNCOVER STORIES OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE IN THE GREEN BOOK: GUIDE TO FREEDOM
THE ONE-HOUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL PREMIERES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 8 PM ET/PT 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 allowedAfrican Americans to safely tour the country during a time of severe institutionalized racism. The film features a wide array of experts delving into the history of The Green Book– historians, business ow...
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AMERICA'S MISSISSIPPI
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CAPTURES THE MAJESTY OF AN ICONIC RIVER AND ITS DIVERSE WILDLIFE IN
AMERICA’S MISSISSIPPI THREE-PART ULTRA-HIGH DEFINITION SERIES PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK – 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 to the world, this iconic river supports and challenges both humans and animals – beginning as a mere trickle, beating through the heartland and becoming a wild force as it ...
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THE LOST TAPES
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ REMEMBERS MOMENTS OF NATIONAL FEAR, CONFUSION AND RESILIENCE WITH ALL NEW EPISODES OF
THE LOST TAPES SEASON TWO CONTINUES WITH THE STORIES OF APOLLO 13, THE DC SNIPER ATTACKS AND THE SUPER TORNADO OUTBREAK OF 1974 ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AT 9PM ET/PT NEW YORK – 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 and heroic Apollo 13 mission, THE LOST TAPES retells these unforgettable stories solely through contemporary footage, a...
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AMERICA IN COLOR
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ EXPANDS ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS COLORIZATION PROJECTS IN TELEVISION HISTORY WITH HIT SERIES
AMERICA IN COLOR SEASON 2 PREMIERES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – Smithsonian Channel continues putting the color back into history, restoring it to life with the return of AMERICA IN COLOR. Season two dives even deeper into historical archives, private collections and home movies, digitizing over 23 miles of footage, in search of the people, places and moments – big and small – that helped define the 20th century. Through rare imagery of the birth of American traditions like the Girl Scouts and the first Indianapolis 500 to in-game footage of the infamous 1919 Black Sox ...
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CHINA FROM ABOVE
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TAKES A FASCINATING LOOK AT
CHINA FROM ABOVE NEW SERIES EXPLORING THE DIVERSE BEAUTY OF CHINA PREMIERES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – A country of staggering contrasts, China is home to the world’s highest mountains, arid deserts, bustling megacities, the ruins of ancient civilizations and the source of Asia’s biggest rivers. Now, a new four-part series from Smithsonian Channel reveals the secrets and patterns of life in traditional and modern China in stunning ultra-high definition, portraying 40 locations across all four corners of the country. Through a combination of innovative aerial photography...
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THE LOST TAPES: CLINTON IMPEACHMENT
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ RELIVES AN AMERICAN SCANDAL WITH
THE LOST TAPES: CLINTON IMPEACHMENT ALL-NEW EPISODE PREMIERES MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – Twenty years later, in a country shaken by political unrest and the fight for gender equality, we’re still living with the legacy of the Clinton presidency. The 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton rocked the country to its core and set the stage for the next two decades of polarization and controversy in America. Now, a new episode of Smithsonian Channel’s critically acclaimed THE LOST TAPES relives the scandal, using only contemporary film and audio to allow viewers to expe...
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THE WILD ANDES
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ENTER THE HOSTILE YET HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL REMOTE LANDSCAPES OF THE WORLD’S LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN
THE WILD ANDES STUNNING NEW ULTRA HD 4K SERIES HIGHLIGHTS THE UNTAMED BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE IN ONE OF THE MOST EXTREME REGIONS IN THE WORLD PREMIERES NOVEMBER 7 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ NEW YORK – For more than three years, filmmaker Christian Baumeister and his intrepid team braved volcanic peaks, caustic lagoons, dense tropical forests and lightning-strewn salt flats to capture the remarkable diversity of life and landscape found in the Andes Mountains. Traveling to six countries and covering more than 20,000 miles by off-road vehicle, they faced extreme ch...
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Smithsonian Channel
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ COMMEMORATES VETERAN’S DAY WITH PREMIERES SPOTLIGHTING PIVOTAL STORIES OF THE VIETNAM WAR
NEW ONE-HOUR SPECIAL GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM PREMIERES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 9PM ET/PT CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES THE LOST TAPESRETURNS WITH ‘TET OFFENSIVE’ EPISODE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 AT 9PM ET/PT NEW YORK – Smithsonian Channel is set to honor American veterans this November with two premieres offering unique perspectives and new insights on crucial aspects of the Vietnam War. One-hour special GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM premieres Sunday, November 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and explores the ingenuity of American servicemen and the ongoing legacy of one of America’s fiercest fighting units. The ...
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TOP TEN DEADLIEST BEASTS
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ COUNTS DOWN THE MOST TERRIFYING PREDATORS OF ALL TIME WITH TOP TEN DEADLIEST BEASTS
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ COUNTS DOWN THE MOST TERRIFYING PREDATORS OF ALL TIME WITH TOP TEN DEADLIEST BEASTS TWO-HOUR SPECIAL PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK – September 17, 2018 – An eight-foot Terror Bird with a head the size of a horse, a giant venomous lizard called Megalania and an aquatic scorpion the size of a human being. These aren’t fantasy creatures but rather some of the most brutal predators to ever walk the face of the Earth. Premiering Wednesday, October 24 at 8 PM ET/PT, Smithsonian Channel’s TOP TEN DEADLIEST BEASTS will count down the 10 most letha...