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AMERICA IN COLOR
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ BRINGS TO LIFE THE STORY OF THE U.S. AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN AMERICA IN COLOR
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ BRINGS TO LIFE THE STORY OF THE U.S. AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN AMERICA IN COLOR NEW SERIES USES CUTTING EDGE TECH TO TRANSFORM DECADES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE HISTORY NARRATED BY LIEV SCHREIBER, FIVE-PART SERIES PREMIERES SUNDAY, JULY 2 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK, June 5, 2017 – From Prohibition and the Jazz Age to the moon landing and the birth of rock and roll, many of the greatest, most significant events of the 20th century have only been experienced in the black and white footage available at the time. AMERICA IN COLOR, a new five-part series from Smithsonian Chan...
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AMAZING MONKEYS
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SWINGS AROUND THE WORLD WITH AMAZING MONKEYS
New York – May 18, 2017 – Journey back in time to retrace the astonishing rise of monkeys and uncover the amazing stories of what has made the world’s primates one of the most successful groups of creatures on Earth for almost 60 million years. Hosted by biologist Patrick Aryee, AMAZING MONKEYS tells the story of primate evolution and takes us on a journey along the bizarre and miraculous branches of the primate family tree. Join Patrick as he travels to wild locations in Asia, Africa and Central and South America to get eye-to-eye with some of the world’s most charismatic and mischievous m...
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AERIAL AMERICA
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VISIT THE BIG APPLE, THE EMERALD ISLE AND THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD IN ALL-NEW INSTALLMENTS OF ICONIC SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SERIES AERIAL AMERICA
New York, May 16, 2017 – The most expansive aerial series in U.S. television history - AERIAL AMERICA - is going global and local on Smithsonian Channel in all-new episodes, shot exclusively in 4k/Ultra High Definition. Having captured the stories of all 50 states in an epic seven-year journey, the landmark series now spends 24 hours in the life of New York City and takes viewers on bird's eye adventures in Ireland and New Zealand, beginning Sunday, June 4 at 8 PM ET/PT. In AERIAL AMERICA: NEW YORK CITY 24, stunning 4K aerial cinematography tracks surprisingly intimate stories in a da...
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MY BIG BOLLYWOOD WEDDING
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MY BIG BOLLYWOOD WEDDING - Premieres Saturday, June 10 at 10PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TAKES A LAVISH WALK DOWN THE AISLE IN MY BIG BOLLYWOOD WEDDING NEW SPECIAL PREMIERES SATURDAY, JUNE 10 AT 10 PM ET/PT New York – May 12, 2017 – You are invited to the colorful, extravagant and glamorous world of Indian weddings. These celebrations can often last for days and involve entire villages joining together to give well wishes to the new bride and groom. MY BIG BOLLYWOOD WEDDING follows three different couples as they create the Indian wedding ceremony of their dreams in America. We see traditional rituals and also get a unique 21st century look int...
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AMERICA'S SECRET SPACE HEROES
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AMERICA'S SECRET SPACE HEROES - Premieres Sunday, May 14th at 9 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ UNVEILS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO TOOK AMERICA TO THE MOON AND BEYOND IN AMERICA'S SECRET SPACE HEROES NEW SERIES PREMIERING SUNDAY, MAY 14 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK, May 1, 2017 – America's conquest of space may be our nation's finest moment. But behind the faces of fearless astronauts like John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin and a crusading president stood an army of unsung heroes and heroines: the engineers, mathematicians, designers and technicians who actually built the machines that put humanity in space. AMERICA'S SECRET SPACE HEROES unearths the untold stories of the ...
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AN OCEAN MYSTERY: THE MISSING CATCH
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CELEBRATES EARTH DAY WITH NEW SPECIAL THAT REVEALS THAT THE WORLD’S FISH POPULATION MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CELEBRATES EARTH DAY WITH NEW SPECIAL THAT REVEALS THAT THE WORLD’S FISH POPULATION MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE AN OCEAN MYSTERY: THE MISSING CATCH NARRATED BY ACTOR AND OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST TED DANSON Award-Winning Film Premieres On Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2017 At 8PM ET/PT New York, March 30, 2017 – Around the world, millions of people depend on fish for food and livelihood. But what if official government data is drastically underestimating how many fish are being caught? How close are we to a global catastrophe? Government and industry regulators...
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THE LOST TAPES
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THE LOST TAPES: LA RIOTS RECOUNTS THE CHAOTIC DAYS FOLLOWING THE RODNEY KING VERDICT, PREMIERING APRIL 23rd AT 8 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ RECOUNTS THE CHAOTIC DAYS FOLLOWING THE RODNEY KING VERDICT IN THE LOST TAPES: LA RIOTS HOUR-LONG DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES APRIL 23 AT 8 PM ET/PT MARKING 25th ANNIVERSARY OF RIOTS Newest Installment In Critically Acclaimed Franchise Features Raw, Gripping And Rare Footage NEW YORK, March 16, 2017– On the afternoon of April 29, 1992, the acquittal of four white LAPD officers in the beating of a black motorist named Rodney King set off an explosion of anger and frustration that erupted into deadly riots and devastated the already precarious social climate in Los A...
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THE REAL JESUS OF NAZARETH
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ GOES BEYOND THE ICONIC FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI MINISERIES IN THE REAL JESUS OF NAZARETH
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ GOES BEYOND THE ICONIC FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI MINISERIES IN THE REAL JESUS OF NAZARETH FEATURING ROBERT POWELL, WHO PLAYED JESUS IN THE 1977 LANDMARK TELEVISION EVENT The Four-Part Series Premieres Easter Sunday, April 16 At 8 PM ET, Timed To 40th Anniversary Of Jesus Of Nazareth NEW YORK, March 13, 2016 – Starring no less than seven Academy Award® winners, the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth was a global television event – one of the most celebrated TV biographies of Jesus ever made. Now, 40 years later, the actor who portrayed the Son of God, Robert Pow...
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Smithsonian Channel
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DESCEND INTO A HIDDEN WORLD IN SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL’S™ AMERICANS UNDERGROUND: SECRET CITY OF WWI
DESCEND INTO A HIDDEN WORLD IN SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL’S™ AMERICANS UNDERGROUND: SECRET CITY OF WWI CHANNEL COMMEMORATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WWI WITH NEW SPECIAL ON MARCH 13 AT 8 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – February 22, 2017 – Texas emergency physician Jeff Gusky has revealed an underground city and hidden world beneath a French wheat field. Also an explorer and photographer, Gusky has uncovered extraordinary carvings that bring to light new information about the American soldiers who took refuge there during World War I. The Americans left their names on the ancient limestone walls in ...