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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH PREMIERES OF VICTORIAN REBEL – MARIANNE NORTH AND POCAHONTAS: BEYOND THE MYTH
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH PREMIERES OF VICTORIAN REBEL – MARIANNE NORTH HOSTED BY ACTRESS EMILIA FOX ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT AND ON THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH POCAHONTAS: BEYOND THE MYTH MONDAY, MARCH 27 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 – Smithsonian Channel is celebrating Women’s History Month with new specials that highlight two of the most courageous and independent-spirited women of their time, both leaving a lasting impression for centuries to follow. VICTORIAN REBEL – MARIANNE NORTH remembers one ...
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THE OBAMA YEARS: THE POWER OF WORDS
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PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LEGACY AND DEFINING MOMENTS ARE REVEALED IN THE OBAMA YEARS: THE POWER OF WORDS
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LEGACY AND DEFINING MOMENTS ARE REVEALED IN THE OBAMA YEARS: THE POWER OF WORDS SPECIAL NARRATED BY ACTOR AND PRODUCER JESSE WILLIAMS PREMIERES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT 8PM ET/PT ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ Featuring Valerie Jarrett, Rep. John Lewis, David Axelrod, Douglas Brinkley, Doris Kearns Goodwin and speechwriters Jon Favreau and Cody Keenan New York, January 12, 2017 – Over eight years, President Obama delivered more than 3,500 speeches and statements – officially ending his era with a farewell address on Tuesday in Chicago. His speeches ranged from...
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ROCK'N'ROLL INVENTIONS
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ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS - PREMIERING MONDAY, JANUARY 16 AT 8 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ LIVENS UP THE NEW YEAR WITHNEW MUSIC SERIES ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS PREMIERING MONDAY, JANUARY 16 AT 8 PM ET/PT Moby, Martha Reeves, Dave Davies and Graham Nash Among Those Interviewed NEW YORK, DECEMBER 21, 2016 - A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the recording industry break out their drumsticks, synthesizers, and everything in between to explain the technology and innovations that have provided the soundtrack to our lives. The new six-episode series, ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS premieres Monday, January 1...
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CRAZY MONSTER
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CRAZY MONSTER - ALL-NEW SERIES PREMIERING WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4TH AT 8 PM ET/PT
SLITHER INTO THE SHADOWS WITH CRAZY MONSTER ALL-NEW SERIES PREMIERING WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4TH AT 8 PM ET/PTON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ Uncover Some Of The Creepiest, Freakiest And Downright GhastliestMonsters In Real Life NEW YORK – December 22, 2016 –Nightmares will come to life in CRAZY MONSTER, a new Smithsonian Channel series that reveals some of the creepiest, weirdest and most spine-tingling creatures known to man. These are the animals and plants that will make your skin crawl – and show you things you never thought possible. Episodes feature exotic bats, bugs, snakes, frogs and mo...
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HOCKNEY
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HOCKNEY - PREMIERING MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 8/7C
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TO AIR DEFINITIVE FEATUREDOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE OF A VISIONARY ARTIST HOCKNEY PREMIERING MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 8/7C New York, November 17, 2016 – HOCKNEY, the definitive two-hour documentary on one of the most significant artists of our time, gets its world television premiere on Smithsonian Channel, Monday, December 12 at 8/7c. For the first time David Hockney has given access to his personal archive of photographs and films, and the result is an unparalleled visual diary of an unconventional artist who is now reaching new peaks of popularity worldwide. Davi...
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A-BOMBS OVER NEVADA
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A-BOMBS OVER NEVADA - PREMIERING MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH AT 9/8C
AN EXPLOSIVE LOOK AT THE BIRTH OF THE ATOMIC AGE A-BOMBS OVER NEVADA PREMIERING MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH AT 9/8C ONSMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ One-Hour Special Reveals A Time When “Atomic Pop Culture”Was As American As Apple Pie New York, December 1, 2016 – In post-WWII America, the nuclear bomb was a national obsession. But in one corner of Nevada, it was a cottage industry, a daily entertainment and cultural phenomenon like no other. A new Smithsonian Channel hour-long special, A-BOMBS OVER NEVADA, uses remarkable contemporary footage to capture the extraordinary period in the 1950s and 60s ...
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THE LOST TAPES
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THE LOST TAPES - FIRST EPISODE MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR, PREMIERING DECEMBER 4th AT 9 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ RECOUNTS MAJOR NEWS EVENTS WITH RARE NEWS FOOTAGE IN NEW SERIES THE LOST TAPES FIRST EPISODE MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR,PREMIERING DECEMBER 4th AT 9 PM ET/PT Episodes On L.A. Riots, Son of Sam Killings, andPatty Hearst Kidnapping To Air in 2017 NEW YORK – November 3, 2016 – They were all major events that would leave a lasting imprint on America, and their narratives were shaped by the news coverage they received. With no narration or interviews, relying entirely on radio reports, television footage, rarely seen photographs, and other media, a new ...
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POLAR BEAR TOWN
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POLAR BEAR TOWN - PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT
NEW SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ DOCUSERIES CHRONICLESANNUAL INVASION OF POLAR BEARS THROUGH CANADIANTOWN OF CHURCHILL, MANITOBA POLAR BEAR TOWN PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT NEW YORK, OCTOBER 4, 2016 — Every fall, approximately 10,000 tourists from around the world descend on “The Polar Bear Capital of the World,” Churchill, Manitoba. This community of about 800 people on Hudson Bay in Northern Canada is home to the annual migration of more than 1,000 hungry polar bears that pass through town as they wait for the Bay ice to return. The new Smithsonian Channel docu-series ...
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WILD INSIDE THE NATIONAL ZOO
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WILD INSIDE THE NATIONAL ZOO - SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ LAUNCHES SECOND SEASON OF POPULAR DIGITAL SERIES
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ LAUNCHES SECOND SEASON OF POPULAR DIGITAL SERIES WILD INSIDE THE NATIONAL ZOO NEW YORK, August 18, 2016 – Following a successful first season that garnered over 10 million video views, Smithsonian Channel’s original digital series - WILD INSIDE THE NATIONAL ZOO returns on August 20. Season two, comprised of six episodes, will focus on the same engaging and surprising stories of animal life at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., from kiwi chicks and maned wolves to swamp monkeys and pandas. Tian Tian, the famous panda who went viral this past winter when ...