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  • 2022-04-28T01:00:00Z on Smithsonian Channel
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The content of these documentaries are inspired by the Smithsonian Institution’s museums, research facilities and magazines – and feature original non-fiction programming that cover a wide range of historical, scientific and cultural subjects.

14 episodes

Season Premiere

2022-04-28T01:00:00Z

2022x01 Turtle Beach

Season Premiere

2022x01 Turtle Beach

  • 2022-04-28T01:00:00Z1h

Using cutting-edge technologies, a team of scientists explore the amazing life cycle of olive ridley sea turtles as thousands gather to nest on Costa Rica's Ostional Beach.

2022x02 Gorgona: Snake Prison Island

  • 2022-05-05T01:00:00Z1h

Trek through the Gorgona tropical jungle for an up-close-and-personal look at the Colombian island's inhabitants: boas, capuchin monkeys, brown-throated sloths, millipedes and more.

2022-05-19T01:00:00Z

2022x03 Miami Wild

2022x03 Miami Wild

  • 2022-05-19T01:00:00Z1h

A look at the wide variety of creatures, both native and invasive, that
currently occupy the city of Miami, from peacocks to pythons to
parrots.

Join Montana wildlife filmmaker Casey Anderson as he rescues
grizzly bears and gives them a better quality of life in his sanctuary,
plus follow the journey of a roadside cub and its mother.

2022-11-03T01:00:00Z

2022x05 Hudson River Wild

2022x05 Hudson River Wild

  • 2022-11-03T01:00:00Z1h

Though the Hudson River is synonymous with Manhattan urbanism,
this documentary traces its 315-mile path from the peaks of the
Adirondacks, focusing on the wildlife of upstate New York.

Decades after humans first landed on the moon, NASA is sending a team of engineers, astronauts and brilliant minds back to space on a bold new mission.

Enter the colorful world of glass sculptor Dale Chihuly as we explore the heart and mind of one of today's greatest artists.

We revisit the July 2000 crash of a Concorde jet, and follow the race to discover why it caught fire on takeoff.

Over 3,500 years ago, the powerful Shang Dynasty emerged from the Central Chinese plains. Their armies were led by a fierce and brilliant young general - her name was Fu Hao.

Learn about the collapse of the Mayan empire from the Maya themselves.

Egyptologist investigate rumors that the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb unleashed a deadly curse

Probe the US military's failed attempt to build a flying aircraft carrier.

2022x13 The Real Top Gun

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Feel the need for speed? Look inside the US Navy's Figther Weapons School to get the story behindthe hollywood movie.

On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager accomplished what many thought impossible.

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