Smithsonian Channel A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15. 2026-08-15 Delve into the deceptive tactics used to outsmart an enemy. Unmask Nazi commandos who sowed chaos in stolen uniforms, marvel at the radar evasion powers of a stealth bomber, and ride the waves as Britain relentlessly chases a German flagship. 2026-08-15 Salute the Boeing 747, a massive airliner designed to carry more passengers than was ever thought possible in the 1960s. Discover the engineering innovations and the high-stakes risks it took to bring the aptly named Queen of the Skies to life. 2026-08-15 A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15. 2026-08-15 Delve into the deceptive tactics used to outsmart an enemy. Unmask Nazi commandos who sowed chaos in stolen uniforms, marvel at the radar evasion powers of a stealth bomber, and ride the waves as Britain relentlessly chases a German flagship. 2026-08-15 2026-08-16 Blinded in one eye in the battle for Normandy, a defiant French-Canadian sniper sets out to liberate a Dutch city in the final days of the war. 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 Blinded in one eye in the battle for Normandy, a defiant French-Canadian sniper sets out to liberate a Dutch city in the final days of the war. 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 Blinded in one eye in the battle for Normandy, a defiant French-Canadian sniper sets out to liberate a Dutch city in the final days of the war. 2026-08-16 Part 5/6. Chart the turbulent reign of a brilliant strategist who allied herself with powerful Roman leaders in the hopes of saving her kingdom; examine the battle against Octavian that ended three millennia of Egyptian history and sealed Cleopatra's fate. 2026-08-16 Part 6/6. Unearth the dramatic final days of the Twentieth Dynasty's great warrior king, Ramses III; view a rare judicial papyrus that recounts the story of an assassination plot hatched in the royal harem; see what the monarch's mummy reveals today. 2026-08-16 A journey down one of the wild rivers in the world, the Yukon; the unusual trip starts in an aircraft piloted by a painter and the odyssey ends with a visit to a graveyard of disintegrating rear-wheel steamers. 2026-08-16 Psychedelic swirls in the Utah wastelands; a bizarre configuration of circles in the Sahara; hidden lines with the help of a drone; a remote polka-dot lake in Canada. 2026-08-16 A mysterious object is raised from the depths of the ocean; a stranded speedboat; an elite crew works to salvage America's biggest shipwreck before hurricane season. 2026-08-16 A journey down one of the wild rivers in the world, the Yukon; the unusual trip starts in an aircraft piloted by a painter and the odyssey ends with a visit to a graveyard of disintegrating rear-wheel steamers. 2026-08-16 Psychedelic swirls in the Utah wastelands; a bizarre configuration of circles in the Sahara; hidden lines with the help of a drone; a remote polka-dot lake in Canada. 2026-08-16 Lunar and solar eclipses. 2026-08-16 Paid programming. 2026-08-16 The Pyramid of Khufu is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which can still be seen in its original state. 2026-08-16 At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt, is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2600 BC. 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 Blinded in one eye in the battle for Normandy, a defiant French-Canadian sniper sets out to liberate a Dutch city in the final days of the war. 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 Blinded in one eye in the battle for Normandy, a defiant French-Canadian sniper sets out to liberate a Dutch city in the final days of the war. 2026-08-16 2026-08-16 In Oklahoma, a sacred spiral mound rises on a former oilfield, honouring 39 tribes. London's crumbling Battersea Power Station is reborn with two million new bricks. And in Spain, Frank Gehry crowns a historic winery. 2026-08-17