Smithsonian Networks: April 19, 2010
- 7:00AM
- Zoo Vets: Claws, Paws, and Fins
- A monkey with a broken leg requiring surgery, a gorilla that needs a coronary ultrasound, a stork with a heart murmur and a woodchuck with an overgrown tooth are just some of the challenges faced by the vets at zoos and aquariums.
- 8:30AM
- Saving Treasures
- Tips from the Smithsonian on restoring and preserving cherished photos.
- 9:00AM
- South Sea Pearls
- The history and romantic culture of harvesting South Sea Pearls, the only precious gem completely made by nature, requiring highly skilled divers to cultivate, gather and grade the Giant Oyster's valuable prize.
- 10:00AM
- Day of the Kamikaze
- Actual attack footage, testimony of survivors from both sides, and newly discovered letters and diaries illuminate the fearsome suicide attacks staged by Japanese pilots on Allied forces at the end of World War II.
- 11:30AM
- Eyewitness Kamikaze
- Veterans recall the shocking suicide attacks by Japanese pilots in the desperate, waning days of World War II.
- 12:00PM
- Smithsonian Spotlight: Transforming America's History
- The newly renovated National Museum of American History, housing such treasures as the Star-Spangled Banner and the Greensboro Lunch Counter, one of the birthplaces of the Civil Rights Movement.
- 12:30PM
- The Golden Age of Zeppelins
- The airship known as the Graf Zeppelin and one of the largest aircraft ever built, the ill-fated "Hindenburg," are examined in archival footage and historical illustrations.
- 1:00PM
- Nick Baker's Weird Creatures: Star Nosed Mole
- Bright pink tentacles emanating from its snout make this mole species one of the most sensitive mammals in the world.
- 2:00PM
- Cromwell: God’s Executioner Episode 1
- Cromwell's initial attacks against the Catholic and royalist forces are successful, with atrocities at Drogheda and Wexford and the death of opposition leader Owen Roe O'Neill.
- 3:00PM
- Cromwell: God’s Executioner Episode 2
- Cromwell's army unexpectedly begin to founder as he fails to take two key strategic positions at Duncannon and Waterford then reaches a low point in the driving rain of Kilmacthomas, with his army reduced by disease and slowed by foul weather.
- 4:00PM
- The Sword: Episode 2
- The development of the sword through the Roman Epoch and the struggle for control of Western Europe, through its modern incarnation as a symbol and a Hollywood prop used to recreate bygone eras.
- 5:00PM
- South Sea Pearls
- The history and romantic culture of harvesting South Sea Pearls, the only precious gem completely made by nature, requiring highly skilled divers to cultivate, gather and grade the Giant Oyster's valuable prize.
- 6:00PM
- Martin Clunes, A Man and His Dogs: Best Friends
- The ways in which humans train and use their canine companions today, including hunting, sled pulling, and search-and-rescue assistance; the dark side of over-breeding.
- 7:00PM
- Decoding Christianity: Angels
- Traveling into Roman catacombs and visiting with a modern-day medium to explore the origin of angels, including a look at their "dark side."
- 8:00PM
- Into The Frozen Abyss
- Marine scientists aboard a science vessel endure treacherous and extreme weather conditions to explore the mysterious waters of the Antarctic seabed, about which less is known than the surface of Mars.
- 9:00PM
- Big Blue, The (2007)
- Magnificent blue whales at a site off the southern coast of Australia previously known only to fishermen, where the behemoths of the deep congregate to feed.
- 10:00PM
- Panda Breeding Diary
- Dedicated researchers and veterinarians work tirelessly to save the world's rarest bear, the Giant Panda from extinction through an innovative but challenging breeding program.
- 11:00PM
- Into The Frozen Abyss
- Marine scientists aboard a science vessel endure treacherous and extreme weather conditions to explore the mysterious waters of the Antarctic seabed, about which less is known than the surface of Mars.
- 12:00AM
- Big Blue, The (2007)
- Magnificent blue whales at a site off the southern coast of Australia previously known only to fishermen, where the behemoths of the deep congregate to feed.
- 1:00AM
- Panda Breeding Diary
- Dedicated researchers and veterinarians work tirelessly to save the world's rarest bear, the Giant Panda from extinction through an innovative but challenging breeding program.
- 2:00AM
- Decoding Christianity: Angels
- Traveling into Roman catacombs and visiting with a modern-day medium to explore the origin of angels, including a look at their "dark side."
- 3:00AM
- Martin Clunes, A Man and His Dogs: Best Friends
- The ways in which humans train and use their canine companions today, including hunting, sled pulling, and search-and-rescue assistance; the dark side of over-breeding.
- 4:00AM
- South Sea Pearls
- The history and romantic culture of harvesting South Sea Pearls, the only precious gem completely made by nature, requiring highly skilled divers to cultivate, gather and grade the Giant Oyster's valuable prize.
- 5:00AM
- The Sword: Episode 2
- The development of the sword through the Roman Epoch and the struggle for control of Western Europe, through its modern incarnation as a symbol and a Hollywood prop used to recreate bygone eras.
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Strikeforce MMA
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Inside NASCAR
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Super Six World Boxing Classic
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The L Word
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