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Accession 11-011
Smithsonian Channel
Productions, 2007-2009
Historical Note
Smithsonian Networks is a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution. It was formed to create channels featuring programs largely inspired by the assets of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex. Smithsonian Channel features award-winning original documentaries, series and ground-breaking programs highlighting America's historical, cultural and scientific heritage.
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of programs created for the Smithsonian Channel that cover a range of topics including aeronautics, astronautics, science, nature, and American culture and history. Series and programs include "Aerial America" "All Dolled Up;" "America Wild and Wacky;" "America's Greatest Monuments;" "America's Hangar;" "America's Treasures;" "America's Yellowstone;" "Animal Winter Games;" "Animals Aloft;" "Apocalypse: The Second World War;" "Arlington: Call to Honor;" "Baby New at the Zoo;" "Batwomen of Panama;" "Shark Therapy;" "The Big Blue;" "Bomb, Bullets, and Fraud;" "Carrier at War: The USS Enterprise;" "cELLAbration Live! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins;" "China's Forbidden City;" "Critter Quest!;" "Cutting Loose;" "The D'Autremont Train Robbery;" "The Da Vinci Detective;" "Day of the Kamikaze;" "Decoding Christianity;" "Designing Dogs;" "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden;" "Eyewitness Kamikaze;" "Flying with Condors;" "Footprints on the Water: The Nan Hauser Story;" "Ghost Cat: Saving the Clouded Leopard;" "The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut;" "The Golden Age of Zeppelins;" "Goodwood: Race Car Legends;" "Hidden Armor, Found Treasures;" "History in HD;" "Hover Racers: Flying on Air;" "In Search of Santa Claus;" "Insect Microcosm;" "Into the Frozen Abyss;" "The Leeper Mail Bomb;" "Legend of the Crystal Skull;" "Legendary Coins of the Smithsonian;" "Light at the Edge of the World;" "Lives that Changed the World;" "Loose at the Zoo;" "The Lost Gods;" "Making the Monkees;" "The Men Who Brought the Dawn;" "Nature Tech;" "Nick Baker's Weird Creatures;" "Pandas in the Wild;" "Play On, John: A Life in Music;" "Picturing the President: George Washington;" "Picturing the Presidents;" " Portrait of Artistic Genius: Katsushika Hokusai;" "The Real Story;" "Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25;" "Saving Treasures;" "SciQ;" "The Sculpture Diaries;" "Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef;" "Sky View;" "Smithsonian Spotlight;" "Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution;" "Smithsonian's Weirdest;" "Soul of a People: Writing America's Story;" "Stonehenge Deciphered;" "Stories from the Vaults;" "Street Monkeys;" "The Supercar Story;" "The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice;" "Thunderheads;" "Tiger Tales;" "Timewatch: D-Day: The True Story of Omaha;" "Timewatch: The Rebel Pharaoh's Lost City;" "Tomb Detectives;" "Unbelievable Flying Objects;" "The Ultimate Gun Room;" "Unleashed: A Dogumentary;" "The Vampire Princess;" "Wanted: Anaconda;" "When Pigs Fly;" "White House Revealed;" "Wings of Honor;" "A Woman Among Wolves;" "World's Finest Cars: The Insider's Guide;" "World's Smallest Planes;" "Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways;" "Zambezi;" and "Zoo Vets." Also included is the visitor welcome video created for the Smithsonian Institution in 2008. Materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Access RestrictionSpecial restrictions on use of these materials apply. See Record of Transfer, Appendix B, Transferring office; Record of Transfer, August 25, 2009; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Showtime Networks
- Smithsonian Networks (Firm)
- Smithsonian Institution
- Aerial America (Television series)
- All Dolled Up (Television series)
- America Wild and Wacky (Television series)
- America's Greatest Monuments (Television series)
- America's Hangar (Television program)
- America's Treasures (Television program)
- America's Yellowstone (Television program)
- Animal Winter Games (Television program)
- Animals Aloft (Television program)
- Apocalypse: The Second World War (Television series)
- Arlington: Call to Honor (Television program)
- Baby New at the Zoo (Television program)
- Batwomen of Panama (Television program)
- Shark Therapy (Television program)
- The Big Blue (Television program)
- Bomb, Bullets, and Fraud (Television program)
- Carrier at War: The USS Enterprise (Television program)
- cELLAbration Live! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins (Television program)
- China's Forbidden City (Television series)
- Critter Quest! (Television series)
- Cutting Loose (Television program)
- The D'Autremont Train Robbery (Television program)
- The Da Vinci Detective (Television program)
- Day of the Kamikaze (Television program)
- Decoding Christianity (Television series)
- Designing Dogs (Television program)
- Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden (Television program)
- Eyewitness Kamikaze (Television program)
- Flying with Condors (Television program)
- Footprints on the Water: The Nan Hauser Story (Television program)
- Ghost Cat: Saving the Clouded Leopard (Television program)
- The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut (Television program)
- The Golden Age of Zeppelins (Television program)
- Goodwood: Race Car Legends (Television program)
- Hidden Armor, Found Treasures (Television series)
- History in HD (Television series)
- Hover Racers: Flying on Air (Television program)
- In Search of Santa Claus (Television program)
- Insect Microcosm (Television program)
- Into the Frozen Abyss (Television program)
- The Leeper Mail Bomb (Television program)
- Legend of the Crystal Skull (Television program)
- Legendary Coins of the Smithsonian (Television program)
- Light at the Edge of the World (Television series)
- Lives that Changed the World (Television series)
- Loose at the Zoo (Television program)
- The Lost Gods (Television series)
- Making the Monkees (Television program)
- The Men Who Brought the Dawn (Television program)
- Nature Tech (Television series)
- Nick Baker's Weird Creatures (Television series)
- Pandas in the Wild (Television program)
- Play On, John: A Life in Music (Television program)
- Picturing the President: George Washington (Television program)
- Picturing the Presidents (Television program)
- Portrait of Artistic Genius: Katsushika Hokusai (Television program)
- The Real Story (Television series)
- Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25 (Television program)
- Saving Treasures (Television program)
- SciQ (Television series)
- The Sculpture Diaries (Television series)
- Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef (Television program)
- Sky View (Television series)
- Smithsonian Spotlight (Television series)
- Smithsonian's Weirdest (Television program)
- Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (Television program)
- Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution (Television series)
- Stonehenge Deciphered (Television program)
- Stories from the Vaults (Television series)
- Street Monkeys (Television series)
- The Supercar Story (Television program)
- The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice (Television program)
- Thunderheads (Television program)
- Tiger Tales (Television program)
- Timewatch: D-Day: The True Story of Omaha (Television program)
- Timewatch: The Rebel Pharaoh's Lost City (Television program)
- Tomb Detectives (Television series)
- Unbelievable Flying Objects (Television program)
- The Ultimate Gun Room (Television program)
- Unleashed: A Dogumentary (Television program)
- The Vampire Princess (Television program)
- Wanted: Anaconda (Television program)
- When Pigs Fly (Television program)
- White House Revealed (Television program)
- Wings of Honor (Television program)
- A Woman Among Wolves (Television program)
- World’s Finest Cars: The Insider's Guide (Television program)
- World's Smallest Planes (Television program)
- Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways (Television program)
- Zambezi (Television program)
- Zoo Vets (Television program)
- Smithsonian Welcome Video (Video recording : 2008)
Subject
- Museums and television
- Documentary television programs
- Educational television programs
- Science -- History
- Aeronautics
- Astronautics
- Nature
- United States -- History
- United States -- Social life and customs
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-011, Smithsonian Channel, Productions