Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.
What's Coming to Paramount+ in January 2024
by Michael Major - December 27, 2023
With new exclusives and premieres to beloved movies starting to stream, check out everything coming to Paramount+ in January 2024. ...
Review: Lynn Rosen's THE OVERVIEW EFFECT a Grand Space Epic at the Contemporary American Theater Festival
by Andrew White - July 15, 2023
Although the results are a bit chaotic—truth be known, this is a sprawling epic of a show which could use some trimming—the timeliness of its topic and its glorious performances make “The Overview Effect”, by rights, a major attraction for theatre goers this July. A mix of straight drama a...
REELZ Releases November 2020 Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 20, 2020
REELZ today announced its November 2020 lineup packed with new original specials....
ViacomCBS Debuts Expanded and Enhanced CBS All Access
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2020
ViacomCBS today announced a significant expansion of CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’ subscription video on demand and live-streaming service, in a major step toward transforming CBS All Access into a diversified super service for the company....
Smithsonian Channel Announces Women's History Month Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 24, 2020
Smithsonian Channel is set to kick off Women's History Month with two exciting new projects – first, the second annual WOMEN IN HISTORY social video initiative on March 1, and the following day, the premiere of VIKING WOMEN: THE REAL VALKYRIES. Each aims to shine a light on incredible, pioneering ...
Smithsonian Channel Presents HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 19, 2020
More than 200 years ago, a German scientist Alexander von Humboldt spent five years traveling across the South American continent, making revolutionary discoveries about the workings of the natural world. Now, in Smithsonian Channel's HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER, historian and bestselling author, Andrea...
Smithsonian Channel Announces SPY WARS WITH DAMIAN LEWIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 12, 2020
Smithsonian Channel is set to investigate some of the most shocking and explosive cases of espionage over the last 50 years. SPY WARS WITH DAMIAN LEWIS features the incredible true stories of spy wars fought in the shadows, from the turbulent years of the Cold War to the Iran Hostage Crisis and the ...
Smithsonian Channel Examines the Evolution of Weaponry in WORLD OF WEAPONS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 06, 2020
Smithsonian Channel will explore the evolution of weapons throughout history and how they changed the course of mankind in the new documentary series WORLD OF WEAPONS. Weapons comprise an ever-evolving arsenal that has transformed combat - helping build empires, destroy them and deter aggression. Th...
Smithsonian Channel Announces WORLD OF WEAPONS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2020
Smithsonian Channel will explore the evolution of weapons throughout history and how they changed the course of mankind in the new documentary series WORLD OF WEAPONS. Weapons comprise an ever-evolving arsenal that has transformed combat – helping build empires, destroy them and deter aggression. ...
Smithsonian Channel Announces BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020
The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world's first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world's two superpowers were also engaged in another high...
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere BIG CAT COUNTRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2020
In Zambia's Luangwa Valley, two neighboring prides have held their land for generations – the Hollywood pride, consisting of six female lions and the once-powerful MK pride, made up of 17 lions. Both prides now face a gang of young males aggressively looking to takeover new territory. Smithsonian ...
Smithsonian Channel Announces New Special BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 09, 2019
The Battle of the Little Big Horn. Custer's Last Stand. The Battle of the Greasy Grass. An infamous conflict known by many names is one that has been edited, embellished and sensationalized for over a century. On June 25, 1876, Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Sitting Bull and thousands of American Indians wer...
Smithsonian Channel Announces New Season of DISASTERS AT SEA
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019
From a routine New York ferry trip that turned deadly to the mysterious loss of a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea, the question still remains – how and why do these maritime catastrophes happen? Smithsonian Channel will transport viewers to the scene of the accident in the second season of DISAST...
Smithsonian Channel Announces Expansion of IN COLOR Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 17, 2019
This November, Smithsonian Channel will transform decades of black and white, bringing figures like Winston Churchill, Queen Victoria and Frank Sinatra – and events like the Hindenburg disaster – into the full-color world they lived. The network today announced the season three premiere of the c...
Smithsonian Channel To Honor Veterans Month With Special Two-Night Event
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2019
Smithsonian Channel continues its annual initiative honoring Veterans Month with two all-new specials to air this November. MEMPHIS BELLE IN COLOR tells the story of the famed Memphis Belle – a B-17 bomber plane that became a symbol of the Allies' desperate fight against the German Luftwaffe dur...
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE LIFE OF EARTH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2019
Since the dawn of humanity, we've wondered – how did our world come to be? Today, thanks to hundreds of satellites orbiting the planet, science is uncovering the full, epic story – including clues to our own role in its future. Travel through eons of fire and meteor storms – from the arrival o...
Smithsonian Channel Presents RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 16, 2019
Set sail on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest and most advanced warship ever built in Great Britain, in Smithsonian Channel's RISE OF THE SUPERCARRIER. Filmed over three years, with exclusive and unprecedented access, the new three-part series takes viewers on an intimate and extraordinary journey w...
Smithsonian Channel Announces ISLE OF CHIMPS and GORILLAS OF GABON
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 10, 2019
Smithsonian Channel is spotlighting the incredible conservation work being done to save great apes in two new films to debut as part of the network's signature Wild Wednesday lineup. From an island sanctuary giving orphaned and rescued chimpanzees a second chance to a journey through a distant land ...
Smithsonian Channel Announces Fall Monarchy Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 04, 2019
Smithsonian Channel ventures into the heart of the monarchy with two new programs this fall. The three-part series PRIVATE LIVES OF THE WINDSORS reveals scandalous stories of the royal family's previous generation via new access to private letters, diaries and photographs. One-hour documentary PRINC...
Smithsonian Channel Announces Two Films About the Power of Volcanoes
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019
Scattered across the globe lie nearly 1,500 known volcanoes – some active all year round, others that can erupt with surprising and often deadly force. Two recent incidents – Fuego in Guatemala and Kilauea in Hawaii – claimed hundreds of lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in dama...
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere HUNT FOR EAGLE 56
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 25, 2019
Smithsonian Channel will reveal the exclusive story of the discovery of the “Holy Grail” of missing World War II warships, the USS Eagle 56. The new three-part series, HUNT FOR EAGLE 56, will follow the Nomad Exploration Team – a group of New England wreck divers who made the discovery – as...
Smithsonian Channel Presents New Series QUEEN OF THE PYTHONS
by Tori Hartshorn - July 08, 2019
Smithsonian Channel follows the notorious and deadly African rock python in QUEEN OF THE PYTHONS. The one-hour special examines the 13-foot female snake's daily life in a sub-tropical valley in South Africa. A hunter of a wide variety of prey, from tiny birds to full-sized deer, the constrictor is...
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere MYSTIC BRITAIN
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 27, 2019
Smithsonian Channel is set to reveal the secrets of Britain's most mysterious sites via a road trip mixing mysticism with very British humor. In this 10-part series, television and radio presenter Clive Anderson (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota explore the island's anci...
Smithsonian Channel Announces New Docuseries ORANGUTAN JUNGLE SCHOOL
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2019
Class is now in session as Smithsonian Channel prepares to share the drama, as well as the hijinks, of a group of young endangered orangutans in an emotional new docuseries, ORANGUTAN JUNGLE SCHOOL. The 10-episode season takes viewers to Nyaru Menteng, a unique forest school for orphaned apes in I...
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere Documentary on Phenomenon of Sending Loved One's Remains Into Space
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 21, 2019
What do you want to happen when you die? The ancient Greeks hung their heroes in the stars. On Monday, June 24, Smithsonian Channel cameras will capture an emotional, 21st-century version of this timeless human story, when 152 people mark the end of their life on Earth – by having their ashes shot...
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