SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL HD: September 7, 2010

7:00AM
Raven and the First People
7:30AM
Desert to Reef
8:00AM
Hover Racers: Flying on Air
An annual hovercraft race in Chillicothe, Ohio; the science and engineering behind the construction of hovercraft; the world's largest operating hovercraft in Greece.
9:00AM
Wired Planet
The explosion of telecommunications systems converging onto the Internet creates a host of potential problems, with broad public access to the grid and growth so rapid that scientists are unable to map its use.
10:00AM
Hindenburg: The Untold Story
The political and scientific background behind the final, tragic flight of the "Hindenburg," using dramatic reconstruction and archive footage as well as exclusive interviews with leading historians, engineering experts, and the only two living survivors of its fiery crash.
12:00PM
James Bond
Recruited from top universities and the upper crust of society, early Cold War-era spies were well educated, sophisticated, and employed a variety of high-tech gadgets that inspired author Ian Fleming to create the character of James Bond.
1:00PM
Turkey
2:00PM
Desert to Reef
2:30PM
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Journalists who wrote state-by-state travel guides of America for the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression had a profound impact on their nation and on American literature.
4:05PM
Raven and the First People
4:30PM
Desert to Reef
5:00PM
Scurlock Studio
Addison Scurlock, the early 20th century photographer who captured the African American experience of Washington D.C. in his day.
5:30PM
Villains and Rogues
Photographic evidence from the "crime of the century;" nature's favorite villain, the snake; history's first "lone gunman," John Wilkes Booth.
6:00PM
Heart of Soul
The progression of soul into the '60s and '70s under the auspices of labels such as Motown, Stax and Hi Records; performances from Gladys Knight, Booker T & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Al Green and Chaka Khan.
7:00PM
Hover Racers: Flying on Air
An annual hovercraft race in Chillicothe, Ohio; the science and engineering behind the construction of hovercraft; the world's largest operating hovercraft in Greece.
8:00PM
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
9:30PM
The Accordion Kings
11:00PM
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
12:30AM
The Accordion Kings
2:00AM
Hover Racers: Flying on Air
An annual hovercraft race in Chillicothe, Ohio; the science and engineering behind the construction of hovercraft; the world's largest operating hovercraft in Greece.
3:00AM
Heart of Soul
The progression of soul into the '60s and '70s under the auspices of labels such as Motown, Stax and Hi Records; performances from Gladys Knight, Booker T & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Al Green and Chaka Khan.
4:00AM
Hindenburg: The Untold Story
The political and scientific background behind the final, tragic flight of the "Hindenburg," using dramatic reconstruction and archive footage as well as exclusive interviews with leading historians, engineering experts, and the only two living survivors of its fiery crash.

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