Royal Riches

A look at the Tower's most astonishing collections, including the Crown Jewels and the royal wardrobe; the new Tower director's busy first days.

A look at the Tower's most astonishing collections, including the Crown Jewels.

Inside the Tower of London

Arts and Culture

An exploration of Great Britain reveals how its writers, musicians, and legends have greatly influenced the culture of the nation and the world.

The writers, musicians, and legends have greatly influenced the culture of the nation and the world.

Aerial Britain

Wales

Wales is a land of myth and majesty, of legendary kings and warrior rebels; it has hundreds of castles and the hideaways where Led Zeppelin and Queen changed music history; Wales bears the indelible marks of invasion but forges its own destiny.

Wales is a land of myth and majesty, of legendary kings and warrior rebels.

Scotland

Scotland is a place of soaring peaks shrouded in mist and snow, rugged glens that have seen war and a tiny island that once held Mary, Queen of Scots; it's a land of heroes, such as freedom fighter William Wallace and the members of AC/DC.

Scotland is a place of soaring peaks, rugged glens and the island that held Mary, Queen of Scots.

The Sporting Life

An aerial tour over England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland showcases the nation's passion for the outdoors and its love of sports.

An aerial tour over England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Templars

After the king of France targets the Knights Templar, they face imprisonment, torture and executions, but their legacy endures through present day.

Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação

After the king of France targets the Knights Templar, they face imprisonment and executions.

Sacred Sites

F-22 Raptor

The inside story of the ultimate stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor, and its predecessors.

Air Warriors

Parachutes

The development of the parachute required huge leaps of faith by pioneering engineers and courageous test jumpers; the untold story of parachutes, from early test jumps during World War I to the massive chutes that land vehicles on Mars.

The development of the parachute required leaps of faith by pioneering engineers and test jumpers.

Survival in the Skies

Turning Point

A Northwest Airlines flight cruises above the Bering Sea before problems develop and pilots must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.

A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.

Air Disasters

Break Up Over Texas

Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.

Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.

Under Pressure

On July 11, 1991, the crew of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 unsuccessfully tries to return to the airport after a burst tire creates an in-flight fire which causes 247 Nigerian pilgrims and 14 crew to perish.

A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.

The Invisible Plane

SAS Flight 686 takes off from Milan's Linate Airport and moments later collides with a Cessna on the runway.

Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.

Bad Attitude

Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes shortly after take off from London Stansted Airport on December 22, 1999.

A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.

Split Decision

Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.

Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.

Nowhere to Land

Pilots of TACA Flight 110 make a remarkable landing on a narrow levee, but investigators must find out why the engines in a brand new plane failed.

An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.

Fight to the Death

A poisonous cockpit may have caused the 1972 crash of British European Airlines Flight 548.

Royal Clipper

The Royal Clipper is the largest sailing cruise ship in the world, with five masts soaring nearly 200 feet high.

The Royal Clipper is the largest sailing cruise ship in the world, with masts nearly 200 feet high.

Mighty Cruise Ships

Sweet Treats

A visit to candy factories across Britain shows the machinery that goes into making Kit Kats, Christmas confections and chocolate biscuits.

The machinery that goes into making Kit Kats, Christmas confections and chocolate biscuits.

Inside the Food Factory

Man-Made Marvels

A coast-to-coast tour over America's man-made structures, old and new.

Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft

Aerial America

Brink of Disaster

The world celebrates the first Moon landing in July 1969, and President Richard Nixon rides the wave of global enthusiasm to achieve foreign policy goals; NASA's brightest minds set their sights on a new target: cutting-edge science.

After first Moon landing in July 1969, NASA's brightest minds set their sights on a new target.

Apollo's Moon Shot

Cantilevers & Lifts

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

How Did They Build That?

Towers & Roofs

A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.

Biomes & Rebuilds

A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.

Smithsonian HD Network Schedule (Eastern Time)

Friday, April 23