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The siege of Masada and the mass suicide of 960 Jewish rebels is one of the great stories to have come down to us from the earliest days of Christianity. However, new evidence suggests that original accounts written by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish military leader and historian, may be inaccurate. With the help of experts we explore the city where the tragedy of Masada truly began.
JWM Productions/Smithsonian Networks
Experience the highlights of the Smithsonian Museums as we visit the National Zoological Park, home to sloth bears, red pandas and clouded leopards. Then, a walk over to the National Air & Space Museum shows you some of the most precious aircraft in history. Also included on your tour are the National Museum of American History, Mount Vernon and more.
Team Productions/Smithsonian Networks
Who knew that the Smithsonian was a repository for so much that is gross, icky and weird? We take a look at ten wondrous and unusual artefacts drawn from the Smithsonian’s collections. These include Soap Man, a man mummified in soap; the world’s longest tapeworm, a giant squid and a million-year-old sample of giant sloth dung.
The history of slavery and racial injustice is as old as time but this film hones in on a very special story. This is the extraordinary story of the notorious Meermin slaveship and how 147 slaves from Madagascar overpowered the Dutch crew and took over the ship. The rebellion and bravery that led to its shipwreck over 243 years ago are revealed in this dramatic historical investigation.
Off the Fence/Arte France/WNET/Thirteen
1968: a year where things won’t stop happening, as each passing week brings a new bombshell headline, from the opposition of the Vietnam War, the assassination of MLK and RFK, the Civil Rights movement, to the success of the Apollo missions. And throughout it all, Smithsonian Institution Curators were going about their jobs, collecting new objects to help tell the story of 1968 for future generations. Now is our chance to explore them...
The Biscuit Factory/Smithsonian Networks
This collection of classic speeches contains inspiring hymns to democratic freedom and the noblest aspects of human endeavour. They have illuminated and embellished great moments in our modern history. But there is another side to oratory and we are also shown some of the darkest and most despicable speeches delivered in modern times.
Siege Of Masada
1 x 60’, 2015, HD
Smithsonian Spotlight
27 x 30’ & 4 x 60’, 2007, HD
Smithsonian Time Capsule: 1968
1 x 60’, 2018, 4K
Smithsonian’s Weirdest
1 x 30’, 2007, HD
Gail Flannigan/Smithsonian Networks
Raw Cut TV
Speeches That Changed The World
1 x 60’, 2010, SD
Slaveship Mutiny
1 x 60’, 2010, HD
History