National Geographic Channel HD Friday

Footage of an ant colony in Costa Rica, revealing how a vast horde of half a million insects is able to act like a single larger animal

What's the mass-production process behind a Triple 'C' cheesecake? Plus, there's a look at how gourmet tofu and crispy sweet potato fries are made

What are the mouthwatering secrets behind tasty treats? A sweet fusion of the French crepe and the Russian blini, how is a cheese-filled crepini made?

The loss of Adam Air Flight 574, which disappeared from radar screens in 2007 and crashed into the Java Sea, off Indonesia, killing 102 people on board

How the Nazis' extensive rail network was put to its most dreadful purpose - transporting prisoners to the concentration camps for execution in vast numbers

Political turmoil in Norway leads the Vikings to journey west. On their travels, they become the first Europeans to reach North America

Early onset dementia has left Ben struggling to maintain his beloved 1973 Porsche 911 Targa. Can the boys breathe new life into this old classic?

Thord puts his life in danger to rescue one truck that skidded to a stop on the ice, while rookie Raido battles icy conditions to recover a fish truck.

The complicated investigation into the crash of TANS Peru Flight 204 on the approach to Pucallpa airport in August 2005. Key evidence was looted from the wreckage

Cameras go inside Real Madrid's stadium as it is being transformed with a futuristic façade, retractable roof, and revolutionary underground pitch

A visit to the site of the world's most powerful demolition machine, capable of reducing 450 vehicles to scrap within the space of an hour

Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a former soldier's Austin army truck that has been used as a farm vehicle for 60 years

Drone technology is used to uncover what lies inside the never-opened tomb of China's first emperor

How a fire erupted on board Air Canada Flight 797 in June 1983, killing 23 of the 41 passengers

Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet, skids off the runway and bursts into flames

Documentary exploring the mysterious accident involving Arrow Air Flight 1285, a crash that killed 248 American soldiers in Canada in December 1985

At Italy's busiest airport, police seize cocaine soaked in pyjamas and hidden in a stuffed animal. Elsewhere, passengers are stopped at immigration

When the cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines 8633 explodes, the crew somehow battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land the plane

The story of British Airways Flight 38, which was on final approach into London Heathrow Airport when it crashed just short of the runway on 17 January 2008

Re-creating witch trials from Europe and America through expert analysis, exploring the reasons behind deaths and injustice

Dave tries to get gold from the ground using a stamp mill, and Diego discovers a local horse hospital could hold the key to his fortune

The team members salvage elegant furnishings and historic gems as they search a former bank that once held the fortunes of rich oil barons

A team of salvage experts explores abandoned buildings in the hope of finding items of high value or historical significance, beginning with a trip to Johnsonville, Connecticut

An army of workers serve Cold Stone ice cream, five Vietnamese brothers perfect flaky French pastries, and watch flying fish while ordering crab cakes in Seattle

Explores some of the Lone Star State's favourite foods: including chicken-free Chick-O-Sticks candy, and a two-ounce energy drink that delivers a wallop

Documentary following a herd of desert-dwelling elephants in Mali, one of only two such groups in the world

The wildlife that live in the treetops of Borneo's rainforest