National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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8:00 AM
Plane Crash Recreated
United Airlines Flight 232, which suffered a catastrophic failure to the tail-engine in 1989
First-hand accounts of the disaster that befell United Airlines Flight 232, which was making its way from Denver to Chicago in 1989 when the tail-engine suffered

9:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler: Tropical Takedown
Agents race around the US Virgin Islands to intercept suspected traffickers
Agents uncover 350 kilos of cocaine, race around the US Virgin Islands to intercept suspected traffickers and discover firearms in Puerto Rico

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The worst aviation disaster in Norwegian history
The implications of the worst aviation disaster in Norwegian history, which saw a plane filled with competition winners plunge into the sea on its way to Hamburg in 1989

11:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigators examine similarities between two accidents
Investigators examine similarities between a crash landing at Tokyo's Narita Airport and an accident at Newark Airport more than a decade earlier

12:00 PM
Lost Cities of the Bible
New discoveries about the Sumerian civilisation
6000 years ago, the Sumerians built the world's first cities. Explore new discoveries about their civilization and its impact on Biblical writers

1:00 PM
Lost Cities of the Bible
Exploring Nineveh and Babylon, superpowers of the ancient world
Nineveh and Babylon were superpowers of the ancient world, so why did the Bible's writers see them as cities of sin? What were they really like?

2:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
Extended episode exploring the use of trains in the Nazi regime
Extended episode exploring the use of trains in the Nazi regime, including Hitler's personal train, an unprecedented railway network, and concentration camp prisoner transports

4:00 PM
Drain the Oceans: Secrets of the Civil War
Maritime archaeologists hunt beneath the waves for Civil War secrets
Maritime archaeologists hunt beneath the waves for Civil War secrets as they reveal how the battle on the seas shaped the outcome of the conflict

5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Jaguar Mk2
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Jaguar Mk2 that has been in its owner's family for 40 years, but which he has been unable to work on following an operation

6:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
Ruins left by Hitler's infamous Blitzkrieg tactics
Ruins across Europe that show evidence of Hitler's infamous Blitzkrieg tactics, which represented a revolutionary new approach to warfare and brought Germany a string of victories

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 in 1991
The crash of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 in 1991, when ice caused both engines to fail and forced the pilots to make an emergency landing on a field in Gottrora

8:00 PM
Car S.O.S.: Ultimate Countdown
Tim and Fuzz look back at some of the weirdest machines they have encountered
Tim and Fuzz look back at some of the most weird and wonderful machines they have encountered, from an ultrarare Bond Bug to a vintage ice cream van.

9:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz go on a trip to Cambridgeshire to pick up their very first supercar
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw go on a trip to Cambridgeshire to pick up their very first supercar, a rare 1989 Ultima race car

10:00 PM
Northwoods Survival
Spring has arrived and Margot searches for a bear
Spring has arrived and Margot searches for a bear, Billy upgrades the cabin, Matty makes a backwoods deep freeze and Emilie and Gilbert work on a Shabotwan

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane explodes over France's Quiberon Bay
A plane explodes over France's Quiberon Bay. A journalist on another aircraft captures the event on film, but there is still no clear cause for the disaster

12:00 AM
Amsterdam Central 24/7
Menno and Carolien manage an aggressive fare dodger
Menno and Carolien manage an aggressive fare dodger, the incident response team searches for three illegal rail runners and the Orient Express arrives

1:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI and CBP uncover nearly $500K in meth and fentanyl
HSI and CBP uncover nearly $500K in meth and fentanyl, bundles of cash, bricks of cocaine and thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit goods

2:00 AM
Lords of War
Searching for antique weapons and militaria
Sean Rich and his team of experts travel across America in search of rare and priceless antique weapons and militaria

2:30 AM
Made in a Day
The world's first mass-produced satellites
A combination of space vehicle designers, manufacturing engineers and robotics come together to build and launch the world's first mass-produced satellites

2:55 AM
Made in a Day
The factory that produces the world's most powerful tractors
The factory that produces the world's most powerful tractors, and which incorporates a giant iron foundry into its advanced manufacturing operation

3:20 AM
Food Factory
Root beer, mini chocolate cakes and tamari soy sauce
A look at the production of root beer, mini chocolate cakes and tamari soy sauce

3:45 AM
Food Factory
Peanut nougat, gummy bears and apple chips
A look at the production of peanut nougat, gummy bears and apple chips

4:10 AM
Trials of the Wild
Animals with unusual mating rituals
Animals with unusual mating rituals, from arduous journeys to fights to the death with rivals

4:35 AM
Trials of the Wild
An ant colony in Costa Rica
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
