National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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8:00 AM
Ice Road Rescue
The team come together when two trucks collide in a blizzard
When two trucks collide in a blizzard, Thord needs his full team and support from Bjoern to clear the trucks and re-open the road

9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The explosion of Itavia Flight 870 in 1980
Experts investigate what caused the explosion of Itavia Flight 870, which crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between Ponza and Ustica in June 1980

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A German airbus that crashed into the Mediterranean in 2008
Reconstruction of XL Airways Germany Flight 888T, which spiralled into the Mediterranean in 2008, as experts try to identify what deadly flaw the Airbus was hiding

11:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Experts are stunned when a botched Buenos Aires take-off kills 60 people
Experts are stunned when a botched Buenos Aires take-off kills 60 people. Soon after 9/11, a crash ignites fear that America is once again under attack

12:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw fix up a World Rally-winning car
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly fix up an Italian car enthusiast's rusty World Rally-winning pride and joy. But when tragedy strikes, the job takes on a very different meaning

1:00 PM
Construction Fails
A tour of some of the world's most expensive and useless airports
A tour of some of the world's most expensive and useless airports, Plus, hotels that collapsed and why a Shanghai apartment tower dropped like a slab

2:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages an offensive against Berlin
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages an offensive against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west to launch an attack on Berlin

3:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
Japanese inland defences on the island of Okinawa
How Japanese forces created a network of inland defences and tunnels on the island of Okinawa, which was the background for 10 weeks of fighting with US troops

4:00 PM
Back to the Titanic
The first manned mission to the Titanic in nearly 15 years
The first manned mission to the Titanic in nearly 15 years, using a specially equipped sub to scan the wreckage and gain a fuller picture of the disaster

5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz help restore a rare 1967 Lancia
Tim and Fuzz come to the aid of a former builder who has been working on restoring a rare 1967 Lancia Flavia Coupe, but has been prevented from finishing the job by health problems

6:00 PM
Lost Treasures of Egypt
The so-called Curse of Tutankhamun
The truth behind the so-called Curse of Tutankhamun, plus clues to how the ancient Egyptians used magic and spells to protect the dead

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why the plane fell out of the sky

8:00 PM
Inside Melbourne Airport
An airport visitor faces an unexpected mishap
Baggage manager Brodie races against the clock to reunite a passenger with their lost luggage and an airport visitor faces an unexpected mishap

9:00 PM
Ice Road Rescue
A tanker truck full of waste slides back on a narrow, icy hill
A tanker truck full of waste slides back on a narrow, icy hill, almost slamming into a snow-covered car

10:00 PM
Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
Jamey and Jody Potts-Joseph hunt for waterfowl
Indigenous Alaskans subsistence hunt and forage to provide food for their families. Jamey and Jody Potts-Joseph hunt for waterfowl and break frybread with family

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A mid-air collision over Brazil in 2006
Aviation experts examine the events surrounding a mid-air collision between a brand new business jet and a passenger plane over Brazil in September 2006

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A high-speed collision between two planes in Tenerife
Tenerife airport is flooded with aircraft rerouted by a terrorist bombing, which leads to two planes attempting to leave the runway colliding at high speed

1:00 AM
Inside Airport Lost & Found
A mysterious matching set of luggage turns out to be stuffed with produce
Airport workers find a purse with jewellery and a mysterious matching set of luggage stuffed with produce

2:00 AM
Money Meltdown
Dave tries to get his hands on some old gold-mining equipment
Dave tries to get his hands on some old gold-mining equipment, believing it may still contain fragments of the precious metal. Rich gets the chance to search an old building

2:30 AM
Made in a Day
The manufacture of the jeep wrangler
The manufacture of the jeep wrangler, revealing the technology that goes into the production and the secrets of the popular 4x4's success

2:55 AM
Made in a Day
How Tabasco sauce is made according to an old family recipe
How Tabasco sauce is made according to an old family recipe, using chilli peppers flown from all over the world to a plantation in Louisiana

3:20 AM
Food Factory
How soft liquorice was created by accident
Australian style soft liquorice owes its success to a blunder and find out the secret to making perfectly seasoned plantain chips

3:45 AM
Food Factory
Peanut butter cups, pound cakes and butter chicken cooking sauce
Discover how delicious peanut butter cups, pound cakes and butter chicken cooking sauce are created from raw materials to finished products

4:10 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
Unprecedented access to one of America's largest and most popular zoos
With unprecedented access to one of America's largest and most popular zoos, hear the dramatic, heartwarming stories that keep this place moving

4:35 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
Keepers help Katie the koala get better by ingesting her partner's feces
Keepers help Katie the koala get better by ingesting her partner's feces. Over at The Wilds, the team welcome several newborn baby takins


