National Geographic Channel +1 Thursday
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9:00 AM
Border Protection Spain
Maritime patrols chase tobacco smugglers in the South
Maritime patrols chase tobacco smugglers in the South, while in the North-East, multiple lives are in jeopardy

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
A Boeing 737 that vanished from radar
A Boeing 737 that vanished from radar, and a Korean cargo jet that slammed into the English countryside just moments after take-off

11:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of a Boeing 737 in a remote jungle
Experts try to determine how a Boeing 737 managed to veer more than 1,000 kilometres off course before crashing in a remote part of the Amazon jungle in September 1989

12:00 PM
Mayday
A Boeing 737 that disintegrated in mid-air in 1992
The 1992 accident that saw Copa Airlines Flight 201, a Boeing 737 en route from Panama to Colombia, enter a high-speed dive, causing it to disintegrate in mid-air

1:00 PM
Airport Security: Rome
At Italy's busiest airport, police seize bundles of drug money
At Italy's busiest airport, police seize bundles of drug money, stop a woman with a package strapped to her body, and detain a man hiding his past

2:00 PM
Airport Security: Rome
Police seize cocaine sewn into a shirt and hidden in a shoe
At Italy's busiest airport, police seize cocaine sewn into a shirt, and discover the drug is hidden in a shoe too. Also, a family travelling with fake passports face arrest

3:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready
The importance of Panzers in Hitler's conquest of Poland and France
A look at the importance of Panzers in Hitler's conquest of Poland and France, and how the armoured vehicles finally met their match when they took on the Soviet Union's T-34 tanks

4:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready
How enslaved labour, trains and railways were important to the Axis strategy
Enslaved labour, trains and railways were important to the Axis strategy. Learn about how Japan and Germany's infrastructure affected the war effort

5:00 PM
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Three days into the flood, rescue operations continue around the clock
Three days into the flood, rescue operations continue around the clock. Thousands remain trapped, as the government struggles to coordinate a rescue effort

6:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz take on carpenter Mike's 1980 Ford Escort RS2000
Tim and Fuzz take on carpenter Mike's 1980 Ford Escort RS2000. After his son's road accident, Mike's family want to repay his selfless devotion and give him the Car SOS treatment

7:00 PM
World War II: The Apocalypse
Footage of D-Day in Normandy
Rare footage of the most significant events of the Second World War, including the landings on the island of Saipan and D-Day in Normandy

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that crashed during a top-secret mission
The case of a plane that crashed during a top-secret mission in 1961, with a UN Secretary on board

9:00 PM
Inside Airport Lost & Found
A lost 40th anniversary gift is recovered
Airport workers reunite travellers with their missing items, including a sentimental 40th anniversary gift and a wallet with $1500

10:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz restore Adam's Datsun 240k Skyline
Tim and Fuzz restore Adam's Datsun 240k Skyline, a rare Japanese classic from the 1970s. After a spell of ill health, can they get Adam back on the road?

11:00 PM
Lawless Island
Sam and Matt Carlson go on a hunting expedition
Sam and Matt Carlson go on a hunting expedition, and Terry helps Troy and Sarah get closer to a working water system

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A turboprop nearly crashes after being struck by lightning
A turboprop nearly crashes after being struck by lightning, temporarily blinding the crew and disabling their controls. Investigators uncover an unusual design flaw

1:00 AM
Seconds from Disaster
The crash of a cargo plane in Amsterdam in 1992
Investigation into the crash of a cargo plane in Amsterdam in 1992, when the aircraft lost its starboard engine shortly after take-off, sending it hurtling into a block of flats

2:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI pursues multiple cases of cocaine smuggled from the Caribbean
HSI pursues multiple cases of cocaine smuggled from the Caribbean aboard boats. CBP makes large-scale seizures of medications without a prescription

3:00 AM
Money Meltdown
Dave gets lucky when he searches a mine for crystallised gold
Dave gets lucky when he travels 200 miles to search a mine for crystallised gold. Meanwhile, Diego tries to make money from martial arts weapons

3:55 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI San Diego catches a truckload of meth
HSI San Diego catches a truckload of meth. CBP's Beagle Brigade sniffs out bioterrorism, and wrong turns at the northern border lead to drug arrests

4:20 AM
Food Factory USA
Popcorn shaped like chips
Enjoy a tasty campfire treat without ever having to rough it, meet the fresh-baked burger bun you can customize to perfection, and discover the chip-shaped popcorn

4:45 AM
Food Factory USA
The 100th birthday of Coca-Cola's contour bottle
Visit Jack Daniels' Tennessee headquarters as they celebrate the 100th birthday of Coca-Cola's iconic contour bottle; and bite into an all-beef Hollywood frank

5:10 AM
Trials of the Wild
The monarch butterfly's incredible multi-generation migration
A look at the monarch butterfly's incredible multi-generation migration from Mexico to Canada - a round-trip that none of them lives to complete

5:35 AM
Trials of the Wild
One million wildebeest halt their migration to give birth
It's baby boom time on Africa's vast Serengeti Plain. One million wildebeest halt their migration to give birth. And there are predators everywhere
