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9:00 AM
Europe from Above
A spectacular aerial journey across Switzerland
A spectacular aerial journey across Switzerland reveals Europe's highest observatory, an earthquake-proof skyscraper and a gravity-defying railway

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that lost engine power after flying through volcanic ash in 1982
How the crew of a British Airways flight managed to avoid disaster in 1982 by restarting the plane's engines after it flew through volcanic ash caused by an eruption

11:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off
When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong

12:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane falls out of the sky during an intensifying electrical storm
Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 falls out of the sky, killing all 196 people on board

1:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
The team gets an E-type Jaguar back on the road
Mike's childhood dream of owning an E-type Jaguar was ruined when ill health prevented him from renovating the car, so Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw help get it back on the road

2:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1984 Audi UR Quattro
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1984 Audi UR Quattro owned by a man who has long harboured hopes of seeing the vehicle in its original state

3:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
In April 1940, German battleships attack key Norwegian ports
In April 1940, German battleships attack key Norwegian ports, but the British Navy are on their tail in a fierce fight over control of Norway

4:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
The battle to destroy the Nazi battleship Bismarck
In May 1941, the new Nazi battleship Bismarck set out to destroy Allied convoys in the Atlantic. It was up to the Royal Navy to stop it in its tracks

5:00 PM
Inside Melbourne Airport
A kangaroo keeps Trent on his toes
Brad has just 90 minutes to turn around an Air India flight. A kangaroo keeps Trent on his toes, and baggage handler Brodie battles jams

6:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz restore a BMW M3 E46
Tim and Fuzz restore a BMW M3 E46 that has been off the road for 10 years

7:00 PM
Hitler's Last Stand
The mission to capture a key observation point on the German border
The story of US soldiers sent on a mission to capture a key observation point on the German border in the days leading up to the Battle of the Bulge

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A captain tries to stop his plane from crashing into the South China Sea
A captain tries to stop his plane from crashing into the South China Sea after a catastrophic engine failure - but finds himself unable to slow the plane down for a landing

9:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready
The construction of the largest battleships ever seen
The construction of the largest battleships ever seen, and fortified bunkers designed to protect German U-boats

10:00 PM
Gallipoli's Deep Secrets
First World War wrecks in Turkish waters
Dr Robert Ballard dives beneath the surface of Turkish waters to find ships and submarines wrecked during the First World War, revealing the stories of their crews

11:00 PM
Drain the Oceans: Deep Dive
Explore the tragic trail of wreckage at Pearl Harbour
Explore the tragic trail of wreckage at Pearl Harbour, including the HMS Prince of Wales and USS Lexington, left behind on the ocean floor

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off
When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong

1:00 AM
Engineering Europe
Spain's engineering wonders revealed
Spain's engineering wonders revealed, from the technology that's bringing Barcelona's Sagrada Familia to completion, to the secrets of Seville's record-breaking wooden sun shade

2:00 AM
Lost Treasures of Arabia
Archaeologists try to decipher the Ancient City of Dadan's mysteries
Take your place on the frontline of archaeology as a team of archaeologists try to decipher the Ancient City of Dadan's mysteries

3:00 AM
Lords of War
The team evaluates a medieval lance and a 17th-century rapier
The team evaluates a medieval lance and a 17th-century rapier. Plus, two guns that do not appear to have triggers are analysed

3:30 AM
Made in a Day
Documentary exploring cutting-edge manufacturing in an inter-connected world
Documentary exploring cutting-edge manufacturing in an inter-connected world, beginning with the creation of electric cars at Tesla's factory in Freemont, California

3:55 AM
Made in a Day
How Gibson Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee, make their iconic instruments
How Gibson Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee, make their iconic instruments, a process that combines advanced machinery, hand crafting skills, and global logistics

4:20 AM
Food Factory
Jawbreakers, ground coffee, empanadas and cocktail sauce
A look at the production of jawbreakers, ground coffee, empanadas and cocktail sauce

4:45 AM
Food Factory
Baklava, candy buttons, baby gourmet food and feta cheese
A look at the production of baklava, candy buttons, baby gourmet food and feta cheese

5:10 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
A mandrill named Eebi undergoes a risky procedure
A mandrill named Eebi undergoes a risky procedure. Plus, a sly cheetah named Kesi proves she's nobody's fool

5:35 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
A star duck has a mysterious leg injury
A star duck has a mysterious leg injury. Meanwhile, Zucchini the beaver is overdue at the dentist and an unwell onager at the Wilds is in for an exam
