National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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6:30 AM
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7:00 AM
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8:00 AM
Food Factory
Cannelloni, rice noodles and prepared butternut squash
Discover how hearty cannelloni, rice noodles and prepared butternut squash are created from raw materials to finished products
8:30 AM
Food Factory
Maple syrup and butter toffee popcorn
Discover how decadent maple syrup and delectable Almond Roca® butter toffee popcorn are created from raw materials to finished products
9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Aviation's biggest blazes
Aviation's biggest blazes, including a fatal fire on Manchester's runway and a huge catastrophe caused by a tiny battery in Dubai
10:00 AM
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
11:00 AM
Ice Road Rescue
A truck is destroyed after crashing 40 metres down a mountainside
Thord and Bjoern face the ultimate rescue challenge when a truck is destroyed after crashing 40 metres down a mountainside
12:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Caterham 7
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Caterham 7 belonging to a former amateur racer, who had to focus on caring for his family after his wife was diagnosed with cancer
1:00 PM
Border Protection Spain
Experts dive into the waters of Girona to defuse undetonated weaponry
Experts dive into the waters of Girona to defuse undetonated weaponry, while officers on the night shift tackle the human trafficking trade
2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A 1978 accident over San Diego, California
The story of the 1978 accident over San Diego, California, in which a PSA flight crashed into a private Cessna, killing all 146 people on board and seven more on the ground
3:00 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
4:00 PM
Defending Europe
Alex Churchill discovers how Britain tackled Napoleon
Archaeologist Tony Pollard explores Rochester Castle and an infamous medieval siege, while military historian Alex Churchill discovers how Britain tackled Napoleon
5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz work on restoring an iconic BMW E30 Alpina
With town planner Maz suffering from a serious genetic disorder, Tim and Fuzz work on restoring his iconic BMW E30 Alpina - but is it the real deal?
6:00 PM
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Dr Mark Lehner unearths a royal palace
In the shadow of the Great Pyramid, Dr Mark Lehner and his team of archaeologists unearth what could be the most important royal palace in ancient Egypt
7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
How American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in New York City
Investigating how American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in New York City, killing 265 people just months after the terrorism attacks of September 2001
8:00 PM
Rocky Mountain Railroad
The team attempts to haul a 210-tonne reactor on an epic cross country journey
Canadian Pacific freight crews tackle one of their most challenging loads to date as the team attempts to haul a 210-tonne reactor on an epic cross country journey
9:00 PM
Wicked Tuna
Three former champions go head-to-head
three former champions go head-to-head in a battle for the ultimate victory
10:00 PM
Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
Joel Jacko builds a bridge across open water,
Joel Jacko builds a bridge across open water, while Jody Potts-Joseph trains her young dog team on the frozen Yukon River
11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane is found in a mountain range miles from its flight path
Experts are baffled when the wreck of Thai Airways Flight 311 is found amid treacherous mountain peaks, miles from its flight path
12:00 AM
Banged Up Abroad
A drug runner is betrayed by the one person he thought he could trust
Lured into drug running by his best friend, Chris is betrayed by the one person he thought he could trust
1:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
CBP uncovers a passenger with $200k worth of marijuana
Homeland Security Investigations cracks down on counterfeit goods in Kansas City, while CBP uncovers a passenger with $200k worth of marijuana
2:00 AM
Made in a Day
The making of Jack Daniels whiskey
The making of over 120 million bottles of Jack Daniels whiskey a year, from the grains that turn into mash, the distilling process, and the charcoal mellowing and barrel storage
2:30 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
2:55 AM
Lords of War
One of the Second World War's most expensive weapons
Sean Rich and the team discover one of the most expensive and secret weapons of the Second World War, as well as an axehead that could be 1,000 years old
3:20 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
3:45 AM
Food Factory
Tapenade, premium ice-cream and tutti-frutti lollipops
A look at the production of tapenade, premium ice-cream and tutti-frutti lollipops
4:10 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
A flamingo suffers from a possibly life-threatening throat problem
A flamingo suffers from a possibly life-threatening throat problem, a pallas cat is rapidly losing weight, and an orphaned baby gorilla is welcomed into a new family
4:35 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
The staff at Columbus Zoo await the first baby giraffe to be born in over 20 years
Everyone at Columbus Zoo is waiting for the first baby giraffe to be born in over 20 years. Zookeepers struggle to round up penguins for their annual check-up