National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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8:00 AM
Food Factory USA
Chocolate syrup and soft flour tortillas
Discover how delicious chocolate syrup, soft flour tortillas and macaroni cheese are created from raw materials to finished products
8:30 AM
Food Factory USA
Triple cream goat's cheese
Discover how delicious gummy bears, saltwater taffy and triple cream goat's cheese are created from raw materials to finished products
9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A reconstruction of the Nigeria Airways crash of 1991 in Saudi Arabia
Exploring why a Nigeria Airways flight crashed at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz International Airport in July 1991, killing 261 passengers
10:00 AM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
How the sinking of a passenger liner nearly brought the US into the war in 1939
The case of a passenger liner that was sunk by a German U-Boat, setting in motion a series of events that nearly brought the US into the conflict in 1939
11:00 AM
Hitler's Last Stand
Five months after D-Day, the ground war finally arrives on German soil
Five months after D-Day, the ground war finally arrives on German soil as British soldiers attack in the shadow of Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line
12:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
A Ford Anglia in need of a makeover
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw head to Bournemouth, Dorset, to surprise an unsuspecting car owner with a makeover for his Ford Anglia
1:00 PM
Plane Crash Recreated
A Boeing 777 that crashed just short of the Heathrow runway in 2008
The story of British Airways Flight 38, which was on final approach into London Heathrow Airport when it crashed just short of the runway on 17 January 2008
2:00 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
3:00 PM
WWI Wrecks: Drain the Oceans
Wreckage of ships from the Battle of Jutland in 1916
Exploring the wreckage of ships from the Battle of Jutland in 1916 to answer a question that has gone unanswered for more than 100 years - which side actually won
4:00 PM
Seconds from Disaster
An investigation into the 1999 Paddington train crash
An investigation into the 1999 Paddington train crash that killed 31 people, asking who was to blame and whether the accident could have been avoided
5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a 1983 Citroen 2CV
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a 1983 Citroen 2CV, only to find it has already been stripped down to its component parts
6:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane crash that may have been caused by abusive behaviour
Investigators uncover disturbing facts about an inexperienced pilot, and discover a pattern of abusive behaviour may have contributed to a plane crash
7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane crashes just short of the runway in San Andres
A plane crashes just short of the runway in San Andres. While bad weather is thought to be the cause, investigators uncover something more troubling
8:00 PM
Colossal Machines
Gigantic machines used in rescue operations
Catastrophic events often require life-saving machines, and in order to function reliably, they have a certain technological mystery
9:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Restoring a 1954 Citroen Traction Avant
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw help a man suffering from Alzheimer's to restore his treasured 1954 Citroen Traction Avant
10:00 PM
Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
How the indigenous peoples of Alaska are turning to the values of the past
As the indigenous peoples of Alaska face a changing and unforgiving climate, they turn to the values of the past as a guide to their future
11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
An instance when hailstones cracked an aircraft's windscreen
An incident in 1977 when Southern Airways Flight 242 was caught in a storm so severe that hailstones cracked the windscreen, causing the DC-9 to plummet to the ground
12:00 AM
Situation Critical
One of America's worst climbing disasters
How a dramatic climbing accident in Oregon became even worse when a helicopter sent to rescue seven people from a crevasse crashed into the mountainside
1:00 AM
Paranatural
Investigating reports of strange flying objects
Experts investigate reported sightings of strange flying objects and mysterious lights in the sky, questioning whether they could be signs of extraterrestrial life
2:00 AM
Money Meltdown
Rich hunts for old rocket parts
Rich hunts for old rocket parts, believing they could be made from precious metal, and Dave wonders what he can make from the silver found on old photo paper
2:30 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
2:55 AM
Bid & Destroy
Documentary following a demolition crew
Documentary following Danley Demolition crew as it rescues treasure from destruction, beginning with a successful bid on a property, which is then razed to the ground
3:20 AM
Food Factory
How Indian vegetable stew and gumdrops are produced
How Indian vegetable stew and gumdrops are produced in large quantities for public consumption
3:45 AM
Food Factory
Sausage rolls and pita puffs
A look at how sausage rolls and pita puffs are factory-produced in large quantities for the masses
4:10 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
4:35 AM
Trials of the Wild
Documentary following a herd of desert-dwelling elephants
Documentary following a herd of desert-dwelling elephants in Mali, one of only two such groups in the world