National Geographic Channel HD Wednesday

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How a nuclear missile exploded in its silo, and why the ferry Estonia's sinking was the worst European maritime disaster since the Titanic

Three planes fall prey to deadly winds, and it's up to investigators to find out why

The causes and unforeseen outcomes of 10 collisions between trains, ships and aircraft

The voyages and exploits of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, revealing them to be more ferocious than some of the male pirates they sailed with

Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a 1983 Citroen 2CV, only to find it has already been stripped down to its component parts

Italy's Morandi Bridge was an engineering marvel - until it was a national embarrassment. Plus, as impressive as billboards are, they can really come down hard

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief

The story of the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest military campaign of the Second World War as the Nazis attempted to starve Britain

An investigation into the causes behind the commuter train crash that killed more than 100 people in Amagasaki, Japan, in April 2005

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

Archaeologists piece together how the pyramids evolved, unearthing exciting new evidence from the spectacular Red Sea coast to the remote desert

Aviation experts contemplate the possibility that airlines could be putting lives at risk by using out-of-date statistics to calculate passengers' average weight

The 10 most perilous expeditions in history, from the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, attempts to summit Everest, and the Lost City of Z

In August 1944, an American artillery observer and his radio is all that stands between the French town of Mortain and capture by the Nazis

SAS commando Chris Ryan tells of how he had to race 200 miles across the desert to evade Iraqi forces when a mission went awry in 1991

A reconstruction of the 2007 disaster in which Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashed just a minute after take-off on the French-Polynesian island, killing the pilot and all 19 passengers

Tim and Fuzz restore a BMW M3 E46 that has been off the road for 10 years

Investigating evidence about the flood that prompted Noah to build his ark, as well as strange standing stones found in Scotland

An insight into how certain foods are produced, beginning with doughnuts, ice-cream, Korean kimchi and kosher salt

The team members salvage elegant furnishings and historic gems as they search a former bank that once held the fortunes of rich oil barons

A team of salvage experts explores abandoned buildings in the hope of finding items of high value or historical significance, beginning with a trip to Johnsonville, Connecticut

Innovative cupcakes linked to a national security incident, a tear-inducing horseradish and a top-selling chewing gum

Discover what a laser beam and applesauce have in common, then go behind the scenes of a factory that produces a billion onion rings every year

At Columbus Zoo, a massive team is tasked to wrangle an alligator on the loose. An African painted dog overheats during medical treatment, and an elephant performs some yoga moves

Two polar bears are transferred from Columbus to Maryland. An unlikely friendship forms between a camel and a takin, while a zebra shark undergoes an examination

U. Teleshopping.

Teleshopping. U.

Teleshopping. U.

Teleshopping. U.