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8:00 AM
Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed
How volcanic rock was used to build huge structures
How volcanic rock was used to build huge structures, including a fortress in Sri Lanka, an intricate Hindu temple, and mysterious stone heads on a remote island in the Pacific

9:00 AM
Colossal Machines
The world's largest 3D printer prints a full vehicle
The world's largest 3D printer prints a full vehicle, and a tunnel boring machine builds an underground highway

10:00 AM
Construction Fails
When a power station reached the end of the road, it took all the power with it
When a UK power station reached the end of the road, it took all the power with it. Plus, disasters involving landslides, tyres and inevitable human error

11:00 AM
Construction Fails
How asbestos turned out to be a product that was too good to be true
Asbestos was a product that seemed too good to be true - because it was. Meanwhile, in New York, two buildings explode sending debris flying through the streets

12:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that nosedived into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport
How investigations into a plane that nosedived into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport uncovered one of the most lethal traps in aviation

1:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A Martinair flight crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain
A Martinair flight crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain. When investigators piece together the evidence, the mystery only deepens

2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that flew into a storm over Indonesia
The case of a plane that flew into a massive storm over Indonesia during the country's rainy season, but made a seemingly impossible emergency landing with only one casualty

3:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The TAM Airlines Flight 3054 crash at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport in 2007
A reconstruction of TAM Airlines Flight 3054 crash at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport in 2007, and the suggested reasons as to why it occurred

4:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of Korean Air Flight 801 in 1997
The crash of Korean Air Flight 801 in 1997, which killed more than 200 people and was blamed on a catalogue of errors made by the pilot and the airline

5:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The 1985 Manchester runway disaster
The 1985 Manchester runway disaster, in which an aircraft's engine failed, causing the deaths of 55 people

6:00 PM
Pirates: Behind the Legends
The voyages and exploits of Anne Bonny and Mary Read
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

7:00 PM
Hidden Beneath the Cities
A man in Iran digging a well uncovers a sprawling three-storey underground city
In Italy, the Hypogeum of Cristallini Street opens a window into Hellenistic-era burial practices. In Iran, a man digging a well uncovers a sprawling three-storey underground city

8:00 PM
Bloody Tales of the Tower
The contrasting fates of three people imprisoned for treason
Suzannah Lipscomb and Joe Crowley investigate the contrasting fates of three people imprisoned in the Tower of London for treason, including Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes

9:00 PM
Bloody Tales of the Tower
Why it took five blows to decapitate the Duke of Monmouth in July 1685
Stories about the history of the Tower of London, including why it took executioner John Ketch five blows to decapitate the Duke of Monmouth in July 1685

10:00 PM
Bloody Tales of the Tower
The deaths of Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Arabella Stuart
The execution of Henry VIII's wives Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, and the suspected suicide of Lady Arabella, a threat to the ruling Stuart dynasty

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A military cargo plane that crashed seconds into a flight
A military cargo plane crashes seconds into a flight. Footage of the disaster points to an obvious cause - but a key piece of evidence is nearly overlooked

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191
Investigation into the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191, which killed all 271 people on board in one of the United States' deadliest aviation accidents

1:00 AM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw get their hands on a Mazda MX5
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw get their hands on a Mazda MX5 that needs putting back on the road

2:00 AM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz restore a Toyota Celica
Tim and Fuzz head to Tim's hometown to rescue a rare road-going version of the early 1990s World Rally Championship Toyota Celica

3:00 AM
Megafactories
A look inside the Mack Truck factory
A look inside the Mack Truck factory that builds some of the most durable engines in the world for vehicles that can tow up to 200 tonnes

4:00 AM
Megafactories
The Michigan plant where the F150 truck is built
A visit to the Dearborn plant in Michigan, where the standard and customised models of the popular F150 truck are built

