National Geographic Channel HD Sunday
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8:00 AM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
A US submarine commander who took on an entire enemy convoy
The story of a newly appointed US submarine commander who took on an entire enemy convoy in the South Pacific

9:00 AM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
A submarine sunk by its own torpedo
The case of a vengeful American submarine captain who sank 17 ships before falling prey to his own torpedoes, leaving is crew faced with a battle to survive

10:00 AM
WW2 Heroes of the Sky
Documentary about the US Eighth Air Force in the Second World War
Documentary about the airmen of the US Eighth Air Force in the Second World War, featuring never-before-seen archive footage recorded from the cockpits of the aircraft

12:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Two float planes carrying tourists collide near a spectacular Alaskan waterfall
When two float planes carrying tourists collide near a spectacular Alaskan waterfall, investigators turn to 3D technology to figure out why

1:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The 2001 Linate airport disaster in Milan
The errors that caused the deaths of 118 people in the 2001 Linate airport disaster in Milan, when a pilot was forced to rely on ground controllers for take-off

2:00 PM
World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above
Aerial footage of railway journeys
Aerial footage of railway journeys

3:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
Trains used to transport prisoners to concentration camps
How the Nazis' extensive rail network was put to its most dreadful purpose - transporting prisoners to the concentration camps for execution in vast numbers

4:00 PM
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
Hitler's surprise attack into liberated Belgium
In late 1944, Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest and bloodiest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium

5:00 PM
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
Exploring the end of the Second World War in Western Europe
Uniquely colourised footage and oral testimony reveal the cost of liberating Western Europe in the last year of the Second World War

6:00 PM
Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape
Jewish former prisoners at a Polish death camp recall their escape in 1943
Jewish former prisoners at the Sobibor death camp in Poland recall their lives as prisoners and their eventual, desperate escape on October 14, 1943

7:00 PM
The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great
Archaeologist Pepi Papakosta goes in search of the conqueror's final resting place
Archaeologist Pepi Papakosta goes in search of the conqueror's final resting place in an Egyptian city he founded, discovering a rare marble statue and a network of secret tunnels

8:00 PM
Colosseum: Rise and Fall
The history of Rome's famous arena
New discoveries and cutting-edge research reveal the history of Rome's Colosseum and its intricate relationship with the empire that created it

9:00 PM
Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: Treasure Hoard
A collection of treasure found by a metal detector
Experts reveal what they have learned about the middle ages from a collection of treasure found by a metal detector enthusiast in 2009

10:00 PM
Draining the Bermuda Triangle
An exploration of the mysterious area of ocean
An exploration of the 450,000 square mile area of ocean, joining expeditions to dive for lost vessels and using sonar data to 'drain' the sea and reveal the underwater landscape

11:00 PM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI San Diego catches a truckload of meth
HSI San Diego catches a truckload of meth. CBP's Beagle Brigade sniffs out bioterrorism, and wrong turns at the northern border lead to drug arrests

11:30 PM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI seizes cocaine-filled tyre rims in Puerto Rico
HSI seizes cocaine-filled tyre rims in Puerto Rico and a load of meth and fentanyl in San Diego. CBP Miami intercepts $400,000 of cash bound for Cuba

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The disappearance of a turboprop commuter plane approaching a remote airport in Indonesia
Investigators delve in to the disappearance of a turboprop commuter plane approaching a remote airport in Indonesia, and discover why three vital safety features all failed

1:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The case of a flight that disappeared from radar while headed for Angola
The case of a flight that disappeared from radar while headed for Angola. Wreckage was found in a remote Namibian park, presenting NTSB investigators with their largest-ever case

2:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A brand new aircraft crashes into a mangrove swamp in Cameroon
A brand new aircraft crashes into a mangrove swamp in Cameroon with no survivors, and investigators discover a lethal cascade of issues that contributed to the disaster

2:55 AM
Food Factory
The mass production of tropical smoothies
How does it take 35,000 cashew nuts to make a single batch of the fudge-like East Indian candy? And the mass production of tropical smoothies are revealed

3:20 AM
Food Factory
Making ice cream
Packed with a double dose of chocolate pudding and cookies, 144,000 pints of this ice cream are made every 12 hours. Plus, how are truffle pig candies mass-produced?

3:45 AM
Lords of War
Shooter heads to the range with an MP5 sub-machine gun
Shooter heads to the range with an MP5 sub-machine gun while Jim gets his hands on a Colt .45 that supposedly belonged to Buffalo Bill

4:10 AM
Lords of War
The team discovers an extremely rare 1915 Vickers machine gun
Sean and the team discover an extremely rare 1915 Vickers machine gun. Hoping it could prove a huge seller at auction, they decide to test it out on the shooting range

4:35 AM
Trials of the Wild
The fascinating story of the Christmas crab
The fascinating story of the Christmas crab - a landbound creature that takes an extraordinary annual trip to the ocean
