National Geographic Channel HD Saturday
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8:00 AM
Inside Airport Lost & Found
A lost 40th anniversary gift is recovered
Airport workers reunite travellers with their missing items, including a sentimental 40th anniversary gift and a wallet with $1500

9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of TANS Peru Flight 204
The complicated investigation into the crash of TANS Peru Flight 204 on the approach to Pucallpa airport in August 2005. Key evidence was looted from the wreckage

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
British Airways Flight 38's crash-landing at Heathrow in 2008
British Airways Flight 38's crash-landing at Heathrow in January 2008, before which the aircraft missed the tops of houses by only 200ft as it struggled to reach the airport

11:00 AM
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

12:00 PM
Secret Nazi Science
Nazi scientists' efforts to prepare the natural world for Nazi rule
Nazi scientists' efforts to prepare the natural world for Nazi rule, including culls of flora and fauna, reviving ancient species, and the construction of idyllic landscapes

1:00 PM
Erased: WWII Heroes of Colour
The stories of people of colour during the Second World War
The stories of people of colour during the Second World War. The first episode focuses on soldiers who fought on D-Day

2:00 PM
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler
Part one of two. The dictator's rise to power
Part one of two. Documentary charting the dictator's rise to power, from his beginnings as a struggling artist in Vienna to his eventual demise in Berlin

3:00 PM
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler
Part two of two. The run-up to Hitler becoming chancellor
Part two of two. Exploring Hitler's rise to the position of chancellor in 1933, and how he set out to ensure the Nazi party's members dominated every aspect of German society

4:00 PM
WW2 Wrecks: Draining the Ocean
Examining shipwrecks from the Second World War
Documentary examining shipwrecks from the Second World War on the seabed, including famous vessels the Arizona and the Bismarck, and the Allies' costly D-Day beachhead

5:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
The untold story of the Battle for Poland
The untold story of the Battle for Poland, from a daring escape from Auschwitz to the desperate fight to save Warsaw from complete destruction

6:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
Operation Avalanche
Operation Avalanche, the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on September 9 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy

7:00 PM
Construction Fails
How the use of glass in construction can lead to devastating problems
Glass is one of the most versatile materials in the construction world. It's both practical and beautiful, but when it fails, it's not all it's cracked up to be

8:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1984 Audi UR Quattro
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

9:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz take on possibly their most obscure car to date
Tim and Fuzz take on possibly their most obscure car to date, a little-known 1964 trials competition car, all of which were originally hand-made by their creator

10:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz work on a 1929 Rolls-Royce Doctors Coupe
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend head to Lincolnshire to work on a 1929 Rolls-Royce Doctors Coupe that has been inherited by an owner who has no idea what to do with it

11:00 PM
Megafactories
How the Rolls-Royce Phantom is manufactured
The manufacture of a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a car that takes an average of 450 hours to build by hand

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A turboprop crashes in Papua New Guinea
When a turboprop crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators uncover a deadly flaw in an aircraft used all around the world

1:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigators must determine how a freshly serviced plane was released with a fatal flaw
After the crew manage to land an aircraft on the fritz, investigators must determine how a freshly serviced plane was released with a fatal flaw

1:55 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines 8633 explodes
When the cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines 8633 explodes, the crew somehow battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land the plane

2:50 AM
Lost Ships of WW2
The crew searches for the aircraft carrier USS Hornet
The Petrel team searches for the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The Doolittle Raid was launched off her deck to avenge Pearl Harbor, but the vessel was sunk just six months later

3:45 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

4:10 AM
Abandoned
The team searches an abandoned church
The team finds a Tiffany-style stained glass window and the remains of a basement bowling alley in an abandoned Philadelphia church

4:35 AM
Bid & Destroy
The crew uncovers a valuable collection of sporting memorabilia
Danley Demolition's risky gamble to tear down a fire-damaged building pays off when a valuable collection of sporting memorabilia is uncovered
