National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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8:00 AM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
The story behind the Submarine Lifeguard League
The story behind the Submarine Lifeguard League, a branch of the US Navy trained to venture into enemy waters unnoticed and rescue stranded personnel

9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Plane crashes caused by communication breakdowns
Plane crashes caused by communication breakdowns expose the changes that need to be made to an overburdened air traffic control system

10:00 AM
The Battle for Britain: Drain the Oceans
The wrecks of planes and ships from the Battle of Britain
The wrecks of planes and ships from the Battle of Britain, revealing new details on how British forces were able to repel the possibility of a Nazi invasion

11:00 AM
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Archaeologists investigate Cleopatra
Archaeologists investigate Egypt's most famous queen Cleopatra, exploring a large tomb full of mummies and uncovering the woman behind the myth.

12:00 PM
Construction Fails
Featuring an Italian supermarket collapse
Featuring an Italian supermarket collapse, amusement parks ablaze, India's tunnel rescue, a light rail fail and a roofless stadium

1:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
A Land Rover Defender with a heroic rescue past
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend travel to Northern Ireland as they fight rust and time to save a Land Rover Defender with a heroic rescue past

2:00 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

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
Seconds from Disaster
A fatal accident at an Italian ski resort in 1998
How 19 tourists fell to their deaths at an Italian ski resort in 1998, when a military plane accidentally cut a cable supporting their gondola

5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz take on a 1924 Austin 7 Chummy that doesn't belong to its supposed owner
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend take on a 1924 Austin 7 Chummy - that doesn't actually belong to its 'owner'

6:00 PM
Hitler's Last Stand
In the aftermath of the D-Day landings, Nazi paratroopers try to defend Carentan
In the aftermath of the D-Day landings, Nazi paratroopers try to defend Carentan and prevent US forces from regrouping on Utah and Omaha Beaches

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane crippled while flying into the heart of Hurricane Hugo
Investigators try to determine what sparked the engine fire that crippled a research plane flying a team of hurricane hunters on a daring journey into the heart of Hurricane Hugo

8:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1962 Rover P4 100
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1962 Rover P4 100 in Shrewsbury, dealing with water leaks and an upgraded alternator

9:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a former rally driver's Mini Cooper
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1962 Mini Cooper, belonging to a former rally driver who was forced to retire from the sport due to a heart condition

10:00 PM
Engineering Europe: Forging Marvels
Highlights from the series
Highlights from the series, featuring structures redefining what it means to live in harmony with the environment

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The investigation into the crash of a plane that nosedived into a remote desert
The investigation into the crash of a plane that nosedived into a remote desert in Patagonia. A microscopic filament provides the first tangible clue as to what went wrong

12:00 AM
Ultimate Airport Dubai
Customs officers discover $135,000 worth of cocaine
Customs officers discover $135,000 worth of cocaine hidden among a passenger's shirts, while things go wrong when staff test out a spare parking space for a plane

1:00 AM
Border Protection Spain
In the South, arrivals of boats and drug shipments create turmoil
In the South, arrivals of boats and drug shipments create turmoil. Tourist hotspots face incidents risking lives.

2:00 AM
Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller
Criminal networks behind the illegal destruction of the rainforest
The reporter travels to the Amazon to track down the criminal networks behind a slew of killings and the illegal destruction of the rainforest

2:30 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
CBP Nogales catches an internal body carrier
CBP Nogales catches an internal body carrier and CBP San Diego discovers 22 kilos of meth in a gas tank

2:55 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
A frequent visitor to Colombia is questioned at Miami International Airport
A frequent visitor to Colombia is questioned at Miami International Airport. Meanwhile, past drug use comes back to haunt a passenger at JFK

3:20 AM
Food Factory
Tapenade, premium ice-cream and tutti-frutti lollipops
A look at the production of tapenade, premium ice-cream and tutti-frutti lollipops

3:45 AM
Food Factory
Hard candy, popchips and canned chicken soup
A look at the production of hard candy, popchips and canned chicken soup

4:10 AM
When Sharks Attack
Four shark attacks leave locals and vacationers in shock
After four shark attacks leave locals and vacationers in shock, experts hunt for clues that could reveal the cause of these tragic events

4:35 AM
When Sharks Attack and Why
A single beach in Bali that was the site of seven shark attacks
Beginning in 2010, a single beach in Bali was the site of seven shark attacks - the first ever recorded along the islands coast


