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8:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that lost engine power after flying through volcanic ash in 1982
How the crew of a British Airways flight managed to avoid disaster in 1982 by restarting the plane's engines after it flew through volcanic ash caused by an eruption

9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The pilots of a New Zealand turboprop pull off a wheels-up landing
When their landing gear fails to drop, the pilots of a New Zealand turboprop pull off a remarkable wheels-up landing that spares the lives of everyone on board

10:00 AM
Engineering Europe
Exploring Poland's most awe-inspiring engineering marvels
Exploring Poland's most awe-inspiring engineering marvels and examining the towering legacy of the world's tallest wooden structure

11:00 AM
Car S.O.S.
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend revive a rotting Land Rover Discovery Series 1
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend revive a rotting Land Rover Discovery Series 1 which is a beloved family heirloom

12:00 PM
Seconds from Disaster
The 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster
The disastrous Nasa mission in 1986 to send the first civilian into space on board the Challenger space shuttle, which disintegrated only 73 seconds after lift-off

1:00 PM
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 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
The story behind the Dambusters mission of 1943
The story behind the Dambusters mission of 1943, for which Allied commanders assemble the very best of their air forces for one of the most audacious bombing missions of the war

3:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
In December 1944, Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front
In December 1944, Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg, leading to the Battle of the Bulge

4:00 PM
Pirates: Behind the Legends
The story of history's most notorious pirate, Blackbeard
The story of history's most notorious pirate, Blackbeard, who gained momentum through the Caribbean, before blockading Charleston and fighting a bloody battle

5:00 PM
Drain the Oceans
Uncovering historical artefacts from the bottom of the sea
Marine archaeologists and historians uncover historical artefacts from the bottom of the sea, beginning with German vessels from the Second World War

6:00 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

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of a German plane flying over the French Alps
The crash of a German plane flying over the French Alps, which inexplicably began losing altitude. The explanation for the disaster proves far more shocking than anyone expected

8:00 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

9:00 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

10:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures: Death From Above
Compilation of highlights concerned with the machinery of air warfare
Compilation of highlights concerned with the machinery of air warfare, including bombs, torpedoes and kamikaze planes

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Pilots try to land a plane with flames emerging through the cockpit floor
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airline 458 somehow manage to land safely - but the inferno doesn't stop there

12:00 AM
Inside Melbourne Airport
A kangaroo keeps Trent on his toes
Brad has just 90 minutes to turn around an Air India flight. A kangaroo keeps Trent on his toes, and baggage handler Brodie battles jams

1:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
Border Patrol uncovers a massive drug smuggling tunnel
In Texas, Border Patrol uncovers a massive drug smuggling tunnel linking Juárez to El Paso

2:00 AM
Car S.O.S.
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend rescue a 1992 VW Corrado in Huddersfield
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend are off to Huddersfield to rescue a 1992 VW Corrado, a German coupe that, in its time, was one of the fastest small family cars on the road

2:55 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI tracks an ecstasy package through Chicago
HSI tracks an ecstasy package through Chicago, while CBP finds fentanyl in a bathroom in Texas and searches travellers for narcotics at JFK

3:20 AM
Food Factory
How chilli-chocolate caramels are made
Pickled asparagus, chilli-chocolate caramels, chocolate coffee syrup, ready-to-eat beetroots are made, from raw materials to finished products

3:45 AM
Food Factory
Featuring organic pannetone and Christmas cake pops
We celebrate the winter holidays with treats for everyone: organic pannetone with a 20 year old starter and delicious Lady Fortune's hand-crafted Christmas cake pops

4:10 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
Companion dogs provide some much-needed support to three cheetah cubs
Companion dogs provide some much-needed support to three newborn cheetah cubs, and a langur monkey needs life-saving emergency treatment for a urinary problem

4:35 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
A pregnant nine-year-old cheetah is quickly aging out of her reproductive cycle
A pregnant nine-year-old cheetah is quickly aging out of her reproductive cycle, and a vet tries to work out why a penguin has not shed any feathers for close to a year

