National Geographic Channel HD Saturday

The investigation into why a plane burst into flames on the runway, and how the answer was discovered in the Rocky Mountains

Investigators make a shocking discovery that threatens Russia's aviation system when a plane crashes onto the trans-Siberian railway, leaving all 88 people on board dead

Recreations of real-life disasters, using analysis and 3D graphics to uncover the factors behind the tragedies. The first episode explores the Grenfell Tower blaze

How a nuclear missile exploded in its silo, and why the ferry Estonia's sinking was the worst European maritime disaster since the Titanic

A look at Sanmar Shipyards in Altinova, Turkey, where engineers are redefining the tugboat for a new era of global trade, testing whether electric power can match diesel strength

The Chinook, a heavy-lift helicopter that rewrote the rules of aviation. Its bent airframe and tandem rotors gave it a huge lift capability, transforming US military strategy

Archaeologists investigate the legend of the Minotaur, uncovering new clues about King Minos and the mysterious Minoans

In Athens, experts race to restore the Parthenon, while across the Mediterranean, archaeologists uncover the story of the civilization that built it

Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow explore evidence that reveals a different side to Anne Boleyn, whose ideas transformed England and whose reputation deserves reassessing

How the pilots managed to avert an even bigger disaster when the aircraft they were piloting over Sioux City, Iowa, crashed on the airport's runway in July 1989, leaving 111 dead

Investigators trying to find the cause of a plane crash in Detroit make the discovery that the tragedy happened because of a danger that the industry has known about for years

Investigators try to solve the mystery of why a brand new design of jet crashed during a demonstration flight

One of Spain's worst ever aviation disasters, which seemed to have a clearly identifiable cause until conflicting evidence was found in the cockpit recorder

Following 33 miners trapped more than half a mile underground in northern Chile for 69 days as rescuers race to save them while the men fight to survive

Follows 33 miners trapped more than half a mile underground in northern Chile for 69 days as rescuers race to save them while the men fight to survive

Follows 33 miners trapped more than half a mile underground in northern Chile for 69 days as rescuers race to save them while the men fight to survive

A platoon of American soldiers exceeds all expectations to advance on a Nazi occupied castle in the foothills of Northern Italy

Five months after D-Day, the ground war finally arrives on German soil as British soldiers attack in the shadow of Hitler's infamous Siegfried Line

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief

Slamming into a mountain, Japan Airlines 123 becomes the deadliest single aircraft accident in history and threatens to ground 747s worldwide

Corporate Airlines 5966 crashes mysteriously in Missouri in 2004, but investigators uncover a conversation in the cockpit that set the tone for disaster