National Geographic Channel HD Wednesday

The case of a Chinese plane that crashed minutes from touching down in Japan. Initial reports suggest the pilots are to blame, but after two years, a more complex reason emerges

Investigators can find nothing wrong with a plane that crashed moments after take-off - but the real cause has far-reaching effects for commercial aviation

Experts dissect a ferry sinking, factory blast and bridge collapse, using evidence and 3D graphics to reveal what went wrong

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend get to grips with a 1971 Lamborghini Espada, belonging to a Derbyshire man whose hopes of restoring it were dashed by health issues

The Australian Border Force investigates potential criminal activity on the tarmac and Nina's assistance dog makes his final flight before he retires

Aviation experts contemplate the possibility that airlines could be putting lives at risk by using out-of-date statistics to calculate passengers' average weight

As Allied forces reach the Seine, British troops face fierce resistance in a desperate fight to secure a vital bridgehead

From perilous daylight raids over occupied Europe to the road to D-Day, discover how the B-17 Flying Fortress became a symbol of Allied air power and WWII victory

Archaeologists investigate ancient Egypt's mightiest pharaoh, Ramses the Great. Teams excavate buried tombs and make shocking discoveries

Bjørn and Thord rescue a truck that got stuck just 200 metres from its destination. Jo tries to save a harvester, but then its impatient drivers endanger his crew

The desperate tactics of the final defence of Japan in the last months of the Second World War, including suicide bombings and civilians fighting hand to hand

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

From royal courts to ancient temples, explore the extraordinary beliefs, legends and mysterious encounters that shaped the world

From royal favourite to condemned rebel, the Earl of Essex's spectacular fall from grace is re-examined

Royal relics expose a healing ritual that was once believed to cure with a touch. Plus, ancient artefacts reveal treatments for leprosy and cancer

A reconstruction of the Continental Express Flight 2574's accident in Texas in September 1991, when a maintenance error caused the aircraft to fall to the ground, killing 14 people

Avalanche technicians race to repair a remote weather station before an incoming storm. The escalating risks force them to flush out a dangerous buildup of snow

Seasonal shifts hit Alaska and young Alaskans are forced to survive through adaptation to reap nature's bounty

The manufacture of the jeep wrangler, revealing the technology that goes into the production and the secrets of the popular 4x4's success

Sean Rich finds an 18th-century blunderbuss, a huge gun that was used by pirates to debilitate treasure ships, and discovers a potentially priceless First World War helmet

Sean Rich discovers an old wheelock, rumoured to have been partly designed by Leonardo da Vinci, which if true would increase its value

Discover how fruit goodies, sushi, and chocolate-filled crunchy corn snack are created from raw materials to finished products

Discover how distinctly Canadian flavoured chips, candy bars, zesty Szechuan sauce and Candy Raisins are created from raw materials to finished products

Exploring the life-or-death journeys of migrating animals across the world. In spring, animals from all over the South Atlantic descend on the Falklands

A look at the monarch butterfly's incredible multi-generation migration from Mexico to Canada - a round-trip that none of them lives to complete

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