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9:00 AM
Destruction Decoded
The stories behind 10 infamous train and plane disasters
The stories behind 10 infamous train and plane disasters. From hijackings to malfunctions, these catastrophic events reveal the hidden dangers of travel

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A reconstruction of the Nigeria Airways crash of 1991 in Saudi Arabia
Exploring why a Nigeria Airways flight crashed at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz International Airport in July 1991, killing 261 passengers

11:00 AM
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

12:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Wreckage from a crash contradicts the pilots' explanation
The pilots of a crashed cargo jet believe they lost both engines. But when the wreckage emerges from the Pacific, the evidence tells another story

1:00 PM
Bloody Tales from History
Significant acts of revenge from throughout European history
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and Joe Crowley revisit vengeful acts from European history, including the killing of Mussolini, and an attack that helped shape Napoleon's political career

2:00 PM
Bloody Tales from History
The grisly truth behind European history's most infamous incidents
Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and presenter Joe Crowley examine the true stories behind some of European history's most infamous incidents

3:00 PM
World War II: The Apocalypse
Slave labour in Nazi-occupied France
Footage reveals how Jewish and Polish prisoners were forced into slave labour as Nazi soldiers enjoyed rest and recreation in Paris

4:00 PM
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
Hitler's surprise attack into liberated Belgium
In late 1944, Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest and bloodiest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium

5:00 PM
Atomic Ghost Fleet: Drain the Oceans
A sonar map of the wreckage at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
A sonar map of the wreckage at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, revealing the remains of a submarine and an aircraft carrier and the story of US experiments with atomic weapons

6:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend restore a rare French classic car
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend plan a surprise restoration of a rare French classic car in need of a major overhaul - but nearly get caught smuggling it back to their workshop

7:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
The creation of one of history's greatest air defence systems
Hitler's plan to create one of history's greatest air defence systems, by nationalising the production of aircraft and munitions under the strategy of Total War

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigating a collision over the Grand Canyon in Arizona
Experts investigate the 1956 collision of two planes over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and reveal a problem that threatened the entire aviation industry

9:00 PM
Secret Nazi Science
The discovery of Nazi research after the Second World War
The discovery of Nazi research by Allied forces after the Second World War. The first episode focuses on genetics, and attempts to create a so-called pure aryan race

10:00 PM
Hitler's Death Squad
The Nazi soldiers charged with some of history's most horrific crimes
The story of the Nazi soldiers that were charged with carrying out Hitler's plans for genocide, committing some of history's most horrific crimes

11:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready
Unusual war machines
Unusual war machines, including the ultimate deep-sea destroyer, the largest tank ever built, and a fighter jet that inspired a revolution in aerial warfare

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
An airliner that went down over a warzone in eastern Ukraine
Investigators seek answers for the families of 298 people killed when an airliner went down over a warzone in eastern Ukraine

1:00 AM
Seconds from Disaster
The sinking of the HMS Coventry during the Falklands War
The story behind the sinking of the HMS Coventry during the Falklands War, when on May 25, 1982, Argentinian jets attacked the vessel causing it to capsize within 20 minutes

2:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
CBP Atlanta stops a woman smuggling underaged puppies from Brazil
CBP Nogales uncovers cocaine in the bumper of a car crossing from Mexico, and CBP Atlanta stops a woman smuggling underaged puppies from Brazil

3:00 AM
Bid & Destroy
The team tries to make money from an old boarding house
After dangerously undercutting its rivals at auction, the Danley Demolition team tries to salvage valuables from an old boarding house

3:30 AM
Money Meltdown
Rich makes a shock discovery in a science lab
Rich makes a shock discovery in a science lab, while Diego looks to make a mint from old spark plugs and Dave gains access to a huge metal factory

3:55 AM
Money Meltdown
Diego tries to dismantle an aeroplane
Diego has a new money-spinner on his hands - all he has to do is dismantle an aeroplane - while Rich sees dollar signs when a shop owner offers him 1,000 old mobile phones

4:20 AM
Food Factory
Rainbow candy, rice vinegar and gourmet caramels
Discover how moreish rainbow candy, tangy rice vinegar and gourmet caramels are created from raw materials to finished products

4:45 AM
Food Factory
Cannelloni, rice noodles and prepared butternut squash
Discover how hearty cannelloni, rice noodles and prepared butternut squash are created from raw materials to finished products

5:10 AM
Prairie Dog Dynasty
Documentary about Prairie dogs in northern New Mexico
Documentary about Prairie dogs in northern New Mexico. The males battle for supremacy after four months of hibernation - while the females get a bit more sleep

5:35 AM
Prairie Dog Dynasty
The warm weather brings mating season
The warm weather brings mating season. Two rival males continue their battle for supremacy, while another waits for the last female in his colony to go into heat
