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9:00 AM
Destruction Decoded
The darker side of space exploration
The darker side of space exploration, with a look at the Apollo 1 tragedy, and the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters

10:00 AM
Extreme China
Exploring Ningxia by paraglider
Explorer Ben Horton teams up with paragliding pilot Zhang Jun in Ningxia, China, to explore its diverse landscapes

11:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigators search for a plane that disappeared above the Java Sea
Investigators search for a plane that disappeared above the Java Sea with 162 passengers on board, and discover how correcting a routine fault had devastating results

12:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A cargo plane test flight ends in disaster
When a cargo plane test flight ends in disaster, investigators uncover a series of failures that doomed the DC-8 before it got off the ground

1:00 PM
Lost Treasures of Rome
Experts unearth new truths about Hadrian's wall and Nero's palace
Experts unearth new truths about Hadrian's wall and Nero's palace, discover underground frescos, underwater mosaics, and recover part of a warship

2:00 PM
Colosseum: Rise and Fall
The history of Rome's famous arena
New discoveries and cutting-edge research reveal the history of Rome's Colosseum and its intricate relationship with the empire that created it

3:00 PM
World War II: The Apocalypse
Footage of D-Day in Normandy
Rare footage of the most significant events of the Second World War, including the landings on the island of Saipan and D-Day in Normandy

4:00 PM
Hitler's Teen Killers
The teenage soldiers of Hitler's 12th SS Panzer Division
Documentary telling the story and the lives of the 20,000 teenagers that pledged to give their lives to Hitler during the Second World War, making up the 12th SS Panzer Division

5:00 PM
WW2's Biggest Wrecks: Drain the Oceans
The tragic stories behind ships sunk during the Second World War
The tragic stories behind ships and aircraft sunk during the Second World War, including bombers, kamikaze planes and a U-boat with a poisonous legacy

6:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz restore a classic Japanese sports coupe
Tim and Fuzz restore one of the first Japanese sports coupes to find success on the global market - but find that the car is now so rare, spare parts are almost impossible to find

7:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
The battle between US and Japanese forces to control Guadalcanal
The battle between US and Japanese forces to control Guadalcanal, a strategically important island that would allow one side to dominate the Pacific

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigating the crash of United Airlines Flight 173
Experts investigate the crash of United Airlines Flight 173 in Oregon, in which 10 people died after four of its engines failed

9:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that crashed into a neighbourhood in Brazil
The case of a plane that crashed into a neighbourhood in Sao Paulo. American and Brazilian investigators worked together to find the cause, discovering a nearly impossible failure

10:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that crashed mere seconds after take-off
The case of a commuter plane that crashed mere seconds after take-off in 1985 - a year infamous for having the highest ever numbers of deaths in civilian aviation

11:00 PM
Disaster Autopsy
Examining the Air France Concorde crash in Paris
Examining the Air France Concorde crash in Paris, France, the funicular railway tunnel fire in Kaprun and the explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that crashed during a top-secret mission
The case of a plane that crashed during a top-secret mission in 1961, with a UN Secretary on board

1:00 AM
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

2:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI busts a notorious dark web trafficker in France
HSI busts a notorious dark web trafficker in France, while CBP screens travellers for fentanyl in AZ and airline passengers for illicit cash in Florida

3:00 AM
Bid & Destroy
The team suffers a setback
The team members suffer a setback when the house they have been asked to tear down is vandalised and its valuable contents removed

3:30 AM
Lords of War
Searching for antique weapons and militaria
Sean Rich and his team of experts travel across America in search of rare and priceless antique weapons and militaria

3:55 AM
Lords of War
One of the Second World War's most expensive weapons
Sean Rich and the team discover one of the most expensive and secret weapons of the Second World War, as well as an axehead that could be 1,000 years old

4:20 AM
Food Factory
Coffee pods, gyoza dumplings and moon cheese
Discover how eco-friendly coffee pods, addictive gyoza dumplings and moon cheese are created from raw materials to finished products

4:45 AM
Food Factory
How a single sturgeon can produce a bowl of caviar
Discover how single sturgeon can produce a bowl of sustainable caviar worth $12,000 and discover the secret to making decadent ice wine truffles

5:10 AM
Prairie Dog Dynasty
A new generation of pups is born
A new generation of pups is born, but one needs some help from its mother in gaining confidence. Another colony faces a rival family encroaching on its territory

5:35 AM
Prairie Dog Dynasty
Food grows increasingly scarce during the dry season
Food grows increasingly scarce during the dry season, and a female prairie dog is unable to produce enough milk to feed the pups. A cannibalistic male moves into the area
