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9:00 AM
Destruction Decoded
The top 10 apocalyptic scenarios
The top 10 apocalyptic scenarios, including quakes, deadly viruses, and asteroids, considering what the aftermath would hold for any survivors

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Pilots who saved their planes from crashing
Pilots who dealt with crises in the air and saved their planes from crashing, including one of the most remarkable landings in the history of commercial flying

11:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of SilkAir flight 185 in 1997
The crash of SilkAir flight 185 in 1997, which suddenly plunged 35,000ft while flying over Indonesia, killing 104 people

12:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane explodes shortly after taking off
A terror attack is suspected when a plane explodes after taking off from New York. The FBI joins NTSB investigators, but the case pits them against each other

1:00 PM
The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great
Archaeologist Pepi Papakosta goes in search of the conqueror's final resting place
Archaeologist Pepi Papakosta goes in search of the conqueror's final resting place in an Egyptian city he founded, discovering a rare marble statue and a network of secret tunnels

2:00 PM
Colosseum: Rise and Fall
Archaeologists uncover the remains of ancient beasts
Archaeologists dig beneath the Colosseum to uncover the Roman games, gladiator secrets and the remains of ancient beasts

3:00 PM
WW2 Wrecks: Draining the Ocean
Examining shipwrecks from the Second World War
Documentary examining shipwrecks from the Second World War on the seabed, including famous vessels the Arizona and the Bismarck, and the Allies' costly D-Day beachhead

4:00 PM
Secret Nazi Science
How Germany fostered air clubs to gain aerial supremacy
How Nazi Germany fostered air clubs to gain aerial supremacy, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles

5:00 PM
Battle for the Black Swan: Drain the Oceans
A clash over a treasure trove
Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars' worth of gold and silver believed to be aboard the wreck of mysteriously code-named ship Black Swan

6:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1972 Ford Escort Mexico
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1972 Ford Escort Mexico belonging to a Jersey resident with blood cancer and tuberculosis, but find some parts of the car are not salvageable

7:00 PM
Extreme China
Climbers Tagir Izmailov and Xiao Ting explore Zhangjiajie's otherworldly landscape
Climbers Tagir Izmailov and Xiao Ting explore Zhangjiajie's otherworldly landscape, which inspired the movie Avatar

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of British European Airways 548
The crash of British European Airways 548, which saw 118 people killed after the plane plummeted into a field shortly after taking off from Heathrow in 1972

9:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The 1999 plane crash that killed John F Kennedy Jr and his wife
Investigating what caused John F Kennedy Jr's light aircraft to crash into the Atlantic Ocean in 1999, killing him, his wife Carolyn and his sister-in-law Lauren

10:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A turboprop nearly crashes after being struck by lightning
A turboprop nearly crashes after being struck by lightning, temporarily blinding the crew and disabling their controls. Investigators uncover an unusual design flaw

11:00 PM
Inside Airport Lost & Found
The journeys of items misplaced at airports
The journeys of items misplaced at airports. A team in Denver and Salt Lake City helps reunite travellers with Native regalia, a taxidermied rat and a championship ring

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A captain tries to stop his plane from crashing into the South China Sea
A captain tries to stop his plane from crashing into the South China Sea after a catastrophic engine failure - but finds himself unable to slow the plane down for a landing

1:00 AM
Seconds from Disaster
The Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008
Deconstruction of the chain of events leading to the Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008, when a string of bombings and shootings claimed 166 lives in the Indian city

2:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
CBP finds 142 kilos of coke in a shipment of avocados in Florida
CBP finds 142 kilos of coke in a shipment of avocados in Florida, while CBP, HSI and Border Patrol pursue human smuggling leads in Texas

3:00 AM
Bid & Destroy
Bidding on a former farmhouse on a university campus
The Danley Demolition Crew bids on a 1920s building on the University of New Hampshire campus, hoping to discover treasures hidden in the former farmhouse

3:30 AM
Lords of War
The team search for military pieces in Pasadena
The team search for military pieces in Pasadena, and test an Italian take on the M-14 before unearthing a falchion sword

3:55 AM
Lords of War
The team test the firepower of a 1907 Winchester in Houston
The team test the firepower of a 1907 Winchester and an American revolution blunderbuss pistol at auctions in Houston

4:20 AM
Food Factory
Flavoured chips, Szechuan sauce and candy raisins
Discover how distinctly Canadian flavoured chips, candy bars, zesty Szechuan sauce and Candy Raisins are created from raw materials to finished products

4:45 AM
Food Factory
How a bakery produces 200 brioche buns for a special sandwich
Discover how a team of ice carvers make an ice bar for a wedding. Plus, discover how a bakery produces 200 brioche buns for a special BLT sandwich

5:10 AM
Exotic Animal ER: Double Dose
A bearded dragon has not been eating, and emergency surgery might be required
A bearded dragon has not been eating, and emergency surgery might be required. A tortoise is run over by a car, and a prairie dog has a chronic upper respiratory infection

5:35 AM
Exotic Animal ER: Double Dose
A prairie dog has a mysterious bump on her face
A prairie dog has a mysterious bump on her face that could be a hematoma, a rabbit has a stomach obstruction, and a potbellied pig eats a piece of fruit that lodges in her throat
