National Geographic Channel +1 Thursday
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9:00 AM
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie
The mechanical innovations of the 1930s
The actor examines the mechanical innovations of the 1930s and drives a Class A4 locomotive - renowned for setting the world-speed record for a steam train

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
A bomb explodes aboard PA 434
Three crews face impossible odds. A Boeing 707 loses both right engines, an out-of-control aircraft needs managing and a bomb explodes aboard PA 434

11:00 AM
Seconds from Disaster
The 1994 crash of an RAF Chinook helicopter in Scotland
The events leading up to the 1994 crash of an RAF Chinook helicopter in Scotland, an event that was surrounded in controversy for many years

12:00 PM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
Werner Henke and his crew face one of their toughest tests
U-boat ace Werner Henke and his crew face one of their toughest tests of the war when they run into one of the Hunter Killer Group's anti-submarine warships

1:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
The point in the war when the Allies took the beaches of Northern France
The point in the war when the Allies took the beaches of Northern France. They then faced a brutal fight through enemy territory in a bid to liberate Europe

2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash
When a UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash, investigators uncover a minor maintenance issue with deadly consequences

3:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
An Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston
When an Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston, the investigation brings to light a pilot with a long history of failures.

4:00 PM
Hitler's Last Stand
A Canadian regiment strikes a Panzer unit accused of horrific war crimes
A Canadian regiment strikes a Panzer unit accused of horrific war crimes. Meanwhile, German troops cling to the critical hub of Caen

5:00 PM
America's Last Slave Ship: Drain the Oceans
Archaeologists explore a wreck that could be the last ever slave ship
Archaeologists and historians investigate a wreck that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil through the transatlantic slave trade

6:00 PM
Ice Road Rescue
Thord's skills are put to the test with the rescue of an excavator
Thord's skills are put to the test with the rescue of an excavator, but there is trouble when rookie Terje's reckless driving ends in disaster

7:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
The development of the V1 'flying bomb'
The story of how Hitler ordered the development of the V1 in retaliation to Allied bombing raids

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A fatal fire on board Air Canada Flight 797 in 1983
How a fire erupted on board Air Canada Flight 797 in June 1983, killing 23 of the 41 passengers

9:00 PM
Toronto Airport Uncovered
Lightning interrupts vital maintenance on the airfield
Lightning interrupts vital maintenance on the airfield. A faulty 787 needs urgent repairs, cargo needs to be re-loaded, and two dogs travel in style

10:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a former soldier's Austin army truck
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a former soldier's Austin army truck that has been used as a farm vehicle for 60 years

11:00 PM
Top Guns: The Next Generation
The students must learn to land on an aircraft carrier
Landing on an aircraft carrier demands precision flying. As the students tackle the longest section of the advanced phase, they know it's a test they must pass

12:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The explosion of Itavia Flight 870 in 1980
Experts investigate what caused the explosion of Itavia Flight 870, which crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between Ponza and Ustica in June 1980

1:00 AM
Alaska: The Next Generation
The Roaches and Millers connect to their ancestral heritage
The Roaches and Millers connect to their ancestral heritage by continuing traditions that have been passed down for thousands of years as best as they can

2:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
CBP seizes looted Ukrainian antiquities at JFK
HSI follows a car transporting meth. CBP finds drugs in secret vehicle compartments in El Paso, and seizes looted Ukrainian antiquities at JFK

3:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
AMO agents in Puerto Rico chase smugglers at sea who toss their load overboard
AMO agents in Puerto Rico chase smugglers at sea who toss their load overboard. Plus, meth is discovered in a vehicle after a car crash in El Paso

3:30 AM
Abandoned
The team searches a former bank
The team members salvage elegant furnishings and historic gems as they search a former bank that once held the fortunes of rich oil barons

3:55 AM
Abandoned
A trip to Johnsonville, Connecticut
A team of salvage experts explores abandoned buildings in the hope of finding items of high value or historical significance, beginning with a trip to Johnsonville, Connecticut

4:20 AM
Food Factory
How maple syrup and polenta crisps are made
A look how certain foods are made in factories, featuring maple syrup and polenta crisps

4:45 AM
Food Factory
How non-melting cheese is made
A look how certain foods are made in factories, featuring non-melting cheese and smoothie shakers

5:10 AM
Prairie Dog Dynasty
Two females go in search of new territory and potential mates
Two females go in search of new territory and potential mates, and as the time for hibernation draws near, the males compete to see who can eat the most food to sustain them

5:35 AM
Prairie Dog Dynasty
Winter is coming, and the prairie dogs must prepare for hibernation
Winter is coming in New Mexico, and the prairie dogs must prepare for hibernation - but an unlikely alliance of predators puts them all on the defensive



