National Geographic Channel +1 Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Teleshopping
Buying goods from the comfort of home
A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home

9:00 AM
Border Protection Spain
The Coastguard encounter a potential suicide
The Coastguard encounter a potential suicide, drug traffickers carrying three tons of hashish, fishermen invading protected waters and a suspicious German sailboat

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The conspiracy theories surrounding a 1987 accident
An assessment of rumours that a Boeing 747 jet was carrying illegal arms when it crashed during a routine flight from Taiwan to Johannesburg in 1987

11:00 AM
Vikings: The Rise and Fall
The Vikings' beginnings and the attack on Lindisfarne
Explore the Vikings' beginnings in Scandinavia and the attack on the holy island of Lindisfarne that heralded the start of the Viking Age

12:00 PM
Lost Ships of WW2
The most famous sunken vessels of the Second World War
The most famous sunken vessels of the Second World War, beginning with the USS Indianapolis, whose 900 surviving crewmen were adrift at sea for five days

1:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
The German army's surprise attack in the Ardennes
The German army's surprise attack in the Ardennes as the tide of the war turned, designed to divide Allied forces and resulting in some of the worst war crimes of the conflict

2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
US Airways Flight 1549's crash-landing in the Hudson River in 2009
The crash-landing in the Hudson River of US Airways Flight 1549, which was caused by the aeroplane colliding with a flock of birds

3:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of Crossair Flight 3597 in 2001
The crash of the Berlin-to-Zurich Crossair Flight 3597 in November 2001. Minutes before landing, the pilots lost control of the aircraft, which eventually hit a hillside

4:00 PM
World War II: The Apocalypse
The story of the Second World War
The story of the Second World War, featuring haunting images of Jewish persecution and footage of Hitler taken by his partner Eva Braun at his Alpine retreat

5:00 PM
Drain the Oceans
Surprising truths about the Wild West
Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West

6:00 PM
Ice Road Rescue
Thord takes on a truck driver who refuses to be rescued
In a raging storm, Thord takes on a truck driver who refuses to be rescued and an under-performing apprentice who keeps messing things up

7:00 PM
Construction Fails
Spectacular mishaps and how disaster could have been averted
Construction fails happen every day, but sometimes the damage is catastrophic. Investigate the most spectacular mishaps - and how the disaster could have been averted

8:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that crashed into the Himalayan foothills
On final approach to Islamabad in heavy fog, Airblue Flight 202 slams into the Himalayan foothills, killing all onboard

9:00 PM
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Will explores the Kalahari Desert
In the Kalahari Desert, Will aims to uncover the rich culture and ancient knowledge of the San people, who have lived in harmony with this harsh environment for thousands of years

9:45 PM
Area 51: The CIA's Secret Files
An expose of activity at the Groom Lake Testing Facility
Former radar specialists, pilots and security guards at Area 51 cast new light on the secretive and ground-breaking research conducted at the Groom Lake Testing Facility in Nevada

10:45 PM
Drain the Oceans: Deep Dive
Explore the tragic trail of wreckage at Pearl Harbour
Explore the tragic trail of wreckage at Pearl Harbour, including the HMS Prince of Wales and USS Lexington, left behind on the ocean floor

11:45 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that crashed into an apartment complex in the Netherlands
Investigators examine the Netherlands' worst ever aviation disaster, in which a plane crashed into an apartment complex, and discover a lethal problem with every 747 in the sky

12:45 AM
Yukon Rescue
Emergency services in the northern Canadian wilderness
Documentary following the work of emergency services in the northern Canadian wilderness. An avalanche shuts down the Klondike Highway

1:45 AM
Toronto Airport Uncovered
Mice threaten the safety of airfield taxiways
There is an explosives alert in baggage, mice threaten the safety of airfield taxiways, and high winds make plane movements difficult

2:45 AM
Abandoned
The team searches Pabst Brewing Company's former headquarters
The team searches the former headquarters of Pabst Brewing Company and finds a blueprint along with a wealth of valuable collectibles

3:15 AM
Bid & Destroy
The team wants to gamble on a 1730s New Hampshire farmhouse
The Danley Demolition Crew wants to gamble on a 1730s New Hampshire farmhouse, only to discover the owner declares he is keeping the salvage

3:45 AM
Bid & Destroy
A mansion containing rare treasures
Lee is promised a share of the spoils when he visits a Maine mansion containing a gold coin worth thousands of dollars and an antique Chris-Craft boat

4:15 AM
Food Factory
Throat drops,veggie pockets, peanut butter chocolates and apple butter
Discover how wild cherry throat drops, gluten-free veggie pockets, peanut butter chocolates, and apple butter are created from raw materials to finished products

4:45 AM
Food Factory
Making a famous breakfast cereal
Discover how an iconic breakfast cereal, jet-black fettuccine, and gummy peaches are created from raw materials to finished products

5:10 AM
Exotic Animal ER: Double Dose
A baby skunk has a bloated belly, and a rabbit has severe swelling in his jaw
A baby skunk has a bloated belly, and a rabbit has severe swelling in his jaw which could kill him if left untreated

5:35 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


