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9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes
After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by an explosion. However, a team of investigators finds no evidence of a bomb on board

10:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane ends up at the wrong end of a runway, leading to a fatal collision
A plane ends up at the wrong end of a runway in heavy fog, leading to a collision that kills eight people - but it seems the pilots' personalities may have also been a factor

11:00 AM
Plane Crash Recreated
United Airlines Flight 232, which suffered a catastrophic failure to the tail-engine in 1989
First-hand accounts of the disaster that befell United Airlines Flight 232, which was making its way from Denver to Chicago in 1989 when the tail-engine suffered

12:00 PM
Plane Crash Recreated
The plane forced to land on the Hudson River
The story of US Airways Flights 1549, which lost engine power after a collision with a flock of birds, leaving Captain Sully Sullenberger to land the plane on the Hudson River

1:00 PM
Disaster Autopsy
Recreations of real-life disasters
Recreations of real-life disasters, using analysis and 3D graphics to uncover the factors behind the tragedies

2:00 PM
Europe from Above
Journey over the Nordic region and discover the world's longest continuous staircase
Journey over the Nordic region and discover the world's longest continuous staircase, an Atlantic Puffin conservation effort and a kayak parade

3:00 PM
Europe from Above
An aerial journey over the Alps region
An aerial journey over the Alps region, featuring an impressive feat of solar panel engineering, a hot air balloon festival and the Northern Bald Ibis in flight

4:00 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

5:00 PM
Construction Fails
How Notre Dame cathedral caught fire
How Notre Dame cathedral caught fire despite state-of-the-art smoke detection equipment. Plus, is there such a thing as an earthquake-proof building?

6:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii
When a massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, the search for answers ultimately leads to a deadly short circuit

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why the plane fell out of the sky

8:00 PM
Destruction Decoded
Some of the most dramatic collapses in history
The most dramatic collapses in history, including the tragic footbridge disaster in Morbi in 2022 and the catastrophic building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, in 2013

9:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz are off to Southampton to take on a 1969 Jensen Interceptor
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw head to Southampton to take on a 1969 Jensen Interceptor. Owner Nick cherished his dream car until he got extreme arthritis

10:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend work on a 1972 Renault Alpine A110
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend pick up a 1972 Renault Alpine A110 rally racer belonging to a former Italian restaurateur who has owned it for 20 years but never actually driven it

11:00 PM
Mega Marine Machines
Floating bridges connecting communities where traditional structures cannot
Floating bridges connecting communities where traditional structures cannot. Crews must act fast to prevent traffic, weather and shifting water from causing major problems

12:00 AM
Engineering Europe
Exploring Poland's most awe-inspiring engineering marvels
Exploring Poland's most awe-inspiring engineering marvels and examining the towering legacy of the world's tallest wooden structure

1:00 AM
Ultimate Airport Dubai
Airport employees stop a man carrying fake passports
Airport employees stop a man carrying fake passports, search for a leak on a plane, and deal with 95 tonnes of emergency aid heading for Nepal

2:00 AM
Ultimate Airport Dubai
A ground dispatcher needs to prepare a $20million cash shipment
A ground dispatcher needs to prepare a $20million cash shipment, and a smuggler is caught carrying 2,000 bottles of illegal prescription medication

3:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A mid-air explosion rocks Southwest Airlines 1380
A mid-air explosion rocks Southwest Airlines 1380. While pilots struggle to regain control, flight attendants make a horrifying discovery

4:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A private jet slams into an apartment building, killing all nine passengers
A private jet slams into an apartment building near the runway, killing all nine passengers. Investigators uncover an erratic descent, a puzzling delay, and a tragic perfect storm

5:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A passenger plane skids off the runway and bursts into flames
Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet, skids off the runway and bursts into flames

