National Geographic Channel Thursday
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6:30 AM
Teleshopping
Buying goods from the comfort of home
A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home

8:00 AM
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie
The technology of the 1920s
The actor examines the technology of the 1920s, including the R101 airship, articulated lorries and the decade's obsession with motor racing

9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
The cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky
A Chinese aircraft lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, and the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky

10:00 AM
Seconds from Disaster
The Vajont dam disaster that struck northern Italy in 1963
The Vajont dam disaster that struck northern Italy in 1963, when a landslide caused the reservoir to overflow, triggering a tsunami that wrecked entire villages

11:00 AM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
An American submarine pursues a Japanese ship in the South Pacific
An American submarine pursues a Japanese ship in the South Pacific - but as rain and darkness obscure sight of the target, the vessel drifts closer than the crew are aware

12:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
The battle to destroy the Nazi battleship Bismarck
In May 1941, the new Nazi battleship Bismarck set out to destroy Allied convoys in the Atlantic. It was up to the Royal Navy to stop it in its tracks

1:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The pilots of Colgan Air 9446 struggle to stay in the air
After a long maintenance stop, the pilots of Colgan Air 9446 struggle to stay in the air - eventually nosediving into the waters off Cape Cod

2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off
When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong

3:00 PM
Killing Hitler
An attempt to assassinate Hitler by members of his own inner circle
Documentary following an attempt to assassinate Hitler by Nazi officials within the fuhrer's inner circle. The first episode focuses on an early failed attempt

4:00 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

5:00 PM
Ice Road Rescue
Thord tries to tow out a car that crashed into a field after a snowstorm
Thord tries to tow out a car that crashed into a field after a snowstorm, while a driver steers his truck off the road to avoid a collision in the north

6:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
Hitler's mountain retreat in the Alps
The construction of Hitler's fortified alpine retreat on top of the 6000ft Kehlstein Mountain in Obersalzberg, Bavaria, and how it was defended from Allied bombing

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A US military jet that crashed in Croatia in 1996
The air force investigation into a US military jet that crashed in Croatia in 1996 with American commerce secretary Ron Brown on board

8:00 PM
Toronto Airport Uncovered
Spring break puts new pressure on the airport infrastructure
Spring break puts new pressure on the airport infrastructure, its staff and the very planes themselves

9:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
The creation of one of history's greatest air defence systems
Hitler's plan to create one of history's greatest air defence systems, by nationalising the production of aircraft and munitions under the strategy of Total War

10:00 PM
Top Guns: The Next Generation
The students start the dogfighting phase of training
The students start the dogfighting phase of training to learn how to attack in battle. One student has a crunch meeting with senior staff

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of Lauda Air Flight 004 in May 1991
Former racing driver Niki Lauda, the founder of Lauda Air, joins forces with investigators looking into the crash of Lauda Air Flight 004 of May 1991

12:00 AM
Alaska: The Next Generation
Young Alaskans face unpredictable dangers in the wild
Young Alaskans face unpredictable dangers in the wild to ensure their safety, livelihoods, and survival in the deadly cold

1:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI agents pursue a drug smuggler through a car park
HSI agents pursue a drug smuggler through a car park, while CBP uncovers a shipment of ancient artefacts

2:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
HSI executes a controlled delivery of ketamine in Queens
HSI executes a controlled delivery of ketamine in Queens, while CBP recovers stolen artefacts in Miami and finds a mega shipment of meth at LAX

2:30 AM
Money Meltdown
Dave hopes to find hidden gold in a former jewellery shop
Dave hopes to find hidden gold in a former jewellery shop, while Rich makes an unlikely discovery when he clears out an antique dealer's storage locker

2:55 AM
Money Meltdown
Rich hunts for old rocket parts
Rich hunts for old rocket parts, believing they could be made from precious metal, and Dave wonders what he can make from the silver found on old photo paper

3:20 AM
Food Factory
How healthy muffins are made
An insight into the manufacturing processes behind healthy muffins and red-hot candies

3:45 AM
Food Factory
The mass production of tropical smoothies
How does it take 35,000 cashew nuts to make a single batch of the fudge-like East Indian candy? And the mass production of tropical smoothies are revealed

4:10 AM
When Sharks Attack
Four shark attacks leave locals and vacationers in shock
After four shark attacks leave locals and vacationers in shock, experts hunt for clues that could reveal the cause of these tragic events

4:35 AM
When Sharks Attack and Why
A single beach in Bali that was the site of seven shark attacks
Beginning in 2010, a single beach in Bali was the site of seven shark attacks - the first ever recorded along the islands coast



