National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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8:00 AM
Food Factory
How peanut buttercups are made
A look at how certain foods are made in factories, including peanut buttercups and pasta sauce
8:30 AM
Food Factory
How healthy muffins are made
An insight into the manufacturing processes behind healthy muffins and red-hot candies
9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane falls out of the sky during an intensifying electrical storm
Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 falls out of the sky, killing all 196 people on board
10:00 AM
World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above
This episode follows the luxury El Chepe train
This episode follows the luxury El Chepe train, which is a wonder of Mexican engineering that took 100 years to build and winds through the world's largest canyon region
11:00 AM
Ice Road Rescue
A trailer load of salt that threatens to pollute Norway's biggest salmon river
Jo Roger and Ole Henrik struggle to rescue a trailer load of salt that threatens to pollute Norway's biggest salmon river. Any slip-up could cause an environmental disaster
12:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Vauxhall Astra
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Welsh motoring enthusiast's beloved Vauxhall Astra back to its former glory
1:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in 2009
An investigation into the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in 2009. Fifty-one people died when it plummeted into a house in north-east Buffalo, 10km from the runway
2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A collision between two planes at 14,000ft
Reconstruction of the 1996 collision between a Kazakhstan Airlines jet and a Saudi Airways plane at 14,000ft, which was blamed on poor communication and outdated radar equipment
3:00 PM
Spanish Empire: Rise and Fall
Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the largest civilisation in the Americas
Conquistador Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the largest civilisation in the Americas - the Incas - in an arduous, 40-year conquest
4:00 PM
Drain the Oceans
The rise and fall of the ancient Maya civilisation
New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the ancient Maya civilisation
5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
The boys head to Somerset to restore a Jeep Grand Cherokee
The boys head to Somerset to help ex-soldier Ben, who sustained life altering injuries in the line of duty. Can they restore his Jeep Grand Cherokee?
6:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures
How the Japanese navy built the world's largest battleship
How the Japanese navy built the world's largest battleship, and how the changing course of the war led to it being redesigned to face new challenges from Allied aircraft
7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigating the crash of United Airlines Flight 173
Experts investigate the crash of United Airlines Flight 173 in Oregon, in which 10 people died after four of its engines failed
8:00 PM
Rocky Mountain Railroad
A spike in the temperature threatens Rocky Mountain's shipments
A spike in the temperature threatens Rocky Mountain's shipments. The team struggles to shore up the track after mudslides and washouts devastate the railway line
9:00 PM
Wicked Tuna
Captain Tyler McLaughlin needs medical attention
The fleet fights to make moves. After a brutal loss, Captain Tyler McLaughlin needs medical attention - before boat problems keep him on land
10:00 PM
Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
How the indigenous peoples of Alaska are turning to the values of the past
As the indigenous peoples of Alaska face a changing and unforgiving climate, they turn to the values of the past as a guide to their future
11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A military cargo plane that crashed seconds into a flight
A military cargo plane crashes seconds into a flight. Footage of the disaster points to an obvious cause - but a key piece of evidence is nearly overlooked
12:00 AM
Situation Critical
The 2002 rescue of nine miners trapped in a flooding Pennsylvania pit
The rescue of nine miners, who in July 2002 were trapped for 78 hours in the long-abandoned Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania, where water levels rose quickly around them
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
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
2:30 AM
Bid & Destroy
The crew dismantles a creepy house
Danley Demolition Crew gets to work dismantling a 150-year-old house, but things get spooky when the team discovers creepy cages in the basement and a cryptic message on a wall
2:55 AM
Bid & Destroy
The team suffers a setback
The team members suffer a setback when the house they have been asked to tear down is vandalised and its valuable contents removed
3:20 AM
Food Factory USA
A machine that processes 1.7 million mandarin oranges every hour
See the mountains of meat required to keep up with White Castle's demand, as well as a machine that processes 1.7 million mandarin oranges every hour
3:45 AM
Food Factory USA
The secret behind mini waffles
Get the inside scoop on iconic PEZ candies and their trusty dispenser sidekick and find out the secret behind cheez-y crispy mini waffles
4:10 AM
When Sharks Attack
A series of 23 attacks on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean
Experts investigate the cause of a series of 23 attacks on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, including nine fatalities
4:35 AM
When Sharks Attack
A series of shark attacks off the New Jersey shore in 1916
A mysterious series of shark attacks off the New Jersey shore in 1916 in which five people were attacked and all but one died