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8:00 AM
Food Factory USA
Chocolate-covered pretzels
From raw materials to finished products, how are mass-produced favourites really made? Discover the story behind grape jam, pierogis and chocolate-covered pretzels
8:30 AM
Food Factory
How doughnuts, ice-cream, Korean kimchi and kosher salt are produced
An insight into how certain foods are produced, beginning with doughnuts, ice-cream, Korean kimchi and kosher salt
9:00 AM
The Forever Walk: China
Paul Salopek walks the Tea Horse Road
Paul Salopek walks the Tea Horse Road, a southerly branch of the vast ancient silk road network in China, delving into its rich history and culture
9:30 AM
The Forever Walk: China
Paul Salopek traces the ancient Min River
Paul Salopek traces the ancient Min River in Sichuan province with local walking partners including historian Luo Xing
10:00 AM
Nazi Megastructures
The defences and kill zones that surrounded Hitler's bunker in Berlin
Documenting the extraordinary defences and kill zones that surrounded Hitler's bunker in Berlin, a subterranean safehouse protected with 13ft-thick walls
11:00 AM
Ice Road Rescue
Thord puts his life in danger to rescue a truck
Thord puts his life in danger to rescue one truck that skidded to a stop on the ice, while rookie Raido battles icy conditions to recover a fish truck.
12:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Tim and Fuzz take on a 1973 saloon which has spent decades in a dusty barn
Tim and Fuzz take on a 1973 saloon which has been abandoned for decades in a dusty barn after the owner was unable to complete its restoration following two deaths in the family
1:00 PM
Inside Sydney Airport
As storms close runways, a man has an apparent heart attack on a flight
As storms close runways, a man has an apparent heart attack on an incoming flight. Can the plane land? Later, a fire drill turns into a real emergency
2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A 2005 landing at sea that led to criminal charges
Reconstructing the forced landing at sea of a plane flying from Italy to Tunisia in 2005. The ensuing investigation saw nine men charged with criminal negligence
3:00 PM
Drain the Oceans: Secrets of the Spanish Armada
A secret discovered in the wrecks from the Spanish Armada
Experts find a secret beneath the waves, of how the Armada's failed conquest sparked England to steal the latest Spanish ship designs to grow their empire
4:00 PM
Hitler's Last Stand
Himmler launches a surprise offensive into France
In a bid to support the Battle of the Bulge, Himmler launches a surprise offensive into France against nearly arrived, inexperienced US troops
5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore an Escort RS
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw come across an Escort RS that has seen better days and help bring it back to peak condition
6:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
A daring attack on the Nazi-occupied Netherlands
It's 1944, and the Allies have launched a daring attack on the Nazi-occupied Netherlands in a bid to bring the Second World War to an end
7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A private jet goes out of control
A private jet goes out of control, and air traffic control are unable to contact it. Air Force fighters are sent up to investigate, but it seems there is no one conscious on board
8:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
The untold story of the Battle for Poland
The untold story of the Battle for Poland, from a daring escape from Auschwitz to the desperate fight to save Warsaw from complete destruction
9:00 PM
Hitler's Last Stand
An American soldier crawls through a minefield to capture German machine gun nests
An American soldier must crawl through an enemy minefield to capture German machine gun nests holding up his unit in the Hurtgen Forest
10:00 PM
Defending Europe
Historian Onyeka Nubia investigates Spain's Moorish forts
Historian Onyeka Nubia investigates Spain's Moorish forts, while Spanish Historian Claudio Lozano reveals how Cádiz resisted attacks from Queen Elizabeth I
11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The investigation into the crash of a plane that nosedived into a remote desert
The investigation into the crash of a plane that nosedived into a remote desert in Patagonia. A microscopic filament provides the first tangible clue as to what went wrong
12:00 AM
Plane Crash Recreated
A Pakistan airbus that crashed trying to land in Lahore in 2020
A reconstruction of Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, which was near the end of its 90-minute journey from Lahore to Karachi when it dramatically crashed on May 22, 2020
1:00 AM
Ultimate Airport Dubai
A look behind the scenes at one of the world's busiest airports
Behind the scenes at one of the world's busiest airports. Staff learn that an A380 with a faulty engine is set to make an emergency landing on one of the runways
2:00 AM
Lords of War
The team search for military pieces in Pasadena
The team search for military pieces in Pasadena, and test an Italian take on the M-14 before unearthing a falchion sword
2:30 AM
Bid & Destroy
A disappointing demolition at a police station
The crew endures a disappointing demolition on a police station, which uncovers nothing but a hive of bees
2:55 AM
Money Meltdown
The urban treasure hunters visit a dentist in search of precious metal
The urban treasure hunters visit a dentist in search of precious metal to melt down for cash, as well as searching for treasure in medical supplies
3:20 AM
Food Factory
Cherry chews, macaroni pasta and cranberry cheesecake
Discover how sweet cherry chews, macaroni pasta and cranberry cheesecake are created from raw materials to finished products
3:45 AM
Food Factory
Honey, wheat bread and checkerboard cookies
Discover how delicious honey, wholesome wheat bread and moreish checkerboard cookies are created from raw materials to finished products
4:10 AM
Trials of the Wild
An ant colony in Costa Rica
Footage of an ant colony in Costa Rica, revealing how a vast horde of half a million insects is able to act like a single larger animal
4:35 AM
Trials of the Wild
Documentary following a herd of desert-dwelling elephants
Documentary following a herd of desert-dwelling elephants in Mali, one of only two such groups in the world