National Geographic Channel Thursday
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8:00 AM
Food Factory
How cheese twists are made
Two fun-loving brothers put an organic spin on the classic cheese twist. And how does vodka help put the zing in a bacon-scented tomato sauce?
8:30 AM
Food Factory
Baking tortilla chips in a tunnel oven
Millions of tortilla chips are baked in a tunnel oven before taking a dip in a giant flash fryer. Plus, how is microwaveable popcorn in a bag processed?
9:00 AM
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
10:00 AM
WW2: Hell Under the Sea
A German U-Boat that was sent on a mission to attack a Royal Navt port
The story of German U-Boat commander Gunther Prien, who was credited with the first official U-Boat kill of the Second World War and sent on a mission to attack a Royal Navy port
11:00 AM
Nazi Megastructures
Trains used to transport prisoners to concentration camps
How the Nazis' extensive rail network was put to its most dreadful purpose - transporting prisoners to the concentration camps for execution in vast numbers
12:00 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?
1:00 PM
Ice Road Rescue
Wild weather and traffic convoys cause carnage
When wild weather and traffic convoys cause carnage, Thord races against time to rescue stranded drivers
2:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
The crash of SilkAir flight 185 in 1997
The crash of SilkAir flight 185 in 1997, which suddenly plunged 35,000ft while flying over Indonesia, killing 104 people
3:00 PM
Tsunami: Race Against Time
Tourists become stranded on an island devastated by the waves
In the aftermath of the deadliest tsunami in history, with hundreds of casualties, tourists become stranded on an island devastated by the force of the waves
4:00 PM
Seconds from Disaster
A plane crash on the M1 in Leicestershire in 1989
The Boeing 737 that crash-landed on the M1 in Leicestershire in 1989, resulting in the deaths of 46 people. The programme asks why the pilots shut down the only working engine
5:00 PM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Caterham 7
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a Caterham 7 belonging to a former amateur racer, who had to focus on caring for his family after his wife was diagnosed with cancer
6:00 PM
Lost Treasures of Egypt
Archaeologists excavate the unexplored burial chamber of an ancient pyramid
Archaeologists excavate the unexplored burial chamber of an ancient pyramid, hoping to find the 4,400-year-old king's mummy and his treasures
7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A plane that lost engine power after flying through volcanic ash in 1982
How the crew of a British Airways flight managed to avoid disaster in 1982 by restarting the plane's engines after it flew through volcanic ash caused by an eruption
8:00 PM
Disaster Autopsy
The Kings Cross subway fire
The Surfside Condo collapse, the loss of the Kursk submarine, and the Kings Cross subway fire
9:00 PM
Megastructures
Cameras go inside Real Madrid's stadium as it is being transformed
Cameras go inside Real Madrid's stadium as it is being transformed with a futuristic façade, retractable roof, and revolutionary underground pitch
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
Investigators must determine how a freshly serviced plane was released with a fatal flaw
After the crew manage to land an aircraft on the fritz, investigators must determine how a freshly serviced plane was released with a fatal flaw
12:00 AM
No Man Left Behind
The race is on to find stealth pilot Dale Zelko
When stealth pilot Dale Zelko is shot down on a bombing over Belgrade, the race is on for NATO to find him before he is captured by Serbian forces
1:00 AM
Airport Security: Colombia
The work of staff at Colombia's El Dorado International Airport
Join the anti-narcotics squad at Colombia's El Dorado International Airport. With smugglers constantly inventing new tricks and way of eluding them, there's never a dull moment
2:00 AM
Money Meltdown
Dave gets lucky when he searches a mine for crystallised gold
Dave gets lucky when he travels 200 miles to search a mine for crystallised gold. Meanwhile, Diego tries to make money from martial arts weapons
2:30 AM
Abandoned
A disused cotton factory in Georgia
The team uncovers a Depression-era portrait, a Zenith radio and a home-made hot rod at a disused cotton factory in Georgia
2:55 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
3:20 AM
Food Factory USA
Freeze-dried food for astronauts
Visit Sunkist's squeaky clean lemon headquarters in California, discover amazing freeze-dried astronaut food, and a Texan pecan pie
3:45 AM
Food Factory USA
A smokehouse that serves bacon-flavoured soda
On a quest for the ultimate bacon experience, tour a Texas smokehouse where they serve bacon-flavoured soda, and visit a former turkey farm that makes chocolate bacon bits
4:10 AM
Trials of the Wild
Animals with unusual mating rituals
Animals with unusual mating rituals, from arduous journeys to fights to the death with rivals
4:35 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