Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Friday, 15 May 2026. 30 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
00:00
1h
On King's Day, it's all hands on deck for the staff
01:00
1h
Maritime forces chase down drug traffickers while racing to rescue lives
02:00
30m
Exploring an old silk mill
02:30
25m
One of the Second World War's most expensive weapons
02:55
25m
Sean finds an 18th-century blunderbuss
03:20
25m
Jumbo lollipops and Chinese hot and sour soup
03:45
25m
Sugar-free mints, raspberry jellies and cranberry pecan clusters
04:10
25m
Two polar bears are transferred from Columbus to Maryland
04:35
25m
A Muntjac deer name Chowlie suffers from mysterious seizures
05:00
30m
05:30
30m
Morning
06:00
30m
06:30
30m
07:00
1h
08:00
1h
A German submarine crew boards an American ship
09:00
1h
Three crews experience the same devastating event
10:00
1h
A former CIA officer rescues people during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
11:00
1h
How warrior pharaoh Ramses the Great earned his legendary status
Daytime
12:00
1h
In December 1944, Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front
13:00
1h
Reconstructions of high-profile aviation disasters
14:00
1h
A plane crashes in severe weather
15:00
1h
The German army's surprise attack in the Ardennes
16:00
1h
The events that led to the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan in 2011
17:00
1h
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend tackle a very rare Lamborghini
Tonight's Highlights
18:00
1h
Himmler launches a surprise offensive into France
19:00
1h
A plane that crashed into the Himalayan foothills
20:00
1h
Insiders reveal the work carried out at the military base
21:00
1h
Behind the scenes at the world's most secret military base
22:00
1h
An oversized billboard falls in Mumbai
23:00
1h
Aviation disasters and near-misses during storms