Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Sunday, 17 May 2026. 26 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
Re-creating witch trials from Europe and America
01:00
1h
Experts examine the concept of crop circles
02:00
1h
Experts try to solve the mystery concerning the Bermuda Triangle
03:00
1h
The worst aviation disaster in Sumatra's history
04:00
1h
A plane crashes in severe weather
05:00
30m
05:30
30m
Morning
06:00
30m
06:30
30m
07:00
1h
08:00
1h
The story of US Paratroopers who were dropped into France before D-Day
09:00
1h
How Canadian tanks closed off an escape route for German soldiers
10:00
1h
Unusual war machines
11:00
1h
In 1943, the Allies prepare to rid the world of the Nazi leader once and for all
Daytime
12:00
1h
The Allied forces take over the West and Nazis retreat in the East
13:00
1h
A tank battle that provides an insight into the end of the Second World War
14:00
1h
Forgotten shipwrecks to headline disasters at sea
15:00
1h
Two winter storms descend on North America
16:00
1h
Lightning interrupts vital maintenance on the airfield
17:00
1h
Spring break puts new pressure on the airport infrastructure
Tonight's Highlights
18:00
1h
The pilots of a New Zealand turboprop pull off a wheels-up landing
19:00
1h
An out-of-control turboprop breaks apart while trying to land
20:00
1h
How engineers learn from past disasters
21:00
1h
The hunt for America's most wanted fugitive
22:00
1h
Documentary about Hitler's private army
23:00
1h
An oversized billboard falls in Mumbai