Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Thursday, 14 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
Documentary following staff at the station
01:00
1h
Maritime patrols chase tobacco smugglers in the South
02:00
30m
The team searches an abandoned church
02:30
25m
HSI investigates a suspicious baggage handler at JFK
02:55
25m
Searching for antique weapons and militaria
03:20
25m
Extra sour candy, maple bacon chocolate pods and sauerkraut
03:45
25m
Pickles, fizzy drink tablets and bliss balls
04:10
25m
The staff at Columbus Zoo await the first baby giraffe to be born in over 20 years
04:35
25m
At Columbus Zoo, a massive team is tasked to wrangle an alligator on the loose
05:00
30m
05:30
30m
Morning
06:00
30m
06:30
30m
07:00
1h
08:00
1h
A new submarine commander must overcome dissent
09:00
1h
Aviation disasters and near-misses during storms
10:00
1h
Dive into the Great Lakes as new science uncovers recent shipwreck discoveries
11:00
1h
Archaeologists unearth clues about a mysterious dynasty of pharaohs
Daytime
12:00
1h
The story behind the Dambusters mission of 1943
13:00
1h
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1962 Rover P4 100
14:00
1h
The worst aviation disaster in Sumatra's history
15:00
1h
The rail network of Nazi Germany
16:00
1h
The Vajont dam disaster that struck northern Italy in 1963
17:00
1h
Crews race to clear snow when a massive storm hits the airport
Tonight's Highlights
18:00
1h
Canadian tank hunters fights off Nazi Panther tanks with only the weapons they can carry
19:00
1h
Dramatised reconstruction of real-life air disasters
20:00
1h
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend tackle a very rare Lamborghini
21:00
1h
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore an XR2 to show-winning condition
22:00
1h
The boys take on a rundown Renault Alpine GTA
23:00
1h
A brand new aircraft crashes into a mangrove swamp in Cameroon