National Geographic Channel TV Guide — Thursday

Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Thursday, 3 September 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

Inside Sydney Airport

S1 · E5 · VIPs

The imminent arrival of the Prime Minister of Singapore has security on high alert

The imminent arrival of the Prime Minister of Singapore has security on high alert, while Duty Manager Mel is excited to escort his favourite pop star

01:00 1h

Alaska: The Next Generation

S7 · E2 · Uneven Ground

Kaleb Rowland races to trap a beaver before the season ends

Kaleb Rowland races to trap a beaver before the season ends, while Sonta and Chevie Roach take their 19-month-old daughter duck hunting

02:00 30m

Bid & Destroy

S1 · E4 · The Toilet Farm

The team tries to make money from an old boarding house

After dangerously undercutting its rivals at auction, the Danley Demolition team tries to salvage valuables from an old boarding house

02:30 25m

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

S3 · E1 · Black Market Organs

Investigating the illicit trade of human organs

Mariana van Zeller investigates one of the darkest and most elusive black markets in the world - the illicit trade of human organs

02:55 25m

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

S3 · E7 · Terrorist Oil

How black market oil is fuelling terrorist groups around the globe

Mariana embarks on a 3,000-mile journey from Africa to the Middle East to uncover how black market oil is fuelling terrorist groups around the globe

03:20 25m

Food Factory

S4 · E3 · Shaken Not Stirred

How non-melting cheese is made

A look how certain foods are made in factories, featuring non-melting cheese and smoothie shakers

03:45 25m

Food Factory

S4 · E4 · Every Day Is Sundae

How marshmallows are made

A look how certain foods are made in factories, featuring marshmallows and broccoli slaw

04:10 25m

Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

S2 · E1 · Koala-Ty Care

Keepers help Katie the koala get better by ingesting her partner's feces

Keepers help Katie the koala get better by ingesting her partner's feces. Over at The Wilds, the team welcome several newborn baby takins

04:35 25m

Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

S2 · E2 · The Muske-Deer

Dr Priya is called in to examine a potentially life-threatening injury

At the Wilds, newborn dholes make their entrance. Dr Priya is called in to examine a potentially life-threatening injury on a new baby musk deer

05:00 30m

Teleshopping

05:30 30m

Teleshopping

Morning

06:00 30m

Teleshopping

06:30 30m

Teleshopping

07:00 1h

Cruise TV with LoveitBookit

S1 · E187

08:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S13 · E6 · The Death of JFK Jr

The 1999 plane crash that killed John F Kennedy Jr and his wife

Following the tragic event in which John F Kennedy Jr's light aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in July 1999, killing him, his wife Carolyn and his sister-in-law Lauren, experts examine the cause behind the crash

09:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S13 · E7 · Concorde - Up in Flames

A Concorde crash in July 2000

In late July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stalled and crashed into a hotel in Gonesse shorty after take off from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport. All the 109 passengers and crew died in the accident, as well as four on the ground. Aviation experts try to explain exactly what went wrong

10:00 1h

Planes that Changed History

S1 · E4 · 747

How Boeing dared to design the largest passenger aircraft of its time

How Boeing dared to design the largest passenger aircraft of its time with the 747, a story of groundbreaking innovation, high risks, and even higher stakes

11:00 1h

Car S.O.S.

S9 · E9 · Ford Mk 3 Cortina

Tim and Fuzz head to Leicester to pick up a Mk 3 Ford Cortina

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend head to Leicester to pick up a Mk 3 Ford Cortina, once Britain's top-selling car but now on the automotive endangered species list. The car belongs to 53-year-old Bobby whose family hope the restored car will give him the pick-me-up he needs

Daytime

12:00 1h

Ultimate Airport Dubai

S3 · E8

The team quarantines a possible Ebola patient

The team quarantines a possible Ebola patient while doctor try to diagnose him. Leigh investigates a strange smell, and Myles makes sure a passenger trial can go ahead

13:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S24 · E4 · Second Thoughts

A plane that fell out of the sky just a few miles short of Luxembourg airport

The case of Luxair Flight 50, which fell out of the sky just a few miles short of Luxembourg airport while making a rushed approach through heavy fog

14:00 1h

Hitler's Last Stand

S2 · E3 · Nazi Kill Zone

Allied soldiers who became trapped behind enemy lines

The stories of Allied soldiers who became trapped behind enemy lines while trying to establish bridgeheads during Operation Market Garden

15:00 1h

Hidden Beneath the Cities

S1 · E2 · Crystal Cathedrals and Buried Bunkers

China's mysterious Longyou Caves

Poland's salt mine, a Cold War bunker, an ancient Egyptian site, and China's mysterious Longyou Caves.

16:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Egypt

S3 · E7 · Tutankhamun's Unsolved Secrets

Archaeologists search Tutankhamun's tomb for secrets previously missed

Archaeologists are on the trail of Tutankhamun. To piece together his story, they search his tomb for secrets previously missed

17:00 1h

Ice Road Rescue

S10 · E1 · Better Together

Thord and Bjoern team up to save a truck and trailer that crashed

On the Hardangervidda, Thord and Bjoern team up to save a truck and trailer that crashed hard into a ditch

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready

S2 · E5 · Hitler's Henchmen

The stories of Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler

The stories of propaganda maestro Joseph Goebbels and Holocaust architect Heinrich Himmler, two men who were vital to the creation of Nazi Germany

19:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S20 · E4 · Grounded: Boeing Max 8

Why a Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged into the Java Sea

Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8, one of the best-selling new airplanes on Earth, plunged into the Java Sea

20:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S11 · E6 · Grand Canyon Disaster

Investigating a collision over the Grand Canyon in Arizona

Experts investigate the 1956 collision of two planes over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and reveal a problem that threatened the entire aviation industry

21:00 1h

Inside Melbourne Airport

S1 · E1 · Under Pressure

A blackout halts operations at Australia's busiest airport

At Australia's busiest airport which operates 24/7, a blackout halts operations and Resource Coordinator Andrew tries to restore power within an hour

22:00 1h

Contraband Capture

S1 · E1 · A Boat of Dope

Factual crime series following Customs and Border Protection

Factual crime series following Customs and Border Protection officers as they battles traffickers moving illicit goods across North America. Marine agents in Miami intercept a boat carrying over 500 kilos of cocaine. Meanwhile, Mississippi Border Patrol agents mount an operation on a major highway they suspect is being used by cartels to smuggle drugs, money and people

23:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S5 · E9 · Who's at the Controls?

How pilots may have been distracted in a 1972 crash in Miami

How Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed in 1972 as it prepared for arrival at Miami airport, possibly because a problem with the landing gear distracted the pilots

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