National Geographic Channel TV Guide — Today

Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for today. 29 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 · E7 · Friday Frenzy

A busy Friday sees an ambulance emergency and security breaches

Fridays are always busy, with more passengers meaning more problems. Today staff face an air ambulance emergency, security breaches and passenger with illegal drugs

01:00 1h

Northwoods Survival

S2 · E8 · Summerish

Summer nears as Margot and Alex start guiding

Summer nears as Margot and Alex start guiding, Billy tests his boat, Matty and Kelly add sheep,and Emilie and Gilbert push to complete their family camp

02:00 55m

Mysteries of Ancient Medicine

S1 · E5 · James Cook's Cup, Roman Army Hospital, Bamboo Scrolls

Archaeologist explore the history of healing

Archaeologists explore ancient remedies, Roman hospitals and Chinese medical texts to uncover the history of healing

02:55 25m

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

S2 · E7 · Romance Scams

An exploding online romance scam

The reporter meets the villains behind an exploding online romance scam

03:20 25m

Food Factory

S3 · E25 · Breakfast in Shred

Shreddies, Black Forest cake and tzatziki

A look at the production of Shreddies, Black Forest cake and tzatziki

03:45 25m

Food Factory

S3 · E26 · Pasta Master

Lasagna, school-safe brownies and Canadian maple syrup

A look at the production of lasagna, school-safe brownies and Canadian maple syrup

04:10 25m

Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

S1 · E9 · Bringing Up Pronghorn

Three new baby pronghorns meet their adult roommates

Three new baby pronghorns meet their adult roommates for the first time

04:35 25m

Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

S1 · E10 · Ode to Tatu

Keepers form extraordinary bonds with the animals in their charge

At the Columbus Zoo, keepers form extraordinary bonds with the animals in their charge

05:00 30m

Teleshopping

Teleshopping.

05:30 30m

Teleshopping

Teleshopping.

Morning

06:00 30m

Teleshopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home

06:30 30m

Teleshopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home

07:00 1h

Teleshopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home

08:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S13 · E8 · Inner City Carnage

A plane that crashed whilst flying Mexican officials, killing 16 people

An accident from November 2008, when an official Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45 crashed in rush-hour traffic in central Mexico City. All eight on board, including Mexican secretary of the interior Juan Camilo Mouriño, were killed, along with eight people on the ground

09:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S13 · E9 · No Clear Options

A commercial flight's crash while landing at Cork Airport in 2011

The 2011 disaster that saw Manx2 Flight 7100 cleared for landing at Cork Airport, only to go into a severe roll and crash into the runway, leaving six passengers and crew dead

10:00 1h

Mega Marine Machines

S1 · E4 · Tug o' War

Engineers redefining the tugboat for a new era of global trade

A look at Sanmar Shipyards in Altinova, Turkey, where engineers are redefining the tugboat for a new era of global trade, testing whether electric power can match diesel strength

11:00 1h

Car S.O.S.

S9 · E8 · Bedford Ice-Cream Van

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend work on a 1978 Bedford HA ice-cream van

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend are off to Manchester to pick up a 1978 Bedford HA ice-cream van. This rusty wreck belongs to Barbara who has served ice-cream to the locals for more than 50 years

Daytime

12:00 1h

Ultimate Airport Dubai

S3 · E6

A stranded family is unable to pay an excess baggage fee

A stranded family is unable to pay a hefty fee for excess baggage, while the discovery of two tennis balls in a package raises suspicions

13:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S24 · E8 · Firebomber Down

A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire

A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire. ATSB investigators must determine the cause-within an active fire zone

14:00 1h

Hitler's Last Stand

S2 · E1 · Lost Battalion

An American battalion ends up surrounded while liberating a French port

An American battalion liberates a French port, but within hours of success, the surrounding area is retaken by Nazi forces and they find themselves besieged

15:00 1h

Hidden Beneath the Cities

S1 · E1 · Underground Cities and Secret Chambers

Historical worlds lying just below modern urban centres

Historical worlds lying just below modern urban centres, including an underground city in Turkey stretching across tunnels carved thousands of years ago

16:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece

S1 · E3 · The Lost Cities of Alexander the Great

The legacy of Alexander the Great

Teams of archaeologists embark on a new excavation season to discover the legacy of one of history's greatest figures, Alexander the Great

17:00 1h

Ice Road Rescue

S10 · E4 · Deadly Descent

Thord and Bjoern join forces when a truck threatens to tip down a hill

Thord and Bjoern join forces when a truck threatens to tip down a hill and Thord's daughter, Malin, heads out to rescue a van but fails to reach it

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready

S2 · E3 · Hitler's Megafortresses

The colossal defences built by the Nazis

The colossal defences built by the Nazis along Norway's coastline and the entire Italian peninsula

19:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S19 · E9 · Cockpit Killer

The case of a flight that disappeared from radar while headed for Angola

The case of a flight that disappeared from radar while headed for Angola. Wreckage was found in a remote Namibian park, presenting NTSB investigators with their largest-ever case

20:00 1h

Liberation: D-Day to Berlin

S1 · E1 · France

Exploring the end of the Second World War in Western Europe

Exploring the end of the Second World War in Western Europe from various perspectives, using restored and colourised archive footage. The first episode focuses on D-Day, as the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe brings the hope of freedom and the devastation of war to the people of France

21:00 1h

Liberation: D-Day to Berlin

S1 · E2 · Belgium and the Netherlands

How Belgium and the Netherlands were freed from Nazi occupation

New colourised footage and testimony reveal the true cost paid by the Allies and civilians to free Belgium and the Netherlands from Nazi occupation

22:00 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

23:00 1h

Air Crash Investigation

S5 · E7 · Explosive Evidence

A plane that had its cargo door torn off

An exploration of the events that led to the deaths of nine people on board a 747 jet bound for Auckland, New Zealand, in February 1989, after the plane's cargo door was torn off. The official inquiry cited human error as the cause of the accident, and only the dogged persistence of bereaved parents Kevin and Susan Campbell revealed the mechanical failing in a locking mechanism, which resulted in the death of their son Lee

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