What's on National Geographic Channel today - 47 programs on the National Geographic Channel schedule
Last updated: 7 December 2025 at 09:46
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The 1985 Manchester runway disaster, in which an aircraft's engine failed, causing the deaths of 55 people
British criminals who fled to the Costa del Sol in Spain, including drug dealer Mickey Green and the five men responsible for the £6m Security Express Raid
The events in 1987 that caused a flight leaving Detroit to crash onto a road during take-off, killing all but one of its passengers
An investigation into the gangs and smugglers who fought for control of Essex's ports in the 1970s and 1980s, turning its seaside towns into their violent playground
The factors that caused Air Inter Flight 148 to crash in the Vosges mountains in 1992 on its descent into Strasbourg Airport, prompting a frantic search for survivors
The 1988 Habsheim airshow disaster, in which an Air France Airbus A320 crashed into a forest and burst into flames
The 2005 disaster when the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 fell off seconds after take-off from Miami and the aircraft plunged into the ocean, leaving no survivors
A look how certain foods are made in factories, beginning with toffee, pesto, coffee beans and rice
The team searches the former headquarters of Pabst Brewing Company and finds a blueprint along with a wealth of valuable collectibles
The crash of the Berlin-to-Zurich Crossair Flight 3597 in November 2001. Minutes before landing, the pilots lost control of the aircraft, which eventually hit a hillside
The team members salvage elegant furnishings and historic gems as they search a former bank that once held the fortunes of rich oil barons
In Colorado, Sean Rich examines a 76lb bar of silver that may have come from the most famous Spanish shipwreck rescue in history
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Following the resilient crews who battle ferocious weather and treacherous terrain to keep Canada's critical freight and passenger trains rolling
Thord's skills are put to the test with the rescue of an excavator, but there is trouble when rookie Terje's reckless driving ends in disaster
Canadian Pacific Railway crews transport a huge payload of coal across the Rockies. Plus, a hockey team is stranded in the frozen wilderness
When a salmon truck crashes into a ditch, it kicks off a bad night for Thord. With truck drivers in trouble all over his territory, his team is pushed to the limit
When wild weather and traffic convoys cause carnage, Thord races against time to rescue stranded drivers
An ambitious engineering project to construct an ice breaker - one of the toughest ships ever made
A crash landing results in a shutdown that sees flights cancelled and diverted, pushing teams to their limit
An investigation into the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 in February 2009, when the plane mysteriously fell from the sky over Amsterdam, killing nine people
The students face their final test in a head-to-head fight against their instructors. They must bring all the skills they have learned during training
Documentary exploring the mysterious accident involving Arrow Air Flight 1285, a crash that killed 248 American soldiers in Canada in December 1985
Part one of two. Nazi offensives on Western nations during the Second World War. Nine months into the war, all-out attacks are made on Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the UK
It's graduation week. For the remaining students, it means they have one last chance to prove they deserve their prestigious fighter pilot wings
Three missions in the Second World War put Allied soldiers to the test. A British regiment is trapped, and Canadian cavalry fight on a causeway
Part two of two. France under German occupation. The government signs an armistice as half the country is taken over and plunged into chaos, while people try to escape
Documentary following the story of a group of young men who were radicalised as followers of Hitler in the 1920s and went on to play a vital role in the Nazi concentration camps
Part one of two. Albert Lin goes in search of the truth behind Bible stories, beginning by visiting ancient sites in Egypt to explore the Parting of the Red Sea
Part two of two. Albert Lin uses space age technology to uncover the story behind the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, monitoring destructive weather in the Holy Land
Archaeologists discover evidence that sheds fresh light on historical influences from Egypt for the enduring biblical tale of the Exodus
Archaeologists investigate the rise of Egypt's first pharaohs and how they transformed scattered communities into a powerful kingdom
Former radar specialists, pilots and security guards at Area 51 cast new light on the secretive and ground-breaking research conducted at the Groom Lake Testing Facility in Nevada
Documentary telling the story and the lives of the 20,000 teenagers that pledged to give their lives to Hitler during the Second World War, making up the 12th SS Panzer Division
Behind the scenes at the world's most secret military base, featuring contributions from CIA agents and employees about previously classified missions
The revelations of the Ministry of Defence's UFO files, including the 'Welsh Roswell', and the story of missile test footage from 1964 believed to show a spaceman