National Geographic (International)

How Britain has defended its coastline for nearly a thousand years since the Norman invasion - seeing off threats from Napoleon to Hitler.

Tim and Fuzz take on carpenter Mike's 1980 Ford Escort RS2000. After his son's road accident, Mike's family want to repay his selfless devotion and give him the `Car SOS' treatment.

Scholars believe King Tut's death mask was not made specifically for him, citing its damaged nameplate and different colours of gold, some believe it more likely the mask was made for his female ancestor, Nefertiti.

Only the quick-thinking of Captain Frank Geib saved Northwest Airlines Flight 85 from disaster in 2002. We find out what exactly went wrong.

Oswald is shot dead while still in police custody by Jack Ruby. With Oswald dead, there is no reckoning, and America will never be the same.

The conflict rages in Asia, Stalingrad and Egypt. In Europe, the darkest days of the war approach as the Nazis instigate the Final Solution.

General Motors was a late entrant to the hot hatch market. When it did turn up to the party, it did so with an amazingly effective offering.

An iceberg, too few lifeboats and freezing waters, the moments leading up to the `unsinkable' ship's demise on 14 April 1912, one of the world's greatest ocean tragedy's.

After circling above the Taiwan Strait to wait out a passing cyclone, TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu. The media claims the storm is to blame, but the evidence soon points investigators in a different direction.

Three real disasters dissected - nuclear plant, tunnel, department store.

The rescue operation is a tricky one as the truck in question is on the verge of tipping. Thord decides to entrust Bjoern with his life and crawls under the trailer during the pull.

Alaska Natives must seek the bounty of the sea during the busy summer.

Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport. Investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

Airspeed and altitude indicators malfunction, spelling disaster for Aeroperu Flight 603. The plane crashes in the Pacific killing all 70 on board. What went wrong?

With the coastguard in pursuit, drug traffickers throw their cargo to avoid capture, and divers must abandon their anti-drug operation to attend to a potential drowning.

Three urban treasure hunters battle the market and fierce competition as they seek out precious metals in unorthodox places and melt them down for cash.

New Balance reveal how high-tech machinery, hand crafting skills and global logistics combine to bring their best-selling sneaker to feet, the world over.

Off-road car giants Jeep reveal how they harness manpower and tech to build and ship thousands of their best-selling Wrangler every single day.

Discover how delicious chocolate syrup, soft flour tortillas and macaroni cheese are created from raw materials to finished products.

Discover how delicious gummy bears, saltwater taffy and triple cream goat's cheese are created from raw materials to finished products.

It's a week of ups and downs at Dr. K's clinic when Paco, a sun conure, has a giant egg that won't come out. Jimmy Dean, a baby pot-bellied pig, brings a four-legged friend to his first vet visit. Pepe, a kinkajou, has burns on his tail and back paws, possibly from lightning. Shar, a prairie dog,...

A ferret is rushed into the clinic. Fiona the water dragon hasn't been eating, and a gender reveal party for a young marmoset is fun for all.