Nat Geo HD Schedule, Today (United Kingdom)

Hazards: Lightning has struck an incoming flight. As engineers assess the damage, high winds lead to runway closures and another plane starts leaking a potentially dangerous liquid. U.

My Big Fat Weed Run: Homeland Security Investigations cracks down on counterfeit goods in Kansas City, while CBP uncovers a passenger with $200k worth of marijuana. 7+. (S7, ep 4)

Coffin Up Cash: Rich tries to make money by extracting and selling the silver from solar panels. Diego buys a casket, but are its gold engravings worth as much as he hopes?. All ages.

Platinum Payday: Diego empties his bank account and pawns his motorbike when he comes across a hoard of platinum. Is it the deal of a lifetime or has he made a huge mistake?. All ages.

Holy Pierogy: Just how many cheesecakes will 15 tons of cream cheese make? Plus, discover what 1 million jars of marmalade and Formula One racing have in common. (S1, ep 3) RATING: AA

Full Steam Ahead: Discover how 15 billion tablets of a historic candy are made, and why using a vacuum will produce the most flavourful roast duck. (S1, ep 4) RATING: AA

Farm House Fortune: Danley Demolition hit the jackpot, when an old school house turns up a World War II Enigma machine worth up to £60,000. All ages.

Airplane Palace: The Danley Demolition team gambles on a 1730s New Hampshire farmhouse but, just before they start bidding, they find out the owner is keeping the salvage. All ages.

Catch Me If You Can: A Muntjac deer name Chowlie suffers from mysterious seizers, but the keepers will need to catch him first before they find out why. RATING: AA (S1, ep 7)

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Yule Love This: Discover how a few simple ingredients produce the complex flavour of crumbly Scottish shortbread and how moist cake and creamy mousse are rolled into Yule logs. (S2, ep 26)

Smell the Coffee: Take a look inside a jawbreaker factory and go behind-the-scenes at Tim Hortons' roasting facility! (S3, ep 1) RATING: AA

Dambusters: It's 1943, and the Allied commanders assemble the very best of their air forces to attempt one of the most audacious bombing missions of WWII. U. (S1, ep 4)

Bulge: It's December 1944, and Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg. Welcome to The Battle of the Bulge. U. (S1, ep 5)

Death at Narita: Investigators examine similarities between a crash landing at Tokyo's Narita Airport and an accident at Newark Airport more than a decade earlier. U. (S13, ep 5)

Military Crash Conspiracy: A shocking look at the mysterious crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285, which killed 248 returning American soldiers when it dropped from the sky in 1985. RATING: AA

North Sea Nightmare: When a high-tech turboprop is struck by lightning, it plunges into a terrifying nosedive. Seconds before impact, the crew regain control. What happened? RATING: NU7

Lost Battalion: The story of the Lost Battalion - the American troops whose mission to liberate St Malo saw them trapped behind enemy lines, with devastating consequences. 12+.

Island of Fire: While the Canadian troops distracted German forces, the Allies mounted an amphibious assault on the last Nazi stronghold guarding Antwerp port - Walcheren Island. (S2, ep 2)

The Menace: Rare colour footage shows how Hitler revealed his haunting mission to save Germany. But few would listen to the mediocre artist... until the 1929 economic crisis. (1 of 2)

The Fuhrer: Colour footage reveals how Germany sank into despair. With no-one to defend democracy, Hitler becomes chancellor. He advocates peace... but the Nazis prepare for war. (2 of 2)

The Cliffs of Ireland: Gordon explores Ireland's Connemara coastline, foraging for crabs and rounding up lamb before facing off against his former protégé - chef Anna Haugh. 16+. (1 of 6)

Lapland: Uncover the jaw-dropping town of Malmberget, Lapland's famous Christmas markets and Europe's largest snow village. 7+. (4 of 6)

Hell or High Water: Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his cousin, actor Joseph Fiennes, travel through British Columbia, canoeing on a waterfall and abseiling down a glacier. 7+. (1 of 2)

River Deep Mountain High: On Sir Ranulph Fiennes' adventure with his cousin Joseph, the pair go whale watching and Joe scales a mountain under Ran's expert guidance. 7+. (2 of 2)

Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky: On 4 November 2010, the pilots of Qantas Flight 32 had to deal with a series of failures when an explosion tore apart an engine on their A380. RATING: AA

Munich Air Disaster: Travelling home from a European Cup match in 1958, the plane carrying Matt Busby's Manchester Utd football team crashed on take-off, killing 23 on board. RATING: AA