Nat Geo HD Schedule, Fri, 26 Apr 2024 (United Kingdom)

Cocaine CEO: Chupeta runs his billion-dollar cocaine empire like a Fortune 500 company. But when international law enforcement call his bluff, can plastic surgery keep him safe? 16+.

Narcotics police battle the cartels at Colombia's biggest airport. They stop a man who has been duped into drug trafficking on social media. Rating: 12+

Maryland Silk Mill: The team turn up one-of-a-kind items in an old silk mill that's been abandoned since 1957. But can they convince their owner to sell at the right price? (S1, ep 3)

Sliders, Crackers, & Mandarins: Learn the nuts and bolts of a machine that processes 1.7 million mandarin oranges an hour. Plus, try some sliders and heart-shaped crackers. U. (S2, ep 7)

Pez & Chicken Parmesan: Join the team behind PEZ sweets as they dispense some knowledge, before taking a bite out of some mini waffles and some Texan chicken parmesan. U. (S2, ep 8)

Airplane Meals: Gate Gourmet are the world's largest airline caterers, producing millions of meals from their LA kitchen. Go behind the scenes to discover how. (S1, ep 11)

Fire Trucks: Fire trucks carry firefighters into battle every day. Pierce Fire Trucks build 18,000 of them from the ground up, every year. This is the story of how they are made. (S1, ep 5)

Army of Ants: Made up of half a million ants, this Costa Rican colony stalks the forest floor. Hunting as one super organism, it's as deadly as any four-legged predator. (S1, ep 6)

Elephants on the Edge: Mali plays home to a rare tribe of elephants. They are one of just two herds of desert-dwelling elephants in the world. But they are struggling to survive. (S1, ep 7)

Teleshopping.

Pez & Chicken Parmesan: Join the team behind PEZ sweets as they dispense some knowledge, before taking a bite out of some mini waffles and some Texan chicken parmesan. U. (S2, ep 8)

Buns, Popcorn Chips, & S'mores: Enjoy a campfire treat without having to camp, try out a customisable burger bun and discover a snack that's become popular in the sky. U. (S2, ep 9)

Concorde: Up in Flames: Aviation experts determine what went wrong when a Concorde exploded into flames moments after leaving a Paris runway. U. (S13, ep 7)

Nuclear Wrecks: Uncover the remains of warships from the remote Pacific to the Atlantic, and unearth how the atom bomb changed our world forever. All ages. (S1, ep 4)

Pyramid Tomb Raiders: Discover how robbers looted the pyramids and tombs of ancient Egypt, and what clues they left behind. All ages. (S3, ep 7)

MG Miracle: Presenter Tim Shaw and musician and mechanic Fuzz Townshend surprise a car fanatic by secretly fixing up his beloved 1938 MG TA. (S2, ep 2) RATING: AA

Stash House Takedown: HSI disrupt a transnational drug ring. CBP seize one of the largest shipments of illegal shark fins in Miami history. RATING: NU12 (S2, ep 9)

Deadly Distraction: 14 people died when Delta Airlines Flight 1141 erupted into flames just moments after lift off. But what caused the fatal crash? U. (S17, ep 3)

Drain the Atomic Ghost Fleet: The story of US atomic experiments and the warships they destroyed - including a submarine and a mighty aircraft carrier. All Ages.

VW Golf GTI Mk.2: Tim and Fuzz are out to help Darren, who was left disabled after a tragic road accident in which he saved his grandson, by fixing up his iconic 1989 Golf. U. (8 of 10)

Muhammed Muheisen: Finding the Light: A two time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, Muhammed Muheisen works with families to shed light on the global refugee crisis. U. (S1, ep 4)

Truth Behind the Curse: Ella Al-Shamahi dives deeper into the truth behind Tutankhamun's curse - can modern science can explain a number of the deaths attributed to it? U. (2 of 2)

Without Warning: When two float planes carrying tourists collide near a spectacular Alaskan waterfall, investigators turn to 3D technology to figure out why. U. (5 of 10)

Deadly Solution: An investigation into the fate of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java sea with 162 people on board in December 2014. (S15, ep 9) RATING: AA

Death In The Arctic: Mid-air hijack? Mechanical breakdown? Pilot error? Follow aviation experts as they dissect this mysterious case. U. (S13, ep 10)

Sobering documentary following three inmates at the USA's busiest execution chamber in Huntsville, Texas, as the date of their execution by lethal injection draws near. 12+.

Dead Weight: Just after takeoff, a plane plummets to the ground, killing all on board. Investigators find one of the causes to be out of date passenger weight calculations. All Ages.