National Geographic Channel

'S2/E2 - Secrets of The Spanish Armada'. Spain's attempted conquest of England failed when the Armada was defeated. We reveal how the English then stole ship technology to build their own empire.

'S1/E3 - Land, Sea & Air Surveillance'. Drug traffickers lead the Coastguard on a high-speed chase, and teams race against time to reach a drifting dinghy in rough waters.

'S17/E2 - Blown Away'. After circling above the Taiwan Strait to wait out a passing cyclone, TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu.

'S2/E9 - Pacific War Megawrecks'. An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the USS Indianapolis, the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb.

'Ancient Worlds Revealed With Albert Lin. S1/E2 - Army Of The Afterlife'. Albert Lin's journeys take him to the tomb of China's first emperor and the basalt stone kingdom of Nan Madol in Micronesia.

'S2/E7 - Biking Downhill and Balancing on Balls'. Observe amateur scientists experiment with friction and the centre of mass, and car surfing leads to cracked windshields and bruised backsides.

'S2/E8 - Ice Buckets And Kayaks'. Sliding down a hand rail on a staircase means you end up on the ground, and Ice-Bucket Challengers take a hit to the head.

'To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture. S1/E7'. With unrivalled quality and spectacular imagery, this channel brings you award-winning documentaries from around the world.

'S1/E10 - Against the Clock'. Trouble with mice, high winds, and possible explosives at Toronto Airport.

'World's Greatest Train Journeys From Above. S1/E6 - Norway's Bergen Railway'. The Bergen line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions, and rogue wildlife.

'Life Below Zero: Port Protection Alaska. S6/E5 - Uphill Battle'. The residents of Port Protection join forces to move a 1000-pound sawmill to Carl and Morgan's property.

'S1/E4 - Poachers'. A suicide attempt sends the Coast Guardsmen into treacherous waters, and a German boat may carry more than just tourists onboard.

'S18/E4 - Borderline Tactics'. An American cargo plane attempts a difficult landing at the US naval station at Guantanamo Bay where a manoeuvre requires the crew to avoid Cuban airspace.

'Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World. S1/E1 - Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator'. Enslaved warrior Spartacus rises as a gladiator to lead a revolt against Rome.

'S1/E6 - The Kalahari Desert'. With unrivalled quality and spectacular imagery, this channel brings you award-winning documentaries from around the world - from wildlife adventure and exploration to natural phenomena and world cultures.

'S1/E7 - The North Pole'. With unrivalled quality and spectacular imagery, this channel brings you award-winning documentaries from around the world - from wildlife adventure and exploration to natural phenomena and world cultures.

'S5/E10 - Shark Hunters'. Mariana investigates the black market for shark fins.

'S2/E7 - The Real Macgyver'. Afraid for his life while in a prison block housing white supremacist gang members, Harold Laird plans an escape using dental floss and a sheet.

'S1/E1 - Executions'. Brave a trip to the Tower with investigator Joe Crowley and Tudor historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb as we explore its infamous blood-spattered past.

'Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World. S1/E1 - Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator'. Enslaved warrior Spartacus rises as a gladiator to lead a revolt against Rome.