National Geographic HD

Ireland

National Geographic HD broadcasts in Ireland with a focus on documentary and factual content. Programming typically covers natural history, science, exploration, and cultural topics from around the world. The channel presents material on wildlife, environmental issues, archaeology, and technology, often featuring in-depth reports and cinematic cinematography. Viewers in Ireland can access the channel through standard subscription television services. The high-definition feed provides enhanced picture clarity for nature scenes and remote location footage. National Geographic HD does not carry news, sports, or entertainment programming, instead concentrating on non-fiction storytelling and educational material. The channel’s output is primarily in English, reflecting the language of its Irish audience.

01:00–02:00

Ultimate Airport Dubai

Now

02:00–03:00

Hitler's Last Stand

26m left

03:00–04:00

Air Crash Investigation

Schedule

Yesterday Today Tomorrow 4 Aug 5 Aug

01:00 - 02:00

Ultimate Airport Dubai

Episode 7

Documentary

Mel deals with an angry family who have missed their connecting flight. Leigh is kept busy with an important blocked toilet repair.

LIVE 02:00 - 03:00

Hitler's Last Stand

Lost Battalion

Documentary, History

After making a significant breakthrough, an American regiment is cut off from food and supplies when they are surrounded by Nazi forces, as the saga of the Lost Battalion begins.

03:00 - 04:00

Air Crash Investigation

No Exit

Documentary, Aviation

Following a catastrophic runway collision at LAX, passengers on USAir Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.

04:00 - 05:00

Air Crash Investigation

Stormy Cockpit

Documentary, Aviation

Taking off during a major storm, a brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa and an international group of investigators soon descend on Cameroon. Submerged in mud and water, Kenya Airlines Flight 507 crashed into a mangrove swamp.

05:00 - 06:00

Air Crash Investigation

Grounded: Boeing Max 8

Documentary, Aviation

Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8, one of the best-selling new aeroplanes on Earth, plunged into the Java Sea.

06:00 - 09:00

Teleshopping

Shopping, Consumer

Presenting the latest products live on television that can be ordered directly. The product range extends from vacuum cleaners and bath towels to sports equipment.

09:00 - 10:00

Rocky Mountain Railroad

Avalanche

Reality, Outdoors

When a massive snowstorm hits the mountain railroad, an avalanche warning threatens to derail one of Canadian Pacific's most important $50 million loads.

10:00 - 11:00

Rocky Mountain Railroad

Bridge Over Hell Creek

Reality, Outdoors

Canadian Pacific Railway crews transport a huge payload of coal across the Rockies. Plus, a hockey team is stranded in the frozen wilderness.

11:00 - 12:00

World's Greatest Train Journeys From Above

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Natural World, Travel

Connecting the plains of New Jalpaiguri to the foothills of the Himalayas, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway runs through dizzying loops and zigzags to conquer the world's tallest mountain range.

12:00 - 13:00

Mega Marine Machines

Episode 7

Science

The world's biggest tidal turbine is a cutting-edge machine that can revolutionize the energy industry; engineers use the latest technology to battle dangerous tides and successfully install the tidal turbine.

13:00 - 14:00

Air Crash Investigation

Explosive Touchdown

Documentary, Aviation

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.

14:00 - 15:00

Air Crash Investigation

Taxiway Turmoil

Documentary, Aviation

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path of an oncoming 727.

15:00 - 16:00

Air Crash Investigation

Lethal Turn

Documentary, Aviation

Minutes from the Medan airport runway, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed into the jungle killing 234 people. Experts examine why it veered so fatally off course.

16:00 - 17:00

Air Crash Investigation

Lost in Translation

Documentary, Aviation

Shortly after taking off from Zurich, Crossair Flight 498 banks sharply to the right and spirals to the ground, killing everyone on board.

17:00 - 18:00

Air Crash Investigation

Hudson Splash Down

Documentary, Aviation

Taking off from New York, a plane collides with a flock of birds resulting in engine failure. The pilot is left with no choice but to crash-land in the one area where there will be no buildings, the river running through the crowded city.

18:00 - 19:00

Air Crash Investigation

The Plane That Wouldn't Talk

Documentary, Aviation

Relive the tragedy of the unresponsive Birgenair Flight 301 that was brought crashing into the ocean off Santo Domingo by a rogue insect nest.

19:00 - 20:00

Air Crash Investigation

The Lost Plane

Documentary, Aviation

Bound for Kathmandu, Thai Airways Flight 311 crashed into the Himalayas, far from where it was supposed to be.

20:00 - 21:00

Hidden Beneath the Cities

Subterranean Seoul and Railway Revealed

Documentary

Discovering a massive underground chamber hiding under the Seoul subway; visiting a medieval knight's limestone tomb in Poland; examining Roman ruins beneath a church in England; pondering the identity of a 10-million-year-old fossil in Los Angeles.