National Geographic
MURDER IN THE SKIES: WHO DOWNED MH17? (3 x 60)
Sundays at 21:00, from 2 February (ends 16 February)
July 2014. When Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashes in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, the circumstances are shrouded in mystery. With a regional war beginning to rage around the crash site, disinformation is everywhere. Western governments are left scrabbling for detail while one civilian is leading the hunt for answers – Dad of two and amateur blogger Eliot Higgins. And with an unlikely team of online detectives by his side, he’s ready to fight all the way to the truth.
MUTANT WEATHER S1 (10 x 60)
Tuesdays at 19:40, from 11 February (ends 15 April)
“Mutant Weather” explores how weather patterns are changing and threatening life on our planet. The series explains why weather-related phenomena have dramatically transformed in the last few decades. Today’s weather events are growing in size, speed and intensity, producing very unusual and often catastrophic anomalies.
NO TASTE LIKE HOME WITH ANTONI POROWSKI S1 (6 x 60)
Wednesdays at 20:30, from 26 February (ends 2 April)
Antoni Porowski takes his adventurous spirit and culinary expertise on an international journey with a celebrity guest to rediscover part of their history and inject and authenticity into their modern recipes.
Returning shows include UFOS: INVESTIGATING THE UNKNOWN S2 on Fridays at 18:50 from 7 February and AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION S24 on Thursdays at 19:40 from 20 February. Continuing shows include ICE ROAD RESCUE S9 on Tuesdays at 19:40 from 17 December, COLOSSAL MACHINES S2 on Tuesdays at 18:50 from 21 January, MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS S1 on Thursdays at 20:30, from 23 January.
National Geographic Wild
PRIMATES STUNT
Saturdays from 18:00, 1 February (ends 22 February)
The new special is focused on primates, which will include documentaries and educational shows about monkeys, apes, lemurs, and even humans. The programming explore topics such as the behavior, social structures, intelligence, and habitats of primates, as well as their evolutionary connection to humans. They may also address conservation efforts, highlighting endangered species and the importance of protecting primate habitats.
Programming includes:
Nicobar Islands: A Monkey's Long Tale - Saturday 1 February at 18:00
A captivating exploration of nature's ability to adapt to millennia of gradual changes and a sudden natural disaster in a world few people get to see.
Kingdom of The Apes – Saturday 8 February at 18:00
The story of Titus, greatest of all silverback kings, known to science, as he battles to retain his crown. At 35 years-old, Titus may be reaching the end of his reign.
Madagascar's Legendary Lemurs – Saturday 15 February at 18:00
The island paradise of Madagascar from its towering limestone forests to its lush bamboo grooves provided the almost perfect competition free environment.
Freaks & Creeps – Saturday 22 February at 18:00
Lucy Cooke is on a one-woman mission to show why the ugly, weird and overlooked animals of the world can be cute, cuddly and deserving of attention.
BIG CAT MONTH 2025
Sundays from 18:00, from 2 February (ends 23 February)
National Georaphic Wild presents Big Cat Month 2025, a stunt dedicated to nature’s fiercest felines—big cats—creatures of magnificent strength, ferocity and beauty that are increasingly facing extinction. With visually stunning and powerful stories from around the world, get closer than ever before to lions, tigers, cheetahs, panthers and more, as you share in their triumphs, defeats, and epic struggles to survive.
Programming includes:
Jaguar Beach - Sunday 2 February at 18:00
On a remote stretch of beach, the sea turtle and jaguar form an unwitting alliance in each other’s survival, turning predator into protector.
Rare Cat Skills – Sunday 9 February at 18:00
Rare wild cats, like the Pallas’s cat, black panther and snow leopard, use unique skills and adaptations to thrive in challenging habitats.
Desert Lions: Surviving At Skeleton Coast – Sunday 16 February at 18:00
Dr. Philip Stander follows three lion cubs as they navigate Namibia’s deadly Skeleton Coast.
Tree Climbing Lions – Sunday 23 February at 18:00
Big cat biologist Alexander Braczkowski is on a mission. He's got 90 days to count lions in Uganda and learn how the population is doing.
CRITTER FIXERS 3
Mondays at 18:00, from 10 February (ends 28 April)
100 miles south of Atlanta, Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson are two longtime friends who own and operate the Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospital. Together with their loving staff, Drs. Hodges and Ferguson have treated and cared for over 20,000 patients. Between emergency visits to the office, and farm calls throughout rural Georgia - the Critter Fixers are constantly bombarded with unique cases you only see in the country.
