National Geographic is a subscription television network, launched in Greece in 2001 by the

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. The channel features documentaries with factual content involving

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, and

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. Shows can be watched in English with

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subtitles. For the first 12 years, the channel was available only to the subscribers of

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satellite bouquet. During the 2000s, foreign versions used to be available (Dutch & Romanian), but as from September 2011, the channel has been fully relaunched in Greek.

Programmes on National Geographic

Banged Up Abroad ''Banged Up Abroad'' (rebadged as ''Locked Up Abroad'' in Asia and the United States, and ''Jailed Abroad'' in India, for the National Geographic Channel) is a British documentary/ docudrama television series created by Bart Layton that was pro ...

Big, Bigger, Biggest ''Big, Bigger, Biggest'' is a British documentary television series which began airing in 2008. A total of 20 episodes have been produced across three series. Format Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have made it possibl ...

*Bite Me *Britain's Greatest Machines *

Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan ''Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan'' is a reality television series that featured dog trainer Cesar Millan's work with problem dogs. After nine seasons, the series finale aired on September 15, 2012. Episodes of ''Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan ...

Great Migrations ''Great Migrations'' is a seven-episode nature documentary television miniseries that airs on the National Geographic Channel, featuring the great migrations of animals around the globe. The seven-part show is the largest programming event in the ...

*Hooked * Hunter Hunted *

Is It Real? ''Is It Real?'' is an American television series that originally aired from April 25, 2005 to August 14, 2007 on the National Geographic Channel. The program examines popular or persistent mysteries to determine whether the featured cryptozoolog ...

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Mad Labs ''Mad Labs'' is a British TV documentary series for the National Geographic Channel. The show focuses mainly on "wacky" experiments and inventions that may prove useful in the near future such as urine-powered batteries or solar panels with olive ...

*Megacities in Judge Dredd *Megafactories *

Megastructures ''Megastructures'' is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia. Each episode is an ed ...

Monkey Thieves ''Monkey Thieves'' (), also known as ''Rebel Monkeys'', was a thirteen part documentary series produced by National Geographic, examining the habits and social interactions of rhesus macaques in the city of Jaipur, located in northwestern India ...

Mysteries of the Bible ''Mysteries of the Bible'' is an hour-long television series that was originally broadcast by A&E from March 25, 1994 until June 13, 1998 and A&E aired reruns of it until 2002. The series was about biblical mysteries and was produced by FilmRo ...

*Mysteries of the Deep * Mystery Files *

Naked Science ''Naked Science'' is an American documentary television series that premiered in 2004 on the National Geographic Channel and ran through November 2011. The program featured various subjects related to science and technology. Some of the views e ...

*Shark Men *Stonehenge Decoded *

Storm Stories ''Storm Stories'' is an American non-fiction television series that airs on The Weather Channel (TWC) and Zone Reality. It is hosted and narrated by meteorologist and storm tracker Jim Cantore. ''Storm Stories'' showcases various types of severe ...

Strange Days on Planet Earth ''Strange Days on Planet Earth'' is a four-part (1 hour each) television program on Public Broadcasting Service, PBS concerning human impact on the environment. It is narrated by Edward Norton. The show was produced by Sea Studios Foundation. Stra ...

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*The Dark Side of Hippos *

The Living Edens ''The Living Edens'' was a Public Broadcasting Service series that aired from 1997 to 2003. Narrators included Peter Coyote and Linda Hunt. It was partially funded by ''Reader's Digest'' in exchange for various marketing rights. Episodes The seri ...

*Thrill Zone *Thunder Beasts * Totally Wild *Wild Russia *World of Wildlife

Programmes on Nat Geo Wild

Other National Geographic channels in Greece

National Geographic Music

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and in OnTV. It stopped broadcasting in 2011 around the world, including Greece.

Nat Geo Wild

National Geographic Wild is a subscription television network which broadcasts documentaries about natural wildlife and wildlife history, with a focus on natures most fierce predators. It is available in

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and in

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and in Cyprus it is available on Nova Cyprus, Cablenet and on CytaVision.

National Geographic HD

National Geographic HD (NGC HD) in Greece is a

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high definition simulcast of the National Geographic in Greece. It launched on 22 December 2010. It is available in

and in

and in Cyprus it is available on Nova Cyprus, Cablenet and on CytaVision.

Nat Geo Wild HD

Nat Geo Wild HD in Greece is a

high definition simulcast of the Nat Geo Wild in Greece. It launched on 17 March 2011 and is available in

and in

and in Cyprus it is available on Nova Cyprus, Cablenet and on CytaVision.

External links

National Geographic Greece official site
{{Authority control Television channels in Greece Television channels and stations established in 2001

Programmes on National Geographic

Programmes on Nat Geo Wild

Other National Geographic channels in Greece

National Geographic Music

Nat Geo Wild

National Geographic HD

Nat Geo Wild HD

See also

External links