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HorizonisacurrentandlongrunningBBCpopularscienceandphilosophydocumentaryprogramme.Series
onewasbroadcastin1964andasofOctober2016isinits52ndseries.Over1200episodeshavebeen
broadcast(includingspecials)withanaverageof24episodesperseriesduringthe52yearrun.
19641969135episodes
19701979299episodes
19801989234episodes
19901999220episodes
20002009193episodes
Since2010126episodes
Contents
1 Series1:19641965
2 Series2:19651966
3 Series3:19661967
4 Series4:19671968
5 Series5:19681969
6 Series6:19691970
7 Series7:19701971
8 Series8:19711972
9 Series9:19721973
10 Series10:19731974
11 Series11:19741975
12 Series12:19751976
13 Series13:19761977
14 Series14:19771978
15 Series15:19781979
16 Series16:19791980
17 Series17:19801981
18 Series18:19811982
19 Series19:19821983
20 Series20:19831984
21 Series21:19841985
22 Series22:19851986
23 Series23:19861987
24 Series24:19871988
25 Series25:19881989
26 Series26:19891990
27 Series27:19901991
28 Series28:19911992
29 Series29:19921993
30 Series30:19931994
31 Series31:19941995
32 Series32:19951996
33 Series33:19961997
34 Series34:19971998
35 Series35:19981999
36 Series36:19992000
37 Series37:20002001
38 Series38:20012002
39 Series39:20022003
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References
Series1:19641965
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Title
"TheWorldofBuckminsterFuller"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
2May1964
ThefamousdomesofBuckminsterFullerhavecoveredmoresquarefeetoftheearth'ssurfacethananyother
structure.I'mnotadomesalesman,I'manexplorerinstructures.I'minterestedinthemainfundamental
principlesofhownatureholdshershapestogether.[1]
"PesticidesandPosterity"
30May1964
Isthewidespreaduseofhighlypersistentpesticidesraisinganewkindofecologicalproblemforourownand
futuregenerationstosolve?Doweyetknowenoughtoassesstheriskswearetaking?Thescientificand
moralaspectsasseenbyDr.FrankFraserDarlingVicePresidentoftheConservationFoundation,Dr.Eric
EdsonResearchdirectorofaleadingpesticidecompany.Theethicsofenvironmentalcontaminationdiscussed
byLordRothschild,F.R.S.Directorofresearchofalargechemicalcompany,RobertBooteoftheNature
Conservancy,JohnMaynardSmithazoologistofUniversityCollege,London,Editorialadviser,Gerald
Leach.[2]
"ACandletoNature"
27June1964
Thechangingattitudesofsciencethroughtwolectures,givenmorethanahundredyearsapart,onthecandle.
ThefirstlecturewasgivenbyMichaelFaraday17911867FullerianProfessorofChemistry,Royal
Institution,London.ThesecondlectureisgivenbyGeorgePorterborn1920ProfessorofChemistry,Sheffield
University
"StrangenessMinusThree"
25July1964
Horizoninterviewsphysicistsontheirtheoriesofthestructureofmatter.RichardFeynman,MurrayGell
Mann,YuvalNe'emanandNicholasSamiosexplaintheircurrentunderstandingoftheOmegaminusparticle
(Omegabaryon).
"TheAirofScience"
22August1964
"Factsaretheairofscience,"declaredthefamousRussianphysiologistPavlov.Laboratoriesarewheremost
ofthefactsaregathered.Whatgoesoninsideabigsciencelaboratory?Whatdoscientistsworryabout?
HorizonwenttothebiggestlaboratoryofitskindintheCommonwealth,theNationalInstituteforMedical
Research,tomeettheDirectorofthelaboratory,Dr.P.B.Medawar,andsomeofthe550menandwomenwho
breathetheairofscience.
"TheKnowledgeExplosion"
21September1964
Theoutputofscientificknowledgedoubleseverythirtyyears.Canthisincrediblerateofgrowthcontinue
indefinitely?Ifitslowsdown,whichcountrieswillsuffermost?ArthurClarkediscussessomeofthe
problemsmostlikelytodemandscientificattention,and.ProfessorDerekDeS.Priceanalysestheprocessof
scientificgrowth.
"TheAmateurScientist"
19October1964
Hassciencebecomesoexpensiveandcomplextodaythattheamateurcannolongerparticipate?Tonightwe
meetafewoftheamateurswhoareparticipatingtheyincludearadioastronomer,amicroscopist,a
palaeoanthropologist,andaScottishMinisteroftheChurchwhoisaworldexpertoncomputingtheposition
ofcometsTheprogrammeisintroducedbyC.L.Stongthewriterofthemonthlycolumnonamateurscience
intheScientificAmerican
"TotsandQuotsandWoodgerie"
16November1964
Todayweaccepttheideathatsciencemustplayanimportantroleinsociety.Thirtyyearsago,sucha
conceptionwasextremelynovel.Anditwasthenthatsomeyoungscientistsformedthemselvesintogroups
withstrangenamestoconsiderthefutureofscienceinallitsaspects.Inthecourseoftimemanyoftheirplans
andpredictionsweretoberealised.
"ProfessorJ.B.S.Haldane,Obituary"
1December1964
"Science,ToysandMagic"
14December1964
10
HorizontakesalookatscienceinthespiritofChristmas.
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"LearningfromMachines"
6January1965
11
Atatimewhentheuseofteachingmachinesisfastexpanding,Horizonlooksattheprinciplesbehindthem
andenquiresintotheirsuccess.ThoseappearingincludeProfessorB.F.Skinneralearningpsychologistof
HarvardandGordonPask,apioneeroftheteachingmachinewhoexplainshowputtingmanandmachine
togethertolearnfromeachotherisavaluablewaytofindouthowwelearn.
"TheTechniqueofChange"
20January1965
12
Aprofileofoneoftheworld'smostimportantresearchanddevelopmentcentres.Twentyfivemilesfrom
NewYorkCityinacresofparklandstandthesquatmainlaboratorybuildingsoftheBellTelephoneSystem.
Fourthousandscientistsworktherewithanannualbudgetof100million.Isthisthesortofplaceweshould
setupinBritain?[3]
"StarGazers"
3February1965
13
Anobservatoryhundredsofmilesabovetheearth.AstronomyhascomealongwaysinceIsaacNewtonsaw
anapplefall298yearsagoandformulatedthelawofuniversalgravitation.ThisyearAmericaplanstolaunch
anobservatoryintospacetomaptheuniverseandtrytodiscovercluestothecreationofstars.Thereareother
plansforanewgianttelescopetobefinancedbyBritainandAustralia.
"ScienceandArt"
17February1965
14
"Ifinditafantasticarroganceforartiststosaythattheycansitbackintheirstudiosandpaint.Unfortunately
theartistisnotonlytoleratedbutencouragedtodothisthereisnosciencecourseforartistsandIwould
havethoughtitindispensable."FrankAvrayWilson.DiscussioninvolvingWilson,Filipinoartistandwriter
DavidMedalla,Dr.AlexComfortauthor,poet,andzoologistandProfessorAbdusSalamnuclearphysicist,
whotodaypublishesanewtheorywhichsomescientistsbelievemaybe'thefinalkeytounlockingthedoor
thatconcealsthepropertiesofspaceandtime'.
"TheGreatComputerScandal/HBombDetectors"
3March1965
15
"TheGreatComputerScandal:Areportonthestateofbigresearchcomputers.HBombDetectors:Sir
EdwardBullard,tellshowBritishscientistshavedevelopedanuclearexplosiondetectorwhichhaschanged
thepoliticalandinternationaloutlookfornucleartestcontrols.[4]
"ForbiddenEvents/IamaMadman"
17March1965
16
ForbiddenEvents:IsthereafifthforceintheUniverse,ormustwereviseourideasabouttime?Horizonvisits
theRutherfordHighEnergyLaboratorywhereanexperimentisrunningtosettlethis,andtalkstoDr.Lipman.
IamaMadman:PsychiatristsfromallovertheworldmetinLondonrecentlytocomparenotes.Such
comparisonsaregivingnewinsightintothecausesofmentalillness.
"RestlessGenius/Faster,Farther,Higher"
31March1965
17
"OtherSideofthePill"
14April1965
18
Everyday,onaverage,another431Britishwomenstarttakingthecontraceptivepill.Themanufacturersinsist
thatitisthemostcarefullytesteddrugonthemarkettoday.Butsomescientistsanddoctorsareconcerned
aboutthepotentiallongtermeffectsoftakingit.
"TheBigSmoke/TheModelMakers"
12May1965
19
"TheLongSlide/MenwithGills"
26May1965
20
"MenandSharks/SirHenryDale,OM,FRS"
9June1965
21
"TheBrainGain/TheSuddenNight/LearningtoSpeak"
23June1965
22
"Dr.JosephNeedham/Mariner4"
14July1965
23
"ScienceFiction:ScienceFact/AloneandUnarmed"
28July1965
24
"CertainofUncertainty/StateofNature"
11August1965
25
"TimeStoodStill/WeightyMatters"
25August1965
26
8September1965
27
"FuelfortheFuture/Collector'sPiece"
Theworld'sfirstcommercialnuclearreactortoproduceelectricpowermorecheaplythanispossiblefrom
coaloroilwasrecentlycommissionedbyBritain'sCentralElectricityGeneratingBoard.Horizonvisitsthe
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AtomicEnergyResearchEstablishmentatWinfrithHeathwhereJohnCharaptalkstoDr.PeterMummery,
DeputyDirector.InthestudioDavidProwittandDavidWilsondiscussthisimportantdevelopment
"LetNewtonBe"
22September1965
28
Onthe300thanniversaryofIsaacNewton'sgreatestyearofdiscoveryoneofhismostardentdisciples,
ProfessorJuliusSumnerMiller,comesfromCaliforniatocelebratetheoccasionandtoillustratethe
excitementofseeingNewton'sprinciplesinaction.
Series2:19651966
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Title
"SpecialSenses"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
10October1965
Whatsortofpersoncaninventa3Dmicroscope,anewwayofphotographingthemoon,publishfiftypapers
onperception,andspendthreeweekshuntingforaminuteseacreaturetoseehowitseyeswork?Cambridge
psychologistRichardGregoryisamanofmanyfacets.Tonight'sfilmexamineshisinventiveness,itssources
anditsproducts.[5]
"AnAffairoftheHeart"
24October1965
Mysterystillsurroundsthekillerdiseaseofcoronarythrombosis.Itstrikeswithoutwarningandclaims
increasingnumbersofvictimseachyear.Whatprogressisbeingmadetowardstheconquestofcoronary
thrombosis,which,withothersimilardiseases,isresponsibleforoneineverytwodeathsinthiscountry?[6]
"10,000Tombs"
7November1965
CarloLerici,scientistandarchaeologist,hasbroughtpastandfuturetogether.Usinggeophysicalmethods
intendedformineralsurveying,hehasdetected10,000unknownEtruscantombsintenyears.[7]
"Toil,Sweat&Tears"
21November1965
Enzymesarethekeytolifeprocesseshowdotheywork?AnM.R.C.teamattheRoyalInstitution,headedby
Dr.D.C.Phillips,hastakenthefirststeptowardsansweringthisvitalquestion.[8]
"TheBigDishes/TheLivingStream"
5December1965
TheBigDishes:AlookatsomeofthehugenewradiotelescopeswhichhaverecentlystartedworkinBritain,
France,Russia,America,andelsewhere.SirBernardLovell,ProfessorMartinRyleandM.EmiljacquesBlum
explainthescientificmotiveforthisvastexpenditure.TheLivingStream:SirAlisterHardy,F.R.S.,formerly
LinacreProfessorofZoologyatOxford.discusseshiscontroversialbookonevolution.[9]
"BoysonBubbles/ProblemsandPuzzles"
19December1965
BoysonBubbles:HorizonrestageshighlightsfromProfessorC.V.Boys'famousChristmaslectureson
bubblesandsurfacetensionwhichdrewcrowdstotheLondonInstitutionsixtysixyearsago.Problemsand
Puzzles:T.H.O'Beirne,amathematician,challengesyoutosolvesomeofthepuzzleshehasinvented.
"WindowsoftheSoul/ElixirofYouth"
2January1966
Windowsofthesoul:Everyoneknowsthatthepupilsofoureyesreacttolight.Tonight'sfilmshowssome
absorbingpsychologicalexperimentsattheUniversityofChicago,whichsuggestoureyescantellscientists
thingswemightprefertokeepsecretwithDr.EckhardH.Hess,ChairmanofthePsychologyDepartment,
UniversityofChicago.Elixirofyouth:InRumania,morethanfortythousandpeoplehavebeengiven
gerovitalH3,inthebeliefthatitwillmakethemyounger,byDr.AnaAslan,Dr.AlexComfortcommentsona
filmaboutthismassexperiment.[10]
"TheTroubledMind/TripleA.S."
16January1966
"AManofTwoVisions/TheScientistApplied"
30January1966
"TheDolphinsthatJoinedTheNavy/ATheoryofTheEarth"
13February1966
10
"Route128/ATheoryofTheEarth"
27February1966
11
"TheBeginningofLife/ScienceFriction"
13March1966
12
"SoyouwanttobeanInventor?/TheSeveredHand"
27March1966
13
"ChanceandDecay/MeteoriteMystery"
10April1966
14
"TowersofIlium/TheExplodingCity"
24April1966
15
8May1966
16
"ManinSpace"
ColonelFrankBormanIsoneofthetwentythreemenwhohaveorbitedtheearth,andinthemostdetailed
televisionintervieweverfilmedwithanastronauthetellsoftheexperience.Howdoesamanliveinspace?
Howdoesheeat,excrete,andsleep?Andhowdoeshesurvivethestressesoflaunchandreentry?David
LutyensreportsfromthemannedspacecraftcentreatHouston,Texas.
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"DestinationMars/EditorsinConference"
22May1966
17
"ManmeetsDuck/ThePictureMachines"
5June1966
18
"WheremusttheMoneyGo?/PhantomsIncorporated"
19June1966
19
"GenesinAction/ScientistsandWar"
3July1966
20
"TheLonelyChildren"
17July1966
21
They'recalledaloof,selfabsorbed.Theydon'tmeetyoureyes,won'tbecuddled,can'tplaywithother
children.Theyareautisticchildren.Thisprogrammelooksatthisheartrendingconditionandexaminesthe
wayinwhichmedicineisstudyingthesechildren.
"ManofScience/'Nature'Tomorrow"
31July1966
22
"ScienceFiction,ScienceFact/TheDolphinsthatJoinedTheNavy"
11September1966
23
"M.I.T.'sABC/TheDisturbedChild"
25September1966
24
Series3:19661967
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Title
"TenYearsintheAntarctic"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
10October1966
SirVivianFuchsandmanyotherAntarcticaexpertsdescribehowtheyhaveprobedthesecretsofaworld
coveredwithaonemilethickblanketofice.[11]
"TheAthlete"
24October1966
IsthereanylimittoimprovementsInhumanathleticperformance?Ifso,what?RogerBannister,thefirst
fourminutemiler,discusseshisperformancesIntonight'sprogrammewithphysiologistsandpsychiatrists
whomaketheirpredictions.[12]
"FromPeenemundetotheMoon"
7November1966
IfU.S.hopesarefulfilled,thetremendouspoweroftheSaturnIBrocketmotorshould,withinafewweeks,
liftathreemanspacecrafttoorbittheearth.WernhervonBraun,theGermanV2rocketengineerwhoplayed
acriticalpartinthedevelopmentofU.S.rocketry,appearsinareporton700yearsofrocketscienceandits
attempttorealiseaspacetraveldream.[13]
"SexChange?"
21November1966
Sexchangefrequentlymakespressheadlinesalongwithconfusingreportsofthephysiologyinvolved.The
withdrawaloffivegoldmedalwinningwomenathletesfromthisyear'sEuropeanChampionships,supposedly
toavoidtherecentlyintroduced'sexchecks'hasraisedthequestionagain.Whatdoes'sexchange'mean?
Doesit,infact,happen?Inoneoftonight'sitemsHorizonlooksatthiscomplexpsychologicaland
physiologicalsubject.[14]
"TheStructureofLife"
5December1966
Fortheirworkonpenicillin,thedrugwhichsavedsomanylivesinWorldWarII,threemenwereawardedthe
NobelPrize.Tonight'sfilmlooksatoneofthesemen,ProfessorErnstChain.Italsolooksattheremarkable
growthduringthiscenturyofbiochemistryandatsomeoftheunusualresearchinprogressinProfessor
Chain'snew1,500,000BiochemistryDepartmentatImperialCollege.[15]
"HandMeMySword,Humphrey"
"SonsofCain"
25December1966
17January1967
Astudyofaggression.Cain,thesonofAdam,wasthefirstviolentmurdereraftertheGardenofEden.Have
weinevitablyinheritedhisworstcharacteristics?Isaggressionourbirthright?Canasocietyexistwithout
violence?Nonetoosoonouraggressiveinstinctisbeinggivenathoroughscientificanalysis.KonradLorenz
andscientistsfrommanyotherdisciplineslookataggressionandviolenceinourtime.[16]
"HowBesttoMakeaMan,HowBesttoMakeaScientist"
14February1967
Howbesttomakeaman:Learningbeginsatbirth.AHarvardscientisthasbegunaseriesofexperimentsto
trytounderstandsomeofthecomplexprocessesinvolved.Thisfilmshowsthefirstintriguingstepshehas
takenwithathreemontholdbaby:possiblytheearlieststagesindiscovering.Howbesttomakeascientist:
Mostpeopleinthiscountryarescientificallyilliterate,yetmostofusweretaughtsomescienceatschool.Isit
sodifficultorwerewetaughtinthewrongway?Horizontakesacriticallookatsomenewapproachesto
scienceteaching.[17]
"Dynamo,TheLifeofMichaelFaraday"
28February1967
Dynamoisthelifestoryofasupremeexperimentalist:itrelivessomeoftheturningpointsinFaraday's
remarkablecareerinscience,andreconstructsthecrucialworkhecarriedoutinthelaboratoryattheRoyal
Institution,whichremainsasitwaswhenheworkedthereahundredyearsago.[18]
"Migraine"
14March1967
10
Aformoftorturethatleavesnomark...It'sruinedmylife...perhapsit'sanescapefromsomethingIdon'twant
toface.Horizonlooksatsomeoftherecentresearchworkwhichisattemptingtounderstandandprovidea
treatmentforthisseriousillness.[19]
"HowSafeIsSurgery?"
28March1967
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OftheoneandahalfmillionoperationscarriedoutinBritaineveryyearitisestimatedthatfromtwoto
twentypercentresultinwoundinfection,whichcanleadtosepticemiaandinsomecasesdeath.Surgeons
todayperformoperationswhichwouldhaveseemedmiraculousonlyafewyearsago:butevennow,acentury
afterJosephListerpublishedthefirstaccountsofhisrevolutionarytechniqueofantisepticsurgery,infection
afteroperationsisamenace,probablycostingtheHealthService6millioneveryyear.Tonight'sprogramme
investigatesboththetechniquesusedtopreventinfectionduringanactualoperationandresearchintothe
causesofinfectionwhichstilltroubleBritishhospitals.[20]
"TheShapeofWartoCome"
25April1967
12
Willthenextmajorwarbefoughtwithbiologicalandchemicalweapons?Whataretheavailableweapons?
Whatisthehorrortheycancause?Isthereanymoraljustificationfortheiruse?.[21]
"Memory"
9May1967
13
Amanplayingchessblindfoldagainsteightopponents,anAmericanwormeatingitsrelatives,anoctopus
reactingtoascientist'ssignalsinNaples...Thesearcsomeoftheelementsintonight'sinvestigationof
memory.Researchonthebrainanditsworkingshasrecentlyexpandedenormously,producingarecordcrop
ofscientifictheories.Buthownearareweyettoanyrealknowledgeofthemysteriousprocessesbywhichwe
record,store,andrecallourmemories?[22]
"MastersoftheDesert"
23May1967
14
TodaythedesertofsouthernIsraelisabarrenandaridwilderness,but2,000yearsagoinnumerablefarmsand
greatcitiesflourishedthere.Oneman,abotanistandamateurarchaeologist,ProfessorMichaelEvenari,
unearthedthesimpleyethighlysophisticatedmethodsofwaterengineeringandcultivationusedbythese
ancientpeopleandappliedthemhimself.
"Cancer,TheSmoker'sGamble"
20June1967
15
Aconsultantphysician:"Inpeoplewhosmoketwentycigarettesaday,onedeathineightisduetolung
cancer".TheFinancialTimes:"Smokingandcancerlinkstillnotproved".Onthesamedayasthisheadline
waswrittenonetobaccocompany'ssharesroseby1s6d.Whyistheredoubtinsomanypeople'smindsabout
therelationshipbetweenlungcancerandsmoking?Isitareasonabledoubt?Orisitescapism?Tonight's
programmeexaminesthelatestscientificevidenceindetail.[23]
"ScienceandtheSupernatural"
4July1967
16
DidSirWilliamCrookes,laterPresidentoftheRoyalSociety,reallywitnessthematerialisationofthebuxom
spiritofKatieKing,longdeaddaughterofaCaribbeanpirate?Dofamousexperimentsperformedby
parapsychologistsprovebeyonddoubtthattelepathyandprecognitionarescientificfact?Horizonsiftsthe
evidenceforandagainsttheexistenceofsuchoccultphenomena,andinvitesviewerstoparticipateinan
experiment.
"Hypnosis"
18July1967
17
Inthemindsofmanypeoplethewordhypnosisconjuresupvisionsofthesupernatural,oflossofwillpower
andselfcontrol.Isthistrue,andwhatarethepotentialdangers,ifany?Horizonattemptstoclarifythe
misconceptionsandconfusionssurroundingthisemotivesubjectandinvestigatessomeofitspresentdayuses
inmedicine.Tonight'sprogrammeincludesfilmofaCaesareanoperationinwhichthemotherwashelpedby
hypnosisusedinconjunctionwithageneralanestheticprobablyforthefirsttimeinBritain.
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"TheWaroftheBoffins"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
12September1967
DuringthehumanstrugglesbetweentheBritishandGermanairforcestherewasasecretwarwhosebattles
werelostorwonunknowntothepublic.From1939to1945AlliedandAxisscientiststhrewtheirweightinto
thewarknowingthattheirinfluencewouldhaveenormousconsequencesformankind.Thesecretbattlesfor
airsupremacy,theinventions,themeasuresandthecountermeasuresarepartofastorywhichscientiststellin
tonight'sprogramme.[24]
"AspectsofAlcohol"
26September1967
AweedramofC14:AScottishchemisthasrecentlythoughtupanunusualapplicationforScotchwhisky:as
ameasureofradioactivecarbon14intheatmosphereincludingthatproducedbythermonuclearbombtesting.
Oneovertheeighty:Intwoweeks'timeitwillbeacriminaloffencetohavemorethaneightymilligramsof
alcoholperhundredmillilitresofbloodwhileinchargeofamotorcar.Whatdoesthislevelmean?Howwill
thescientificanalysesbecarriedout?[25]
"LordsoftheSea"
10October1967
Onlyinrecentyearshavewehadthetechniquestoinvestigatethedepthsoftheoceans.Butweareilladapted
forthisnewconquesttousitisahostileenvironment.Underwaterweareinefficientandinadequate
comparedwiththegiantfishandtheseamammalswhoseworlditis.Horizonlooksathowscientistsare
helpingmenenterthisnewworld.[26]
"WillArtLast?"
24October1967
Titian'spainting'BacchusandAriadne'issaidtobeworthbetween12millionand110millionandisurgently
inneedofrepair.Howdoesamodernrestorersetaboutpreservingforafewmorecenturiesa450yearold
masterpiece?[27]
"AirSafety,TheUnknownFactor"
7November1967
Theworstcrashinaviationhistorykilled136people.Inthenextdecade,jetairlinerswillcarryuptofive
hundredpassengersandflyfasterthansound.Theirairframesandengineswillbetestedtothemostextreme
safetylimits.Butwhatofthepilotwhowillflytheseplanes?Willwebeabletotesthisabilityinthiscritical
jobinacomparablefashion?[28]
"TheLifeandDeathofthePineProcessionary"
21November1967
AnextraordinaryfilmshowsthehazardousexistenceofacaterpillarThaumetopoeaPityocampa,butthewake
ofdestructionitleavesbehindinitsstruggleforsurvivalhasforcedFrenchbiologiststodeclarewaronthe
species.[29]
"KoestleronCreativity"
5December1967
WhatweretheprocessesofcreativitytakingplaceinthemindofanEinsteinformulatingrelativity?Orofa
Shakespearecomposingasonnet?Canexperimentsonratsormonkeystellusanythingabouthuman
behaviourinscienceandart?ArthurKoestlertakesacriticallookatsometheoriesofhumancreativityand
putshisownviews.[30]
"TheWorldofTedSerios"
12December1967
AnAmericanexbellboy,TedSeriosclaimstobeabletoprojecthisthoughtsontofilmandTVcameras.For
fiveyearshehasworkedwithareputablepsychiatrist,andacademicstaffofDenverUniversity,whobelieve
thephenomenonisgenuineundoubtedlypicturesareproduced.FortwodaysintheU.S.,Horizonfilmed
Seriostryingtoconverthisthoughtstopictures.Isthisacaseforsciencetotakeseriously?Orishea
trickster?
"ProfessorinToyland"
24December1967
SomeenchantingquestionsforenquiringmindsaskedbyProfessorJuliusSumnerMilleronwalkingtoys,
singingtoys,swimmingtoys,flyingtoys.Doyouownatoy?Didyoueverownatoy?ThenJulius('Walt
Disneycalledmeagenius')SumnerMillercanprovideafewscientificquestionstoworryyouwith.[31]
"AnIngeniousMan,SirH.JohnBaker"
2January1968
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PortraitofProfessorSirJohnBakeroneofthiscountry'smostdistinguishedengineers.Ittraceshiscareer
fromhisearlyworkonairshipsinthe1920s,onairraidshelterdesignduringthewar,tohispresentday
influenceonyoungengineersinhisdepartmentatCambridge.[32]
"Man'sBestFriend"
30January1968
11
EachyearInBritainthousandsofstraysaredestroyedyetmedicalresearchisdesperatelyshortof
experimentalanimals.SomeAmericandoctorsarguethatourresearchisheldbackbyalackofsuitable
animals.Isthistrue?Hownecessaryisvivisection?Isitcruel?Couldresearchstillbedonewithoutthe
laboratoryanimal?HorizonreportstonightfromAmericaandBritainontheantivivisectionlobbyandthe
medicalresearchthatmanyarguewouldbeimpossiblewithouttheuseof'man'sbestfriends'.[33]
"OnceaJunkie"
13February1968
12
InEnglandaddictsgettheirheroin,andoftencocaine,ontheNationalHealthService:oursystemhas
preventedthegrowthofadrugbasedcriminalworld,butAmericanssaythatoursystemonlyworkedwhen
wedidnothaveaseriousaddictionproblem.Nowwedo.DoesourpresentsystemmakeIttooeasyforthe
casualdrugexperimentertobecomeahardcoreaddict?IsthereanythingwecanlearnfromtheAmerican
situation?Horizon,withtheguidanceofaBritishpsychiatrist,looksatsomeofthelessonswhichtreatment
centresintheU.S.canteachus.[34]
"TownTrafficandTomorrow"
27February1968
13
Thefamilycaristheproudestpossessionoftwentiethcentury,towndwellingman,butwecannotfitit
smoothlyintoourexpandingcities.ProfessorColinBuchananshowstheoverwhelmingimportanceofthis
gapIntownplanningandpointstoafuturethatcouldbeliberatedbythemotorvehicle,orstrangledbyit.[35]
"TheManMakers"
12March1968
14
TheWashkanskyhearttransplanttriggeredenormouspublicconcernfortheethicsof'interference'withthe
humanbody.Butweareatthebeginningofabiologicalrevolutionwhereeventsarebypassingoroutdating
today'smoralproblems.Justhowmuchcanwehopetoaddusefullytothehumanbody?Couldalimboreven
abrainbetransplanted?Canorgansbestoredsothatthelifeofonemanisnotdependentonthedeathof
another?.[36]
"ManinSearchofHimself"
26March1968
15
Wegrowupwiththeattitudethathappinessshouldbeoursbyrightandwhenwedon'tgetitwefeel
personallysingledoutforilltreatment.Ourcryofanguishis'Whydoesthishappentomeandwhyareallthe
othersgettingthisbliss?'Butarethey?Apersonalviewbyaneminentsocialpsychiatristofthepleasuresand
problemsoflifeinBritainin1968incomparisonwithaverydifferentcultureheknowsintimatelyHindu
villagelifeinNorthernIndia.Helooksatsomeofourdeeplyrootedbeliefsandhowtheyaffectourbehaviour
towardsamongotherthings,bereavement,sex,happinessandoldageandatsomeofourgrowingsocial
problemssuchastherapidlyincreasingphenomenonofattemptedsuicide.[37]
"InvestigatingMurder"
9April1968
16
InBritainthecrimeofmurder,themostseriousofcrimes,leadstothemostseriouspunishment.The
investigationofmurderandthepresentationofevidencealwaysdemandstheutmostcareinprovingaman's
guilt'beyondallreasonabledoubt'forhislibertywilldependonit.Thecertaintyandingenuityofscienceis
helpingmoreandmoretoestablishtheoutcomeofacase.Thescientificallytraineddetectiveatthesceneof
thecrime,thepathologistinthemortuary,andthebiochemistinthelaboratorycaneachsupplythepieceof
thejigsawthatsolvesthecrime,andoftenaroutinescientifictestcanestablishguiltmoredecisivelythanhalf
adozeneyewitnesses.[38]
"TheEquationofMurder"
7May1968
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"LindemannEnigma"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
12September1968
NarratedbyChristopherChataway,theepisodecoveredtheachievementsandfailuresofChurchill'swartime
scienceadvisorProfessorFrederickLindemann.[39]
"FromFieldtoFactory"
19September1968
Manyfarmersthinkthefutureliesinthefactoryfarm.Thismeanskeepinganimalspermanentlyindoors
wheretheycanbemadetoturnfoodintofleshfarmorequicklythanoutinthefields.Ithasworkedwith
chickensandnowitlooksliketheturnofotheranimals.Dothesemethodsreallywork?Dotheanimals
suffer?Horizonlooksatsomechangesthataretakingplaceonthefarm.
"ComfortonAgeing"
26September1968
Dr.AlexComfortoneoflooksintotheageoldquesttoprolonghumanlifeandinvestigatesthelatest
scientifictheories.Whatistheprocesstakingplaceinourbodythatmakesusage?Isageingakindofclock
mechanismthatcouldbesloweddownandhow?Canthesocialscientistdosomethingtochangethisattitude
whichleadstoourfrighteningnegligencetowardsoldpeople?CanthebiologistandtheBritishbiologistin
particular,dosomethingtomakeourliveslonger?
"ExperimentsinWar"
3October1968
Rocketry,electronics,andnuclearbombshaveradicallychangedtheoutwardfaceofwar.Robotmissiles
automaticallyseekanddestroytheirtargetswhile1,000mphstrikeplaneshedgehoponradarguidance.But
behindthebattlefieldisahugesubstructureofresearch,whereacomputercansolvetacticalproblemsin
seconds,oranewweapondestroymilitaryprinciplesovernight,howfarareBritain'sdefencepolicies
governedbytheworkofhersecretarmyofscientistsontheweaponsandtechniquesoftomorrow?
"AfricanMedicine"
17October1968
"TheBrokenBridge"
24October1968
NarratedbyChristopherChataway,theepisodecoveredthemethodsofpsychiatrictherapist,IreneKassorla
[40]
"ChildrenWithoutWords"
31October1968
Asurprisingnumberofchildren,bright,perceptive,andapparentlynormal,seemunabletocomprehend
language.Tosome,writingismeaninglessandtheycanneverdecipherwordsornumbers.Toothers,speech
hasnosignificanceandtheyreacttothespokenwordasiftheywerelisteningtosomeincomprehensible
tongue.Horizonlooksatthisseeminglyinexplicablephenomenonandattemptstothrowsomelightonthe
problemsfacingthesechildren.Itshowstheworkbeingdonetohelpthem,andhowtheylearntoparticipate
inourhighlyliteratesociety.[41]
"ComputerRevolution"
7November1968
"Doctor'sDilemma"
14November1968
"IntheMatterofDrAlfredNobel"
21November1968
10
"WheelsWithinWheels"
28November1968
11
"BlackManWhiteScience"
5December1968
12
"HiddenWorld"
12December1968
13
"TheTalgaiSkull"
19December1968
14
TheTalgaiSkullisthenamegiventoanancientfossilisedskullwhichwasuncoveredinapaddockin
SouthernQueenslandin1886.Theskullcausedasensationinscientificcirclesin1914,butitisonlyrecently
thatseriousattemptshavebeenmadetoestablishitsage.ProfessorN.W.G.Macintosh,Professorof
AnatomyattheUniversityofSydney,believestheskullcouldthrowlightontheoriginoftheaboriginesto
linkthemwithremainsofotherancientmenfoundinJava.ThefirsttaskfacingMacintoshwastodiscover
exactlywheretheskullwasfound,andthebulkofthefilmtracesthefascinatingdetectiveworkthatwenton
inthesmallruralcommunitiesoftheDarlingDownsinQueensland,andthefrustrationsinvolvedingetting
accurateinformationsolongaftertheevent.[42]
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"Phantasmagoria,TheMagicLantern"
24December1968
15
"InsideEveryFatMan..."
2January1969
16
"IfOnlyTheyCouldSpeak"
9January1969
17
"TheMiraculousWonder,TheHumanEye"
16January1969
18
"TheYearoftheLocusts"
23January1969
19
"TheGiftedChild"
30January1969
20
"TheLastofthePolymaths"
6February1969
21
"MusicandtheMind"
13February1969
22
"ReportonV.D."
20February1969
23
"TheDriftfromScience"
6March1969
24
"PowersofPersuasion"
13March1969
25
"TheViewfromSpace"
20March1969
26
"TheUnbornPatient"
27March1969
27
"KingSolomon'sGarden"
10April1969
28
"MuckTodayPoisonTomorrow"
24April1969
29
1May1969
30
"Shark"
Fordivers,seamen,andmostoftenbathers,thewordsharkinmanypartsoftheworldspellsdanger,
sometimesdeath.Notallspeciesaredangerous,butsomearekillers.Whyisthis?Atlaboratoriesinthe
UnitedStatesandAustraliascientistsaretryingtofindtheanswers.Especially,howaresharksabletodetecta
swimmerfromgreatdistances,andwhydotheyattacksomeandnotothers?TonightHorizonpresentsan
Australianfilmwhichexaminesourattemptstounderstandoneoftheoldestinhabitantsofthesea,and
perhapslearnfromthesharkhowwemayliveintheoceanenvironment.
"TechnologyandSelfDetermination"
15May1969
31
"AfterApollo"
22May1969
32
"Discovery"
29May1969
33
"MachinesandPeople,Rt.Hon.A.WedgwoodBenn"
5June1969
34
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Episode
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"ScienceonSafari"
15September1969
"ATrueMadness"
22September1969
"TheProblemofPain"
29September1969
"FourFastLegsandaNose"
6October1969
"FatheroftheMan"
13October1969
"MasteroftheMicroscope"
20October1969
"CERN"
27October1969
"Cancer"
10November1969
"There'saRhinoinMySugar"
17November1969
"FittoLive"
24November1969
10
"Don'tCackle,LayEggs"
1December1969
11
"HowMuchDoYouDrink?"
8December1969
12
"AGameofWar"
15December1969
13
"Bread"
22December1969
14
"FortheSafetyofMankind"
29December1969
15
"JustAnotherWorld"
5January1970
16
"HenryRoyce,Mechanic"
12January1970
17
"ADiseaseofOurTime,Stress"
19January1970
18
"ADiseaseofOurTime,HeartAttacks"
26January1970
19
"SexandSexuality"
2February1970
20
"WhoseCoast?"
16February1970
21
"AMuchWantedChild"
23February1970
22
"TheExpertWitness"
2March1970
23
"AftertheIronAge"
9March1970
24
"LettheTherapyFittheCrime"
16March1970
25
"TheWorldOutside"
23March1970
26
"IntheBeginningWastheWord"
30March1970
27
"DriftingoftheContinents"
13April1970
28
"ACaseofPriority"
20April1970
29
"TheFretfulElements"
27April1970
30
Coveringthephysicsbehindweatherpatternsandclouddoctoringexperiments.[43]
"OneMan'sMeat"
11May1970
31
"OnlySkinDeep"
6July1970
32
"WolvesandWolfmen"
13July1970
33
"AMeasureofUncertainty"
10August1970
34
"TheManhunters"
17August1970
35
Thefamilyofmanbegantoevolvefromtheprimateorderabout15millionyearsagobuthowhavewe
changedsincethen?Wheredidwecomefromwhatdidourancestorslooklikeandhowdidtheylive?The
greatdetectivestoryhastracedouroriginsbacktotheextinctapemanofAfricaprobablymankind'searliest
prehumanancestorfromtheTransvaalcomestheskullofanapemanchild,bearingthemarksofafatal
leopardattackmadeabouttwomillionyearsago.InapreNeanderthalcaveinthecentreofmodernNice
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detailedanalysisofthepatternsofshells,rocks,andbonesfoundonthefloorhasrevealedanexactpictureof
howmanoncebuilthiscampthere130,000yearsago.Horizonlooksattheworkofarchaeologistsand
scientistswhoarediggingforsimilarevidenceofman'searlier.existenceonsitesinEurope,Africa,Australia,
andAsia.
"Don'tGetSickinAmerica"
24August1970
36
UntilnowAmericanshavechosentoreceive,andpayfor,theirmedicaltreatmentprivately.Butinthefaceof
anationalshortageofdoctorsandrapidlyrisingprices,theprivateenterprisesystemseemstobeindangerof
breakingdown.Horizonexaminessomeofthenightmarishsituationsthathavedevelopedinthissystem,and
showsthatmoreandmoreAmericans,fearingillnessmoreforwhatitmightdototheirbankbalancesthanto
theirbodies,arelookingenviouslyatthefreeuniversaltreatmentforallitsshortcomingsenjoyedunder
nationalhealthserviceslikeourown.
"CrownofThorns"
31August1970
37
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"Noah'sArkinKensington"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
7September1970
TheNaturalHistoryMuseumisaplaceofenthusiasts:thehundredsofchildrenwhoswarmthroughthepublic
gallerieseachdayandthe350naturalistsemployedbythemuseum.Theirjobistolookafteranddoresearch
ononeofthelargestcollectionsoflivingorganismsintheworld.Tonight'sprogrammeisachancetolook
behindthescenesofawellknowninstitution.Itisalsoaboutthepublicwhovisititandthepeoplewhowork
there.
"Virus"
14September1970
Thepresentmeaslesepidemichighlightsmanyoftheproblemsofviraldiseasewhichfaceusall.Doyourisk
thepossibilityofinfectionwiththedangerofpermanentdisability,evendeath,ordoyouusevaccines,the
onlyestablishedpreventive,butwhichinthepasthavethemselvesbeenthecauseofseveredisablement?This
programmeweighstherisksandasks:how.safearethenewvaccinesandhoweffective?Whatarethe
prospectsforchemicalcuresforviraldiseases?Andaboveall,whathashappenedtothemostremarkable
drugofall:interferon,discoveredinBritain13yearsago.Horizonreportsonaremarkablenewseriesof
experimentsthatmaybetheturningpointinthisbattleagainstthevirusesthatafflictman.
"Water,Water..."
21September1970
It'salmostinconceivable,withourclimate,thatweshouldbeindangerofawatershortage.Yetsomeareas
alreadysufferasemidroughteverysummer,industrialdevelopmentisthreatened,andthesituationis
certainlygoingtogetworse.Thereis,ofcourse,noshortageofrainhere,butmostofitrunstowastedown
ourrivers,andwithlandatsuchapremiumtheconstructionofnewreservoirscannolongerbeexpectedto
matchtheincreasingdemand.Therearealternatives,numbersofthem,buteachprovidestheengineersand
scientistswithacomplexityofproblems.Controllingtheflowofarivermayradicallychange,evendestroy,
itswildlife.PlacingbarragesacrossourbiggestestuariesliketheWashandMorecambeBaymaydothesame
andmore.AtMorecambetheyareinvestigatingtheveryrealpossibilitythattheportsofHeyshamand
BarrowinFurnessmaybesiltedupcompletely.Horizonlooksattheworkofourscientistsastheytryto
unraveltheproblemsofprovidinguswithmorewater.
"AllCreaturesGreatandSmall"
28September1970
Dowereallyknowwhatgoesonwhere'vivisection'ispractisedandwhytheseexperimentsaresupposedto
benecessary?Dothebenefitsobtainedjustifyman'susingtheotheranimalsforhisownhealthandwell
being?Horizonshowspeopleonbothsidesofaverywidegulftheantivivisectionistswhoseoppositionis
outspoken,andthescientistswhocarryoutthisworkbutrarelyspeakoutforfearofstirringupevenmore
opposition.
"ChildforaLifetime"
5October1970
Thirtythousandchildreninthiscountrytodayarementallysubnormal.Theywillnevergrowup.Their
intelligencehasbeenpermanentlyandprofoundlydamaged,oftenwithoutwarningandwithnoknowncause.
Whatsortoffuturecanthesechildrenexpect?Thisprogrammeexaminesnewtechniqueswhichenablesuch
childrentoovercomelowintelligenceandmasterordinaryskillsofliving.Itlooksathowpsychologiststryto
solvetheirlearningdifficultiesinthehopeofbreakingdownthebarriersofincomprehension.Horizonreports
onthechangingoutlookforchildrenwhoare,asonedoctorcallsthem,strangersintheirowncountry.
"SomethingforOurChildren"
12October1970
"MillionTonTanker"
2November1970
"TheInsectWar"
9November1970
Insecticidesarefastbecomingredundant,notjustbecauseoftheirseveresideeffects,butsimplybecausethey
arefastlosingtheireffectiveness.Moreandmorepestsarebecomingresistant.Soalternativesmustbefound,
andHorizonlooksattheeffortsbothhereandabroadtodiscoverandapplythem.It'sworkinwhichthe
scientiststhemselvesmayseemtodisplayafiendishcunningastheyexperimentwithtechniquesthatrange
fromsubtlyinterferingwiththepest'ssexlifetoabizarreuseoftinfoiltofooltheubiquitousaphid.Butone
factstandsout.ThepestproblemisnowheremorecomplicatedthaninanordinaryBritishfield.
"TheSavageMind"
16November1970
AmongtheYakutIndiansthewoodpeckerisaprizedanimal.Itsbloodisusedagainstscrofulaapowder
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preparedfromamummifiedwoodpeckerisusedagainsthighfevercontactwiththebeakisusedasa
toothachecure.Thesepracticesmayseemtypicalofbizarreprimitivesuperstition,buttoProfessorClaude
LeviStrauss,theFrenchanthropologist,theysuggestaprocessofthinkingjustasvalidasanyincivilised
medicine.Formorethan30yearsnow,ProfessorLeviStrausshasbeenstudyingandanalysingthemindand
behaviourofsocalledprimitiveman.Whathehasfoundhasturnedouttobesosubtleandcomplexthathis
theoriesshouldrevolutionisethewaythatcivilisedmanthinksofhimself.InthisfilmportraitHorizonsetsout
notonlytoexploresomeofLviStrauss'stheoriesbutalsotocapturethespiritofthemanandhiswork.
"Tanks"
23November1970
10
Eversincethefirstlandshipsarrivedatthefrontlinein1916,disguisedaswatercisternsor'tanks'theyhave
playedadominantpartinlandwarfare.Intheir50yearhistoryfromtinpotadolescencetocomputerisedold
age,tankshavedemonstratedhowmilitarythinkingoftenlagsawholegenerationbehindtechnology.Ittook
20yearsfortheArmytobecomeconvincedthattankshadoutmodedthecavalryandanother20togetits
designprioritiesstraight.Withfilmneverbeforeseenontelevision,Horizonfollowsthis50yearhistoryupto
thepresentapresentinwhichtheBritishArmymayhaveanobsoleteweapononitshandswithoutrealising
it.
"MindtheMachine"
30November1970
11
Once,machinescopiedonlyman'sphysicalactivitiesnowtheycanmimicmanyofhismentalprocesses.
Howlongbeforetheycandesigntheirown'intelligent'programmes,howlongbeforetheybecomeman's
intellectualsuperior?
"SquarePegs"
7December1970
12
Whatchancedoyouhaveofgettingabetterjob?Today,applyingforoneoftenmeanssubmittingto
innumerabletestsnotonlyofabilityandintelligencebutalsoofpersonality.Butjusthowvalidarethesetests?
HorizonexaminessomeofthetechniquesusedbytheboomindustryofManagementSelectionandfollows
twocandidatesthroughtheirordeal.
"Earthquakes,TheCityThatWaitstoDie"
14December1970
13
SanFranciscois,literally,acitythatwaitstodie.Itfacesdestructionfromanearthquakewhich,scientists
warn,couldkill100,000people.Theearthquakeisinevitableandimminent,andyetit'sclaimedthattherehas
beenascandalousneglectinapplyingalreadyexistingknowledgetoreducehazards.Fivethousandchildren,
forexample,gotoschoolssiteddirectlyontheactualearthquakefaultsandintheearthquakepredictedthose
childrenwillbekilled.Horizontellsthestoryofthesmallgroupofscientistswho,inastruggleagainst
apathy,aretryingtosavetheircity.Theyarealsoinvolvedincrucialexperimentswhicharealreadyenabling
themtopredictsomeearthquakesandwhichinthenearfuturewillenablethemtorealisethehithertoscience
fictiondreamofpreventingearthquakes.
"TheManWhoTalkstoFrogs"
21December1970
14
"TheGargantuanTriumphofScience"
28December1970
15
"Wildlife,TheLastGreatBattle"
4January1971
16
"GreatOrmondStreet"
18January1971
17
"ABulldozerThroughHeaven"
25January1971
18
"RumoursofWars"
1February1971
19
"I'mDependent,You'reAddicted"
15February1971
20
"Kuru,ToTremblewithFear"
22February1971
21
"DuetoLackofInterestTomorrowHasBeenCancelled"
8March1971
22
"WhatKindofDoctor?"
15March1971
23
"ANiceSortofAccidenttoHave"
22March1971
24
"TheWood"
5April1971
25
"TheMeasureofMan"
12April1971
26
"ThreeScoreYearsandThen?"
26April1971
27
3May1971
28
"Darwin'sBulldog"
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"TheSecret"
10May1971
29
"WhatEveryGirlShouldKnow"
17May1971
30
"TasteofFoodstoCome"
24May1971
31
"LookingforaHappyLanding"
31May1971
32
"ACaseofDepression"
7June1971
33
"TheTotalWarMachine"
14June1971
34
"TheDinosaurHunters"
21June1971
35
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"YourCountryNeedsYou"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
27September1971
Thisweek'sprogrammeintheseriesonManandSciencetodayexamineswhetherourCivilDefenceplans
manyofthemsecretareadequateifBritaineverhastofightanuclearwar.Thefilmcontainssequencesof
secretgovernmentandmilitaryestablishmentsneverbeforeseenontelevision.RestrictedHomeOfficefilms
toadvisethepublicintheeventofwarareshownforthefirsttime.[44]
"Rheumatism"
4October1971
"IfatFirstYouDon'tSucceed...YouDon'tSucceed"
11October1971
"OneLiverpoolorTwo?"
18October1971
"Rutherford,CavendishToday"
25October1971
"TheFiercePeople"
1November1971
"TheMenWhoPaintedCaves"
15November1971
"CrabNebula"
22November1971
"CanVeniceSurvive?"
29November1971
"WillinglytoSchool?"
6December1971
10
"ThePeriscopeWar"
20December1971
11
"PatentlyAbsurd"
27December1971
12
3January1972
13
"TheMissingLink"
Accordingtopresentplans,youmaybeabletocrosstoFrancebyChannelTunnelin1978official.Butafter
170yearsofhopesandfearsinwhichallplanshavebeenkilledbyamixtureofclaustrophobiaand
xenophobia,thelastmajorobstacleisacredibilitygap.Isitnowatlastpossiblethatatunnelwillbebuilt?
"Navajo,TheLastRedIndians"
10January1972
14
"HowMuchDoYouSmell?"
17January1972
15
"ParasiteofParadise"
31January1972
16
"TheDayItRainedPeriwinkles"
7February1972
17
"AreYouDoingThisforMeDoctor?"
14February1972
18
"HowTheySoldDoomsday"
21February1972
19
"ForLoveorMoney"
28February1972
20
"Whales,DolphinsandMen"
6March1972
21
"WhatIsRace?"
13March1972
22
"ManMadeLakesofAfrica"
20March1972
23
"SurvivalintheSahara"
27March1972
24
"MindoverBody"
10April1972
25
"OutofVolcanoes"
17April1972
26
"TheWizardWhoSpatontheFloor"
1May1972
27
"RailCrash"
8May1972
28
AlookathowBritishRailwayshasdealtwithaccidents,accidentinvestigationandsafetymeasures.For
everycrash,anewerandsafersystemisputintoplacetopreventitfromhappeningagain.
"DoYouDigNationalParks?"
22May1972
29
"TheRatMan,SigmundFreud"
5June1972
30
"SorryIOpenedMyMouth"
12June1972
31
3July1972
32
"TheWaysWeMove"
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"TheLifeThatLivesonMan"
10July1972
33
"SexCanBeaProblem"
24July1972
34
"TheSurgeryofViolence"
31July1972
35
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Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
"Hospital,Episode1922"
12October1972
"WhenPolarBearsSwamintheThames"
19October1972
TheearliestknownfossilremainsofapolarbearcomefromKew.So,whenpolarbearsswamintheThames,
didBritainreallylooklikepresentdayGreenland?WhatwastheIceAge?Wasitsolongago?Willithappen
again?[45]
"MakingofanEnglishLandscape"
26October1972
"ShadowsofBliss"
2November1972
"BillionMarsh"
9November1972
"DoYouSincerelyWantaLongLife?"
16November1972
"TheMakingofaNaturalHistoryFilm"
23November1972
"Fire"
30November1972
"AlaskanPipeDream"
7December1972
"TheirLifeinYourHands"
21December1972
10
"NavigatingEurope"
28December1972
11
"Epidemic"
4January1973
12
"WorldsinCollision"
11January1973
13
"TheMilitaryNecessity"
18January1973
14
"TheCurtainofSilence"
25January1973
15
HorizonreportsondeafnessinBritaintoday,includingtheprovisionofaidsforthedeafandthedangersof
noiseinduceddeafness.
"WhentheBreedingHastoStop"
8February1973
16
"ScienceIsDead,LongLiveScience"
15February1973
17
"AndWhereWilltheChildrenPlay?"
1March1973
18
"Acupuncture"
8March1973
19
"WhatTimeIsYourBody?"
22March1973
20
"SurvivaloftheWeakest"
5April1973
21
"RedSeaCoralandtheCrownofThorns"
12April1973
22
"Lumbered...WithBackAche!"
26April1973
23
3May1973
24
"Airport"
Despitethesophisticationofaviationtechnology,airportsafetystilldependsonasurprisinglysmallgroupof
people.ForthisactionfilmHorizonspentamonthatLondonHeathrowtheworld'slargest,andprobably
safest,internationalairportrecordingthatsideofairportactivitythepassengersneverseetheworkofthose
whoguardthecriticalmarginbetweensafetyandwhatcouldproveanationaldisaster.
"DoYouRemembertheMemoryMan?"
17May1973
25
"WhataWaste!"
24May1973
26
"TheLawsoftheLand"
7June1973
27
"DoWeReallyNeedtheRailways?"
14June1973
28
Shouldweconcretethemover,andusethemasreservedtracksforhighspeedbuses?Orreplacethemwith
200mphvehicles,guided,drivenandsupportedbyelectromagnets?Britain'srailwaysweretheengineering
triumphoftheindustrialrevolutionbut,saysomeeconomists,theyareoutmodedinthe20thcentury.Other
kindsofpublictransportcouldbemuchbettervalue.Horizontakesarealisticlookatthenewideasand
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technologiesthatthreatenourexistingrailwaysystemandattheresearchBritishRailisdoingtomeetthe
challenge.
"TheTellyofTomorrow"
"HowDoesItHurt?"
"AScientistLooksatReligion"
21June1973
29
5July1973
30
9August1973
31
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Title
"InSearchofKonradLorenz"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
24September1973
"StretchUpTall"
1October1973
"GildingtheLily"
8October1973
"BlackHolesofGravity"
15October1973
"What'ssoBigAboutUs?"
22October1973
"TheSteadfastTinSoldier"
29October1973
"CarryOnSmoking"
5November1973
"AirCrashDetective"
26November1973
"AnElementofMystery"
3December1973
"DiggingUptheFuture"
17December1973
10
"Kula,AReasonforGiving"
24December1973
11
"CrimeLab"
31December1973
12
"AMatterofSelfDefence"
7January1974
13
"BirdBrain,TheMysteryofBirdNavigation"
14January1974
14
"NeverTooLatetoLearn"
21January1974
15
"TheGreatFishHunt"
28January1974
16
"PedalPower"
4February1974
17
"TheWritingontheWall"
11February1974
18
"WhereDidtheColoradoGo?"
25February1974
19
"TheFutureGoesBoom"
4March1974
20
"Fusion,TheEnergyPromise"
11March1974
21
Controllednuclearfusionmeanstamingthehydrogenbomb.Itcouldsolvetheworld'senergyshortagebutit's
anenormousengineeringchallenge.HORIZONlooksatthelatestfusionmachinesintheUKandUSA.
"TheFirstTenYears"
22April1974
22
"ThisYankeeDodgeBeatsMesmerismHollow"
29April1974
23
"TheHuntingoftheQuark"
6May1974
24
"ANoah'sArkforEurope"
13May1974
25
"Bridges,WhenItComestotheCrunch"
3June1974
26
"SearchforLife"
10June1974
27
"TheSecretsofSleep"
17June1974
28
"WhoNeedsSkill?"
24June1974
29
Documentaryexaminingtherolemanualskillsplayinmodernindustry.IndustriesfeaturedareNuclear
engineering,Shipbuilding,Steelproduction.Skilledmachinistsandwelderstalkfranklyabouthowtheyfeel
theirskillsarevalued.
"HillsofPromise"
1July1974
30
"TheRacefortheDoubleHelix"
8July1974
31
"TheImmigrantDoctors"
15July1974
32
"MinesMineralsandMen"
22July1974
33
"WhatPriceSteak?"
29July1974
34
5August1974
35
"ListenandBeLoyal"
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"AdamorEve?"
19August1974
36
Series11:19741975
Title
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
"AnUnholyScramble"
2September1974
"YouDoasYouAreTold"
28October1974
"TheFirstSignsofWashoe"
4November1974
"TheOtherWay"
11November1974
"TheGreatestAdvanceSincetheWheel"
25November1974
"Joey"
9December1974
"TheNeglectedHarvest"
16December1974
"HowonEarthDidTheyDoThat?"
23December1974
"TheLysenkoAffair"
30December1974
"TheCleanestPlaceintheWorld"
6January1975
10
"TheKillerDust"
20January1975
11
"ATimetoBeBorn"
27January1975
12
Horizoninvestigatesthegrowingtendencyinhospitalstoinducechildbirthbyinjectinghormonesinto
mothers.
"TheUnsafeSea"
10February1975
13
"TheChangeofLife"
17February1975
14
"ProjectFido"
24February1975
15
"ThePlanets"
10March1975
16
"TheLongLongWalkabout"
7April1975
17
"TheOverworkedMiracle"
14April1975
18
"NottheCheapestbuttheBest"
21April1975
19
"ASpoonfulofRoughage"
28April1975
20
"BrainPoison"
5May1975
21
"TheBulldog'sLastBark?"
12May1975
22
"Benjamin"
19May1975
23
"TheMcmasterExperiment"
2June1975
24
"TheGlazedOutlook"
9June1975
25
"TheThreeChordTrick"
16June1975
26
"StrangeSleep"
30June1975
27
"HowDoYouRead?"
14July1975
28
"TheSicklySea"
21July1975
29
"HappyCatastrophe"
28July1975
30
"ToDieToLive,TheSurvivorsofHiroshima"
6August1975
31
"Cannabis"
11August1975
32
"MeditationandtheMind"
18August1975
33
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Title
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
"TheTrobriandExperiment"
29December1975
"TheTransplantExperience"
5January1976
"IntimateStrangers"
12January1976
"AFairShareofWhatLittleWeHave"
19January1976
"TheIncredibleMachine"
26January1976
"KingCoalRevived"
2February1976
"AQuestionofTrust"
9February1976
"TheCaseoftheBermudaTriangle"
16February1976
"TheLordsoftheLabyrinth"
23February1976
"InsidetheShark"
1March1976
10
"TheChemicalDream"
8March1976
11
"TheEdelinAffair"
15March1976
12
"TheWorldofMargaretMead"
22March1976
13
"ThePathwayfromMadness"
29March1976
14
"Geronimo'sChildren"
5April1976
15
"TheVisionoftheBlind"
12April1976
16
"ALessonforTeacher"
26April1976
17
"WhyDidStuartDie?"
3May1976
18
"TheChildrenofPeru"
17May1976
19
"Dying"
24May1976
20
"TheGreatBritishDrought"
26May1976
"AHomeLikeOurs...,AStoryofFourChildren"
7June1976
21
"What'sWrongwiththeSun?"
14June1976
22
DocumentaryonthelikelyeffectsofthedroughtinBritain.
Series13:19761977
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Episode
date
"TheBull'sEyeWar"
25October1976
"TheHotBloodedDinosaurs"
1November1976
"BillionDollarBubble"
8November1976
"TheSelfishGene"
15November1976
"AChildofOurOwn"
22November1976
"SecretsofaCoralIsland"
29November1976
"TheLongValley"
6December1976
"HalfWayto1984"
13December1976
"TheMysteryofKingArthurandHisRoundTable"
20December1976
"ASmilefortheCrocodile"
7January1977
10
"ThePillforthePeople"
14January1977
11
"TheApeThatStoodUp"
21January1977
12
"TheHumanAnimal"
4February1977
13
"TheGuineaPigandtheLaw"
18February1977
14
HowareanimalexperimentscarriedoutinBritainandwhatwouldbeatriskiftheywerecontrolledmore
strictly?
"HuntersoftheSeal"
25February1977
15
"TheRedPlanet"
4March1977
16
"OneofNature'sHotels"
11March1977
17
"DawnoftheSolarAge"
18March1977
18
"GeneticRoulette"
1April1977
19
"TheAmazingDoctorNewton"
15July1977
20
"TheTroublewithMedicine"
22July1977
21
"SilentSpeech"
29July1977
22
"TheGreenMachine"
5August1977
23
"Horizon2002"
26August1977
24
Series14:19771978
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Title
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Episode
date
"TheRiverThatCameClean"
2September1977
"BlueprintsintheBloodstream"
9September1977
"40YearsofMurder"
16September1977
"Darwin'sDream"
23September1977
"TheCryforHelp"
30September1977
"TheSunspotMystery"
7October1977
"TheRhine'sRevenge"
21October1977
25November1977
"TheCaseoftheAncientAstronauts"
Horizoninvestigateswhetherfirstcontactwithalienshasalreadyoccurred.Thepublicationof'Chariotsofthe
Gods?'byErichvonDanikeniscentraltothisdocumentaryandsomeofvonDaniken'sclaimsofevidenceof
extraterrestrialvisitations,suchasthePalenqueslab,theNazcalines,EasterIslandMoaiandtheGreat
PyramidofGizaareinvestigatedanddebunkedbyarcheologistsincludingThorHeyerdahl.Itconcludesthat
vonDaniken'sthesisreliesonunrelatedfacts,falsesimilaritiesandphoneyevidence.AvailableasaPBS'
NOVAepisode,releasedin1978.U.S.narrationbyDonWescott.
"Icarus'Children"
2December1977
"TheHealingNightmare"
9December1977
"TheGreatWineRevolution"
23December1977
"LivingMachines"
6January1978
10
"ALandforAllReasons"
20January1978
11
"IDon'tWanttoBeaBurden"
27January1978
12
"ZeroG"
3February1978
13
Documentaryaboutthephysiologicalandpsychologicaleffectsoflivinginazerogspacestation,built
aroundNASAlibraryfilmfromProjectSkylab.Skylabastronautsandotherexpertsdiscusstheultimate
limitationonspaceflightduration,aswellastheexhilarationofbeingfreeofgravity.
"TheMessageintheRocks"
17February1978
14
"TheEddystoneLights"
24February1978
15
"Lightofthe21stCentury"
10March1978
16
"TheNewBreadline"
24March1978
17
"NowtheChipsareDown"
31March1978
18
Horizonexaminestheriseofthemicroprocessorandasksifautomationpresentsaproblemforthefutureof
Britishindustry.
"ExplosionsintheMind"
14July1978
19
"OneSmallStep"
21July1978
20
"TheTsetseTrap"
28July1978
21
"AWhisperfromSpace"
4August1978
22
"PrisonersofHope"
11August1978
23
"OnaDifferentTrack"
18August1978
24
"CareeringintoScience"
25August1978
25
Series15:19781979
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Title
"CashingInontheOcean"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
1September1978
Manganesenodulescarpetpartsofthedeepoceanfloor.They'repotentiallyahighlyvaluablesourceof
minerals.Horizonlooksattheengineeringchallengeofharvestingthem,andtheknottyproblemssucha
venturewouldposeforinternationallaw.
"BagsofLife"
8September1978
"InnocentSlaughter?"
15September1978
"BeershevaExperiment"
3November1978
"DiversDoItDeeper"
10November1978
"TheBigSleep"
17November1978
Alookattheworld'sleadinghibernationresearchprojectsshowsthattheapparentlysimplebusinessof
dozingoffforthewinteris,infact,anextremelydifficulttricktolearn.Theonlyhopeisthatthewhole
processistriggeredbyaspecial'hibernationhormone'.Ithasn'tbeenfoundyet,butmorethanonelaboratory
ishotonthetrail.
"TheVitalSpark"
24November1978
"TheRedDeerofRhum"
29December1978
"TheForeverFuel"
26February1979
"InSearchofPegasus"
5March1979
10
"TheKeysofParadise"
12March1979
11
"SweetSolutions"
19March1979
12
"BronzeAgeBlastOff"
26March1979
13
"TheRealBionicMan"
2April1979
14
TheopeningtitleoftheTVseriesSixmilliondollarManisanactualcrash,oftheM2F2liftingbody.
HORIZONinterviewsthepilot,BrucePeterson,andlooksatprogressincreatingartificiallimbsandorgans.
"AMediterraneanProspect"
9April1979
15
"ElementsofRisk"
23April1979
16
"MrLudwig'sTropicalDreamland"
30April1979
17
"WhereNothingHappensTwice"
7May1979
18
"JourneyThroughtheHumanBody"
14May1979
19
Imagineyourselfshrunktolessthanamillimetre,travellingdownabloodvessel.It'sapopularsciencefiction
ideabut.tonight,Horizontakesyouonsuchajourney.Wetravelinsidethemainarteriesofthebodyandpast
thenarrowcapillariesoftheskinwhereredbloodcellsmustflowinsinglefile.Wegoalongthecarotidartery
intothedelicatetraceryofthebrainanddownintothemassivecavityoftheheartitself.Weseethebiological
processesatworkwithinthebodyandexplorethechangeswithinthearteriesthatcanleadtotheheartfailures
andstrokeswhichtakethelivesof100,000Britonseveryyear.Thevoyageismadepossiblebytheunique
cameratechniquesdevelopedbySwedishphotographerDrLennartNilsson.Tenyearsagohisimagesofthe
developingfoetusinthewombbroughthiminternationalrecognition.Inthisfilmhedocumentsanother
hiddenworldthesurprisinglybeautifulonewithinourbody'sarterialsystem.
"TheFighttoBeMale"
21May1979
20
"TheRobotsAreComing"
28May1979
21
Series16:19791980
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Title
"TheMexicanOilDance"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
24September1979
Mexico,thelazylandofthesombreroandsiesta,isfastbecomingacountryofhardhatsandhardwork.The
recentdiscoveryofhugeoilfieldsinthesouthernstatesofMexicohasstirredthegovernmentandpeopleto
unprecedentedefforts.CouldMexicoturnouttobeanotherKuwait?Asexplorationfornewoilexpands,
couldthecountryeventuallymatchthegiantreservesoftheworld'stopproducer,SaudiArabia?Horizon
investigateswhateffectMexicomighthaveonanoilhungryworldandtheeffectofoilonMexicoandthe
Mexicansthemselves.Mexicoisalreadyexportingoilsomeofitbyaccident.Theworld'sworsteveroil
spill,fromarigintheGulfofCampeche.isamajorthreattotheTexascoastlineandtothealreadydelicate
natureofUS/Mexicanrelations.
"TracksontheOregonTrail"
1October1979
"TheRacetoReShapeCars"
8October1979
"DragnetforDiabetes"
15October1979
"LostWatersoftheNile"
22October1979
"SurvivaloftheFastest"
29October1979
"ATouchofSensitivity"
5November1979
"ATreasuryofTrees"
12November1979
"DarknessVisible"
19November1979
"UraniumGoesCritical"
3December1979
10
"TheFatintheFire"
10December1979
11
"Decade"
17December1979
12
Aswemoveintothe80s,Horizontakesafinallookoveritsshoulderatthelasttenyears.Ourguideis
GordonRattrayTaylor,theoriginalEditorofHorizon.It'sbeenadecadeofcontrastsConcordeandman
poweredflight,testtubebabiesandabortion,nuclearreactorsandsolarroofs,microprocessorsand
meditation.The70sopenedwithmenwalkingonthemoon.Itendswithanenergycrisis,inflationand
unemployment.
"GhostoftheAmocoCadiz"
14January1980
13
"YouAreOld,FatherWilliam"
21January1980
14
"TheMind'sEye"
28January1980
"ClearedforTakeOff"
4February1980
15
"ASportingChance"
11February1980
16
"TheCancerDetectivesofLinXian"
18February1980
17
"TheBigIf"
25February1980
18
3March1980
19
"EncounterwithJupiter"
10March1980
20
"PortraitofaPoison"
17March1980
21
"MagnetEarth"
24March1980
22
"CashfromTrash"
Roundupofeffortstorecyclemoreofourwaste,narratedbyTonyBritton.
Series17:19801981
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Title
"GoodbyeGutenberg"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
1September1980
InJapanthedevelopmentofavoicecontrolledwordprocessorwillrevolutionisetheiroffices.InSweden'text
inspectors'havetocheckonanyillegalentriesoncomputerfiles.IntheUSAthewayinformationisfiltered
tothePresidentintheWhiteHouseisradicallychanging.InBritainPrestelcansupplyallkindsof
informationintohomesandoffices.Horizonexaminessomeofthemorefarreachingandsubtleeffectsofthe
newinformationage.Weask:Canweforeseeanyoftheculturalchangesthatlieahead?[46]
"InvasionoftheVirions"
8September1980
"BeyondtheMilkyWay"
15September1980
"LittleBoxes"
22September1980
"TheOtherKenya"
29September1980
"MovingStill"
6October1980
"TheWayOut"
13October1980
"TheDeadSeaLives"
20October1980
"OnceinaMillionYears"
27October1980
"Smokers'Luck"
3November1980
10
"BehindtheHoroscope"
10November1980
11
"TheMondragonExperiment"
17November1980
12
"TheSpike"
24November1980
13
"TheSlatemakers"
1December1980
14
"AnatomyofaVolcano"
15December1980
15
WhenMountSt.HelenseruptedlastMay,itdidmuchmoredamagethangeologistshadexpected.Horizon
looksattheaftermathofthedevastatingexplosion,andatthebeginningsofenvironmentalrecovery.
"SpendandProsper"
5January1981
16
HorizonpresentsaportraitofrenownedeconomistJohnMaynardKeynes.Itfollowshislifestory,hisideas
oneconomicsandhiscontributionstothearts.
"AWholeNewMedicine"
12January1981
17
"TheQualyubProject"
19January1981
18
"NoOneWillTakeMeSeriously"
26January1981
19
"LivingwithDying"
2February1981
20
"AIsforAtom,BIsforBomb"
9February1981
21
"WhoWillDeliverYourBaby?"
16February1981
22
"WestofBangalore"
2March1981
23
"Gentlemen,LiftYourSkirts"
9March1981
24
"HelloUniverse!"
16March1981
25
"VoicesfromSilentHands"
23March1981
26
"DidDarwinGetItWrong?"
30March1981
27
"EastofBombay"
6April1981
28
"ResolutiononSaturn,1:TheRings"
11April1981
29
"ResolutiononSaturn,2:TheMoons"
13April1981
30
Series18:19811982
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Title
"HeadsIWin,TailsYouLose"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
28September1981
Ahanggliderpilot,aminerandalorrydrivertheyallhappilyacceptriskseveryday,butnowtheyare
threatenedwithanuclearpowerstationontheirdoorsteps.Yetaccordingtotheexperts,theyhavenoneedto
worry,astheriskisminutecomparedwiththehazardsintheirnormallives.Howaccuratearetheexperts'
figures,andwhyisitthatpeopleneverthelessdonotbelievethatanuclearpowerstation,orapetrochemical
complexlikeCanveyIslandissafe?Nomajortechnologicalundertakingiscompletelywithoutrisk.Buthow
aregovernmentstodecidewhatisan'acceptable'risk,onethatisseentobefairandjustifiablebythemajority
ofthepopulation?[47]
"TheHuntfortheLegionKiller"
5October1981
"BreakinginChildren"
12October1981
"TheGrid"
19October1981
"ButterfliesorBarley?"
26October1981
"ScienceforthePeople"
2November1981
"TheRacetoRuin"
9November1981
"DeathoftheDinosaurs"
16November1981
"Feynman,ThePleasureofFindingThingsOut"
23November1981
30November1981
10
"ARaceAgainstTime"
7December1981
11
"PaintingbyNumbers"
21December1981
12
RichardFeynmantalksabouthislife.
"TheCornucopia"
Horizoninvestigatesthecurrentstateofcomputerandanaloguegraphicsbyinterviewingassistsandscientists
involvedwithscientificandtechnicalmodelling,3Dmovieanimation,andcomputergaming.
"TheSecretoftheSnake"
11January1982
13
"FindingaVoice"
18January1982
14
"TheSeaBehindtheDunes"
25January1982
15
"WhateverHappenedtotheEnergyCrisis?"
1February1982
16
"NotesofaBiologyWatcher"
8February1982
17
"TheClineAffair"
15February1982
18
"TheMillionMurderingDeath"
22February1982
19
"ShotsintheDark"
1March1982
20
"TheVictims"
8March1982
21
"TheFutureMadeinJapan?"
15March1982
22
"ThePrivateFaceofMedicine"
22March1982
23
5April1982
24
"TheFatalBargain"
Series19:19821983
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Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
"TheMiracleofLife"
11October1982
"TheCaseoftheUFOs"
18October1982
Astronautssawthemonthewaytothemoon.Televisionscreensacrosstheworldcarrieddramaticpicturesof
themonNewYear'sEve1978.UnidentifiedflyingobjectsUFOsundoubtedlyexist.Thequestionis:what
arethey?InmostcasesthosewhoseeUFOsarenotmadordrunk,butresponsibleadultswhoaresincerely
convincedthattheyhavewitnessedsomethingverystrange.AndthesightingsarenotjustvisualUFOshave
beenphotographed,filmedandtrackedonradar.Soarethesesightingsevidenceofspacecraftfromother
worldsorofsomethingmoredowntoearth?Tonight'sprogrammeexaminessomeofthemoreclassicUFO
casesandcomesupwithatleastoneratherstartlingpossibility.[48]
"AKillingRain"
25October1982
"IntimateRelations"
1November1982
"TheScientistandtheBaby"
8November1982
"BraveNewBabies?"
15November1982
"TheProfessorofSurgery"
29November1982
"TheChopper"
6December1982
"TheStateofthePlanet"
13December1982
"TheMysteriousMrTesla"
20December1982
10
"25YearsinSpace"
25December1982
Ahistoryofspaceexplorationstartingfromthedawnofthespaceagein1957withthelaunchofSputnikto
theSpaceShuttleColumbia.Mainlyusingexcerptsfromnewsreelsandtelevisionprogrammesthestory
coversLaika,JupiterC,YuriGagarin,AlanShepard,JohnGlenn,AlexeyLeonov,EdwardWhite,Apollo1,
VladimirKomarov,Apollo8,Apollo10,Apollo11,Apollo13,Apollo17,Skylab,SalyutandVoyager1.It
includesinterviewsandbroadcastsfromSirBernardLovell,JamesBurke,FrankBorman,BrianAldiss,Hugh
TrevorRoper,BarbaraWard,CarlSaganandPatrickMoore.
"SizewellUnderPressure"
10January1983
11
"TropicalTimeMachine"
17January1983
12
"TheGenevaEvent"
24January1983
13
"HowMuchCanYouDrink?"
7February1983
14
"TalkingTurtle"
14February1983
15
"WhatLittleGirlsAreMadeOf"
21February1983
16
"BritishScienceOntheWrongTrack?"
28February1983
17
"TheGreatPlainsMassacre"
7March1983
18
"HardRock"
14March1983
19
"BetterMindtheComputer"
21March1983
20
"MadnessonTrial"
11April1983
21
"SixtyMinutestoMeltdown"
18April1983
22
"KillerintheVillage"
25April1983
23
Horizontracesthespreadofanewlyidentifieddisease,AIDS,acrossAmerica.
Series20:19831984
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Title
"TheCaseofE.S.P."
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
26September1983
Isitpossibletoreadsomeone'smindorforetellthefuture?Dosomepeoplehavepsychicpowersorasixth
sense?Mostscientistswouldemphaticallysayno,andthatthemanypeoplewhobelieveinsuchthingsare
credulous,irrationalandunscientific.Wetalktotheleadingcriticsofthenewresearch,whoreflecttheviews
ofthescientificestablishmentthatESPreallystandsforErrorSomePlaceandweshowsomescientists'
recentattemptstoanswertheircriticsbytakingESPoutofthelaboratoryandputtingittothetestintheworld
ofcommerce,crime,archaeologyandwarfare.[49]
"TheArtificialHeart"
3October1983
BarneyClarkdiedinMarch,havingsurvived112dayswiththeworld'sfirstpermanentpneumatictotal
artificialheart.Horizonfollowsthecasewiththesurgeon,WilliamDeVries,andlooksattheprospectsforthis
technologytosavelives.
"DrPriestleyandtheBreathofLife"
10October1983
On1August1774DrJosephPriestleydiscoveredanunknowngasoxygen:adiscoverythatmayleadtodayto
acureforrheumatoidarthritisandcheapfuelfromsunlight.ProfessorIanFellsshowshowwearestilltrying
tounderstandthelinksbetweenoxygenandlivingthings.[50]
"ProfessorHawking'sUniverse"
17October1983
TheLucasianProfessorofMathematicsatCambridgeUniversity,hemadehisnamebydiscoveringthatblack
holesarenotnecessarilyblacksomeofthemshine.Afflictedbyaterribleillness,ProfessorHawkingrelies
onhisyoungstudentstohelphimInhisworkanambitiousprogrammetounifyallthedisparatetheoriesof
physicsintooneultimatetheoryofeverything.Ifhesucceeds,thenhisdiscipline,theoreticalphysics,may
haveonly20yearsorsotogobeforeitcomestoanend.[51]
"TheCruelChoice"
24October1983
EachyearinBritainfourmillionanimals,includingrats,mice,rabbits,dogsandmonkeysareusedforanimal
experimentstheirbodiesarethetestinggroundfornewproductsaswellasfortheadvanceofscientific
knowledge.Scientistsmaintainthatwithouttheseanimalexperimentsourfuturehealthandsafetywouldbe
dangerouslyatrisk.Yettomanyofustheveryideaofanimalsbeingusedinthiswayisrepugnant.Areall
theseanimalexperimentsessentialoruseful?Couldtheybereplacedbycellcultures,computermodelsand
othersophisticatedlaboratorytechniqueswhichwouldrelieveorremovethatsufferinganddeath?Doesit
havetobeeitherourwellbeingoranimalwelfare?Aninvestigationintothealternativestothatcruel
choice.[52]
"AChild'sGuidetoLanguages"
31October1983
"China'sChild"
7November1983
"TheEarthquakeConnection"
14November1983
"PrisonerorPatient?"
28November1983
"Cancer,ThePatternintheGenes"
5December1983
10
"TheAcademy"
12December1983
11
"TheIntelligenceMan"
9January1984
12
"Microworld"
16January1984
13
"ANewGreenRevolution?"
23January1984
14
"SpiesintheWires"
30January1984
15
"ValleyoftheInca"
13February1984
16
"ConquestoftheParasites"
27February1984
17
"ReflectionsonaRiver"
5March1984
18
"ANormalFace"
12March1984
19
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"PrisonersofIncest"
19March1984
20
"SignsoftheApes,SongsoftheWhales"
26March1984
21
"ProfessorBonnerandtheSlimeMoulds"
9April1984
22
"TheMindofaMurderer,1:TheCaseoftheHillsideStrangler"
16April1984
23
"TheMindofaMurderer,2:TheMaskofMadness"
17April1984
24
"ACruelInheritance"
30April1984
25
"TheMalvernLink"
7May1984
26
"BiologyatWar:TheMysteryofYellowRain"
15May1984
ReportfromLaos,ThailandandKampucheaontheallegeduseofbiologicalwarfareinthesecountriesbythe
USSR.
"BeyondtheMoon"
21July1984
Report,usingmaterialofthetime,ofthe1969moonlanding,anddiscussionontheUSA'sspaceprogramme.
Series21:19841985
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Title
"BiologyatWar:APlagueintheWind"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
29October1984
Investigatesthehistoryofgermwarfareandthethreatofanewbiologicalarmsrace.
"ContentedCowsandOtherAnimals"
5November1984
Chickenspackedinbatterycages,pigsinmetalcratessosmalltheycan'tturnroundthat'swhatmodern
farmingmeanstomanypeople,andthey'reagainstit.Butwhatdotheanimalsfeelaboutitall?Scientistsare
nowstudyingfarmanimalstofindoutmoreabouttheirnaturalbehaviourandabouthowfarmerscanchange
thewaytheytreatthem,inthehopeofimprovingfarmproductivityandmakinglifebetterforthem.And
they'vecomeupwithsomesurprisingevidencefromexperimentsthatincludelambsinbalaclavahelmets,
henslayingmulticolouredeggs,pigsbuildingnestsandagroupofchickensthatroundlyrejectedan
influentialgovernmentreportonwelfare.[53]
"PickingWinners"
12November1984
"TheBrainPuzzle"
19November1984
"GlobalVillage"
26November1984
"Ivan"
3December1984
"AMathematicalMysteryTour"
10December1984
"Supercharged,TheGrandPrixCar(19241939)"
17December1984
"ColourfulNotions"
7January1985
"AWorldofTheirOwn"
14January1985
"DecodingDanebury"
21January1985
10
"AMissiontoHeal"
28January1985
11
"MysteryoftheLeftHand"
4February1985
12
"TheTheatreofWar"
11February1985
13
"TheCarefulPredator"
25February1985
14
"WhatEinsteinNeverKnew"
4March1985
15
"Eurekaaargh!"
11March1985
16
"CareeringOn"
18March1985
17
"HowtoFilmtheImpossible"
25March1985
18
"TheFoodAllergyWar"
1April1985
19
"TheGoddessoftheEarth"
15April1985
20
"Iras,TheSupercooledEye"
22April1985
21
"APrizeDiscovery"
29April1985
22
"TwentyFirstBirthday"
20May1985
23
Series22:19851986
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Title
"Halley'sComet:TheApparition"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
25November1985
ReportonthepassageoftheEuropeanGiottospacecraftasitpassesthroughthetailofHalley'sComet.
"AreYouaRacist?"
6January1986
"Genesis"
13January1986
"BitterCold"
20January1986
"TheMould,theMythandtheMicrobe"
27January1986
"Outbreak,TheMicrobeMasterstheMould"
3February1986
"TheWrongStuff"
10February1986
"Science...Fiction?"
17February1986
"TheChildrenofEve"
24February1986
"TheNewFaceofLeprosy"
3March1986
"HiTechalaFranaise"
10March1986
10
"IntheWakeofHMSSheffield"
17March1986
11
"AIDS,AStrangeandDeadlyVirus"
24March1986
12
ThevirusthatcausesAIDShasbecomeoneofthemostintensivelystudieddiseasecausingorganismsinthe
historyofscience.Itsanatomyhasbeendissected,andthewayitpenetratesthebody'sdefencesunderstood.
Thisyearavaccinehasreachedthecrucialstageoftestinginmonkeys.Andapowerfulnewdrugmayoffer
somehopetosufferers.ButthemoreAIDSresearcherslearn,themoreworriedtheybecome.Thevirushas
nowinfected20millionpeopleacrosstheglobeitisspreadingsexuallybetweenmalesandfemalesand
attackingnotonlytheimmunesystem,butalsothebrain.Eventually,hundredsofthousandsofyoungpeople
withAIDSmayrequirespecialisedmentalhealthcare.[54]
"TheCaseoftheFrozenAddict"
7April1986
13
"NiceGuysFinishFirst"
14April1986
14
"TheMenWhoBottledaCow"
21April1986
15
"TwiceFiveplustheWingsofaBird"
28April1986
16
"WhatMakesanAnimalSmart?"
12May1986
17
"AHandfulofSugarwithaPinchofSalt"
19May1986
18
"UranusEncounter"
26May1986
19
"WhoBuiltStonehenge?"
9June1986
20
"BatteredBaby,1:FromGenerationtoGeneration"
16June1986
21
"BatteredBaby,2:BreakingtheChain"
23June1986
22
"DoctorstoBe"
30June1986
23
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"TheTwentyFiveHourClock"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
5January1987
Thereareclocksinyourbodywhich,lefttothemselves,wouldhaveyoulivea25hourday.Tamperingwith
them,justbyworkingthewrongshiftpattern,mayleadtoillness,ormayaffectyourabilitytohaveachild.
Understandingbodyclockshelpstocurewinterdepression,warnsofdeathrhythmsinunbornbabies,leadsto
pillsforreducingjetlag,giveslongerlivestosomecancerpatientsandmayevenprovidecheapermeat.
"TheSearchfortheDisappeared"
12January1987
Howcansciencehelpintheinvestigationofpoliticalkidnappingsandmassmurder?Argentina'smilitary
juntaswereresponsiblefortorturingandkillingover10,000people.Todaytheirbonesaretheironly
witnesses.Byexhumingunmarkedgraves,forensicscientistsareidentifyingindividualvictimsandfinding
importantevidencetobringthoseresponsibletojustice.Manyofthe'ChildrenoftheDisappeared'have
survivedbecausetheywereillegallytakenbymilitaryfamilieswhomayhavebeeninvolvedintheirparents'
murder.Whengrandparentseventuallytracetheirgrandchildren,theonlywaytheycangetthembackisto
provetheirrealidentitybygenetictesting.
"TheBlindWatchmaker"
19January1987
"RidingtheStack"
26January1987
"BrunoBettelheim,1:TheManWhoCaredforChildren"
2February1987
"BrunoBettelheim,2:ASenseofSurviving"
9February1987
"EnergyfromOuterSpace"
16February1987
"TheReturnoftheOsprey"
23February1987
"CanAIDSBeStopped?"
2March1987
"PoliceStress,JohnWayneSyndrome"
9March1987
10
"ToEngineerIsHuman"
16March1987
11
"TheMagmaChamber"
23March1987
12
"BrokenImages"
30March1987
13
"TrialBabies"
6April1987
14
"AfterChernobyl,ClosertoHome"
13April1987
15
"LifeStory"
27April1987
"MakingSexPay"
11May1987
16
"TheAnthropicPrinciple"
18May1987
17
"Aircrash,TheBurningIssue"
1June1987
18
"RiddleoftheJoints"
8June1987
19
"ToCatchaFallingStar"
15June1987
20
"IntheLightofNewInformation"
22June1987
21
Theinformationhungryworldofthe21stcenturywillbefednotbyelectricalsignals,butbypulsesof
invisiblelaserlightflyingalongfibresofglass.Whatistherevolutionincommunicationsthathasousted
electricityinfavouroflight?Withcrashingmotorbikes,stretchingtrainsandasemiconductorlaserthesizeof
adepartmentstore,Horizoninvestigatesthemysteriousworldoflighttechnologyand,atthefrontiers,finds
plansforcomputersthatwillprocessinformationwithlight.
"Janice'sChoice"
29June1987
22
JaniceBlenkharnfacesthehardestchoiceofherlife.Whetherornotshewantstobetoldifshewilldevelop
anincurablegeneticdiseasecalledHuntington'sdisease.Everychildofanaffectedparenthasa5050chance
ofinheritingit.Janice'smotherdiedofHuntington'sChorea,soJaniceisatrisk.Ifshedevelopsit,thenher
childrenwillbeatrisk.Untilnow,therehasbeennowayofknowingwhowillbeaffectedandwhospared.
ButthankstopainstakingresearchinaremoteSouthAmericanfishingvillage,atestnowexists.Itoffers
Janice,andothersatriskfromthisfataldisease,thechancetoseeintothefuture.
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Title
"TheTransplantedBrain"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
4January1988
ForsufferersofParkinson'sDisease,hopeliesinanewexperimentaloperationabraintransplantandthe
firstonahumanbeingisjustabouttotakeplace.Thisremarkabletechniquemayonedayalsotreatpatients
withAlzheimer'sDisease,strokesandparalysingspinalcordinjuries,yetpromisestobesurroundedby
controversybecauseofthesourceofthetransplantedtissue.
"DeathofaStar"
11January1988
DeepinaJapanesecave,astar'slastmomentsaredetectedbysignalsfromparticleswhichhavetravelled
through170,000lightyearsofspace,andthenthroughtheearthitself.Itwasthemostimportanteventinany
livingastronomer'slifetime,becausedyingstarsarecentraltothelifeofouruniverse.Sowhenthesupernova
appearedinthesouthernskylastFebruary,theworld'sastronomersturnedeveryavailableinstrumentontoit.
Thisuniqueinternationalcollaborationhasgivenfascinatinginsightsintooneoftheuniverse'smostviolent
events.Theprogrammefollowsthesupernova'sstory,fromitsfirstsightinginChiletoAustralia,Americaand
Japan.
"PlayingwithMadness"
18January1988
Manicdepressionisacripplingemotionalillness.Itcarriesahighriskofsuicide.Itisnowknownthatithasa
stronggeneticcomponent.Thosegenesaffectoveronepercentofhumanity:some50millionpeople.Is
manicdepressionsimplyanothergeneticcrossthatmankindhastobear,ordothesegenesalsoconveysome
sortofadvantagethathelpstoexplaintheirsurvival?Manymanicdepressivesarecreativeisitinspiteof
theirillnessorbecauseofit?Andwhathasmadnesstodowithpoetry,art,music,literatureandleadership?
Coulditbethatmentalillnessis,insomesense,necessary?
"TheCanalintheJungle"
25January1988
ThePanamaCanal,nowabilliondollarcommercialcrossroads,wasin1881asnakeinfestedforestand
swamp,harbouringyellowfeverandmalaria,withsawgrassthatshreddedskinlikearazor.Whenthejungle
beatOldWorldcanaldiggersfromFrance,engineersfromthebrashyoungUnitedStatestookover,firedby
thesuccessoftheirnewtranscontinentalrailroad.Ofthehalfmillionworkers,whotoiledfordecadestocreate
thisnewwonderoftheworld,28,000died.Todaythecanalcarries12,000shipsayear.Butitsfutureis
threatened,becauseofdamagetotherainforestonwhichPanamadepends.
"DeathoftheWorkingClasses"
1February1988
Ifyouarebornintoaworkingclassfamily,fromyourfirstbreathyouareatgreaterriskofdyingthanthe
babyofprofessionalparents.Atallages,deathhasaclassbias.TheNHShasmadenodifferencetothehealth
gapbetweenthesocialclasses.Isthegapbecauseofthewaypeoplebehaveeatingchips,smokingorisit
theresultofpovertyanddeprivation?Doesstressmatter,andifso,whatkind?Canunemploymentkill?
Horizoninvestigatesthetheoriesbehindtheshockingstatisticsandasksifthewillistheretodoanything
aboutthem.
"TheGreenhouseEffect"
8February1988
Thetemperatureisgoingup.Britainmaybecomewarmer,butevenwetter.ThegrainbeltofAmericamayget
toodrytoproducegrain.InIndia,themonsoonsmayfail.Humansaroundtheglobewouldfacegreater
challengesthanever.Byburningcoal,oilandgas,carbondioxideisaddedtotheatmosphere.Itkeepsmoreof
thesun'sheatin,whichismakingtheworldwarmup.And,inachainreaction,sealevel,cropgrowthand
rainfallwillallchange.CantheGreenhouseEffectbeavoided,causedasitisbyoneofthemostbasichuman
activitiesthegenerationofpower?Asonescientistsays:'...we'rehooked,wecan'tstop'.
"StrugglingforControl"
15February1988
ThissummerthousandsofholidaymakersarespendingtheirfirstdayintheCostadelGatwick,asforeignair
trafficcontrollersstruggletofindspaceforthem.Here,anewflightiscrammedintotheairspaceeveryten
seconds.Horizongainedunprecedentedaccesstoinvestigatehowairtrafficcontrolreallyworks.Onedimly
litoperationsroomhandleseverythingthatfliesoverEnglandandWales.Yetcontrollerssayequipmentisout
ofdateandkeepsbreakingdown.PlansforthenewLondonCityAirportwentwrongafewweeksafter
openingday.Why?Howmuchlongercancontrollersstrugglewiththetidalwaveofaircraft?
"Thinking"
22February1988
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Goodnews:computerswon'ttakeoverafterall.Thinkingcan'tbeproducedjustbyrunningacomputer
programme.SoarguesJohnSearle,aphilosopherattheUniversityofCalifornia.Hiscontroversialviews
annoythosescientistswhoworktocreate'artificialintelligence'.Theybelievethinkingcanbedoneby
computer.UsingaplayinCantonese,amachinethatlookslikeanoldmangleandtheideasandimagesof
recentnews,Horizonexploresthelimitationsofdigitalcomputers.
"PatientsonTrial"
29February1988
ForthepasttenyearsdoctorsinAmericahavebeenexperimentingwithanewdrugtotreatincurablecancers.
Interleukin2hasbeenbothacclaimedasamiracleandcriticisedascruelandunethical.Somepatientswith
advancedtumoursarecompletelycured,butmostshownoimprovementandsufferagonisingphysicaland
psychologicalsideeffects.Afewdiefromthetreatment.Horizonfollowsthreepatientswhohavebeen
acceptedontothedrugtrial.Stakesarehighforbothsides.Theresearchersbelievethatthiscostlyand
controversialtherapycouldrevolutionisecancertreatment.Thepatientsareguineapigsinalastditch
experimenttosavetheirlives.
"PurpleWarrior,RulesofEngagement"
7March1988
10
ThefirstoftwoprogrammesAsHMSArkRoyalisharassedbyanenemysubmarine,AdmiralWhite's
response,asJointForceCommander,isgovernedbythe'RulesofEngagement'filteringdownfrom
Whitehall.ExercisePurpleWarriorinvolves20,000menand39ships.TheirtaskistoevacuateUKnationals
peacefullyfrom'Kaig'and,ifpossible,toavoidwar.WithcamerasattheactualCommandCentreusedforthe
Falklandswar,onHMSArkRoyal,onHMSIntrepidandonwindswept'Kaig',HorizonobserveshowLondon
attemptstomaintaincontrolofaworseningsituation.
"PurpleWarrior,LimitedWar"
14March1988
11
TwodaysafterExercisePurpleWarriorlandson'Kaig',OrangeattackstheTaskForcewithbombsand
Exocets.Meanwhile,inLondonattheCommandCentreusedfortheFalklandsWar,staffarestillcatchingup
ontheovernightsignalsandgettingreadytobriefAdmiralDingemans.Atsea,off'Kaig',AdmiralWhiteis
preparingtotransfercommandoftheJointForceof17,000menand39shipstoGeneralVaux.FirstVaux
mustestablishhisheadquartersashore,buttheweatherisbeginningtoclosein,makingallamphibious
movementsunpredictable....
"TheHeartofAnother"
28March1988
12
WinneroftheRoyalSocietyAwardforbestscience,medicalortechnologyprogrammeof1987.Pierre
GarandandGillesThibaultliecriticallyillinMontreal'sRoyalVictoriaHospital.Theironlyhopeofsurvival
isahearttransplant.Horizonfollowseverystageofthefighttosaveeachlife:thedoctors'discussionsto
decidewhetherthepatientistooilltohaveatransplanttheanxietyofthefamilyastheywaitthefrantic
searchforadonorandthesurgeons'raceacrossthebordertotheUSAtogetaheart.Finally,hourslater,will
thetransplantedheartbeatinitsnewbody?
"EasterIsland,TheSecrets"
11April1988
13
SinceitsdiscoveryonEastermorningin1722,EasterIslandhasremainedafascinatingpuzzle.Itisthemost
isolatedinhabitedlandonearth,andyetitwasalsohometoagloriousstoneculture.Canthemysteryofits
giantstatueseverbesolved?Whobuiltthem,howandwhyandwhathappenedtothecivilisationthatonce
flourishedthere?Fromallovertheworldscientistsaredrawntothislonelyspot,insearchofanswers.Inthe
firstofatwopartinvestigation,Horizonpiecestogetherthecluesthatcanrevealthesecretsofavanished
past.
"EasterIsland,TheStory"
18April1988
14
Themostisolatedinhabitedislandintheworldishauntedbyhugebroodingstatuesandamysteriouspast.
Sciencehasunravelledsomeofitssecrets,butnow,inthesecondofatwopartinvestigation,Horizonlooks
foralternativeinformationtosolvetheremainingpiecesofthepuzzle.Theislandersbelievethatthestatues
literallywalked,bymagic,fromtheirquarrytotheceremonialplatforms.Theybelievethatanoldwoman's
spellongreedystonecarversbroughtthequarryingtoahalt,buthazymythandscrapsoflegendcanbeused
toreinterpretscientificfinds,andfinallytellthestoryoftheextraordinarystatuebuilders.
"DoctorstoBe,1:TrialbyInterview"
23April1988
PartoftheDoctorstoBeseriesfollowingthecareersofmedicalstudents.Twosixthformersfacethe
interviewpanelforplacesatStMary'sHospitalMedicalSchool.
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"DoctorstoBe,2:TheKnowledge"
24April1988
PartoftheDoctorstoBeseries.October1985.Themedicalstudentsfacetheirfirstexams.
"DoctorstoBe,3:WelcometotheRealWorld"
25April1988
PartoftheDoctorstoBeseries.Aftertwoyearsofmedicaltraining,themedicalstudentsareputintothe'real
world'ofasurgicalwardatStMary'sHospital,Paddington.
"CanceratBay"
4May1988
15
WhenChineseandJapanesepeoplemovetoCaliforniatheychangetheirlifestyles.SodidtheGreeksand
ItalianswhomigratedtoAustralia.Theresultisachangeinthecancerstheydevelop.Thisprogramme
exploreshowchangesinthewaywelivecanreducetheriskofcancer.
"TracesofMurder"
9May1988
16
Whenthereisaseriesoflinkedmurders,particularlyofchildren,thekillerislikelytostrikeagain.Theseare
themostseriousofcrimes.AfterfailuresinthecaseoftheYorkshireRipper,theHomeSecretarypromised
theharnessingforsuchinvestigationsofthebestdetectiveandforensicskillsinthecountry,andtheuseof
computertechnology.Hasthishappened?NewtechnologyisnowavailableonbothsidesoftheAtlanticand
mayincreasethechancesofsolvingthesedisturbingcrimes.
"TheHopeofProgress"
16May1988
17
SirPeterMedawar,whodiedlastNovember,wasagreatscientistwho,withthehelpofanexceptional
woman,triumphedoveradversityandjustifiedhishopeofprogress.Hewasshockedbytheappallingburnsof
aSecondWorldWarairmanwhocrashednearhishome,andhesettoworktofindatreatmentusingskin
grafts.Hisfundamentaldiscoveriesabouttheimmunesysteminspiredthesurgeonswhopioneered
transplantation.SirPeterbecameaNobelLaureateandfigureheadofBritishscience.Afteraseverestroke,his
owncourageandthesupportofhisremarkablewifeJean,enabledhimtoreturntowriting,includinghis
autobiographyMemoirofaThinkingRadish.AlanHowardreadsSirPeter'sownwordsinthistributefrom
hiscolleaguesandLadyMedawar.
"ANewsdayRevolution"
23May1988
18
Therehasbeenanelectronicrevolutionintelevisionnews.Ithasaffectedthewaynewsisgathered,presented
andedited.HorizonfollowsBBCTVnewsteamsathomeandabroadforjustoneday,toseehowthenew
technologyworks:inthestudiowithSueLawleyattheWhiteHousewithTimSebastianinthenewsroom
withtheeditors.Howisthenewtechnologychangingthenewsyouseeonyourscreen?WhenTuesday22
Marchstarted,itlookedlikebeinganordinarynewsday.Itdidn'tturnoutthatway.
"AGoodTest?"
6June1988
19
PaulMercer,astudent,wantstobeanavalofficer.JohnJosling,amanager,hopestobecomeadirectorofhis
company.Navalpsychologistsusepsychometrictests(themodernIQtests)whichinvolvetwodaysof
rigorousassessmenttohelpselecttheirpotentialhighfliers.ButtheofficerchairingtheAdmiraltyInterview
Boardbelievesthatit'snotuntilyoucanlookintotheman'seyesthatyougetafeelforhistruecharacter.Are
thetestsvalidandistheresultfairtoPaulMercer?JohnJoslingagreestosubmithimselftovigorousand
potentiallyembarrassingpersonalitytesting.Hiscompanybelievesitwillidentifyhisstrengthsand
weaknessesandassisthisambitionsforpromotion.Butcanyoureallychangepersonalitywithpapertests?
"Superconductor,TheRaceforthePrize"
13June1988
20
Theflowofelectricitywithabsolutelynolossduetoresistancecouldmeanfarcheaperpower,levitatedtrains
andeverfastercomputers.Butuntil1986,thetechnologywassocomplicatedandexpensivethatalmostits
onlyusewasforthepowerfulmagnetsofmedicalscanners.Thisisthestoryofascientificbreakthroughand
thehecticracethatfollowedforsuperconductorsthatworkathighertemperatures,forapplicationsand
lucrativemanufacturingpatents,foranexplanationofhowthenewmaterialswork...andwithluck,asharein
aNobelprize.
"BelieveMe"
27June1988
21
Tobetold'yourillnessisallinthemind'or'pullyourselftogether'isnohelptopeoplelikeMollieChampion
14yearsseekingadiagnosisandstillnotcured,orMichaelMayne.'Postviralsyndrome''Yuppieflu','Royal
Freedisease',or'myalgicencephalomyelitis',hasdividedmedicalopinionforover30years.Now,thousands
ofpatientsarestrugglingforrecognitionofthisdistressingcondition,whilefightingthefundamentalattitudes
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ofdoctorstodiagnosisanddisease.Butassomepatientssuffer,otherstryafreshapproach:independentlyof
theirdoctors.
"TheQuestforTannuTuva"
4July1988
ShortlybeforehisdeathinFebruary1988,thescientistRichardFeynmantalkedabouthistenyearfascination
withTannuTuva,aShangriLaontheedgeofMongolia,whichveryfewwesternershaveeverseen.Also
releasedbyPBS'NOVAmonthslater.
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"TheDiaryofDiscovery"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
28September1988
HorizonfollowsthepreparationofthefiveastronautsofthespaceshuttleDiscovery,thefirstshuttleflight
sincetheChallengerdisasterof1986.
"TheBookofMan"
9January1989
HorizonlooksattheHumanGenomeProject,anattempttomapallthegenesofhumanDNA.
"ThePoisonThatWaits"
16January1989
HorizonreportsontheabnormallyhighoccurrenceofseniledementiaandParkinson'sdiseaseonthePacific
islandofGuamthatscientistsbelieveislinkedtoapoisoninthenativecycadfruit.
"PerilsoftheDeep"
23January1989
Horizonlooksatevidencethatseemstoshowthatdivingcancauselongtermdamagetothebrainandspinal
cord,eveninshallowwaters.
"SmartWeapons"
30January1989
Weaponsarebeingdevelopedthatarecontrolledbycomputerstodestroyspecifictargets.
"WastingtheAlps"
6February1989
HorizoninvestigatesthedamagethatpollutionandtourismareinflictingontheSwissAlps.
"IntheLastResort"
13February1989
Wherecantheelderlylivewhoareunabletoliveathome,inacarehome,orinshelteredaccommodation?
"GazeinWonder"
20February1989
AninterviewwithProfessorEricLaithwaitewhobelievesthatmanymoderninventionsalreadyexistin
nature.
"InMyLifetime?"
27February1989
Twoandahalfyearsago,broadcasterGlynWorsnipwastoldhehadanincurablebraindisease.Likemany
thousandswithobscurediseaseshewantedtoknow:whatresearchisgoingon?Whoispayingforit?Are
patientsgettingthebenefit?Togetanswers,hequestionstheMedicalResearchCouncil,aNobelPrizewinner,
hisownGP,alargedrugcompany,smallcharitysupportgroupsandeminentdoctorsroundthecountry.
"Concerto"
6March1989
10
InParis,XavierRodethastaughtacomputertosingMozartinGreenwichVillage,WendyCarlossynthesises
aclassicalconcertofromelectronictones.ProfessorNagyvaryhasmadeanewviolinwithwaterloggedwood
andpowderedgems.HeclaimsitsoundslikeaStradivarius.InAustralia,ManfredClynesreckonshehas
discoveredauniversalhumanlanguageofemotion.Toproveithecreatesfeelingsontape.What'sleftfor
humanperformerstocontribute?
"BlackSchizophrenia"
13March1989
11
BritishAfroCaribbeansaretentimesmorelikelytodevelopschizophreniathantherestofthepopulation,
accordingtoapsychiatricstudyinNottingham.Blackcriticsclaimthatwhitepsychiatristsaremisdiagnosing
blackpeopleandthatthereportisaclassicexampleofracisminmedicine.Theyalsowarnthatthereportmay
dountoldharmtoourracerelations.TheNottinghamresearchersbelievethattheirfindingscouldprovidea
cluetothecausesofthismysteriousandterribleformofmadness.Aretheirconclusionsvalidandshouldthe
researchhavebeendone?
"TrialintheJungle"
20March1989
12
TheTasaday,aremotePhilippinetribeliving'intheStoneAge',arenowseenasafamousscientifichoax.But
whentheywerefirstdiscovered,in1971,theywerehailedastheanthropologicalfindofthecentury.Howdid
thesepeopledupeeveryscientistwhowenttoseethem?Horizonhasinvestigatedtheextraordinarystoryand
arrivedataquitedifferentconclusion.Weighuptheevidencefromtheirstonetools,theirlanguage,their
knowledgeofplantsand....perhapstherewasn'tahoaxatall.
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"WhoWillMakeMeBetter?"
3April1989
13
Millionsofvisitsaremadeeachyeartoacupuncturists,homeopaths,foodallergists,orpeoplewhodiagnose
diseasebylookinginyoureyesorwavingapendulum.Scientificevidenceisstilllackingthatsuchtherapies
curedisease,buttheyoftenseemtomakepeople'better'.ItturnsoutthatwhetheryouchoseanNHS
consultantorafringealternativepractitioner,itmaynotmakemuchdifferencetoyourchancesof'getting
better'.
"AWonderfulLife"
17April1989
14
Genius,aeronauticalengineer,soldier,schoolmaster,gardener,hospitalporter,architect,recluse,and
CambridgeProfessorofPhilosophy,LudwigWittgensteinwasoneofthemostoriginalthinkersofthis
century.Born100yearsagointooneoftherichestfamiliesintheAustroHungarianempire,hegaveawayall
hismoney,andlivedontheedgeofmadnessandsuicideuntilhisdeathin1951.Andyethislastwordswere:
'TellthemI'vehadawonderfullife!'.
"WhyBuildingsMakeYouSick"
24April1989
15
Feelingillatwork?Itcouldbeyourbuildingthat'stoblame.WhenSickBuildingSyndromestrikes,itbrings
aflurryofmildsymptomssuchasheadache,tiredness,soreeyesandrunnynose.Horizonfollowsthe
investigationofonesickbuildingwhere94percentoftheoccupantsreportsymptoms.Investigatorsknowit's
notaseriousinfectionlikeLegionnaire'sdisease,butuntilnowhavebeenstumpedtofindacause.Coulditbe
dustormouldsintheventilationducts,toofewnegativeionsintheair,evenabuildupofchemicals?By
piecingtogetherdifferentstrandsofnewresearch,theycannowdiscovertheculprit.
"Jubilee"
8May1989
16
15May1989
17
AnexaminationofwhetherHorizonhashadaneffectonthescientificcommunity.
"Crash"
Horizoninvestigateshowmanydeathsontheroadcouldbepreventedwithfurthertechnicalandlegislative
changes.
"TheNewSixthSense"
22May1989
18
12June1989
19
19June1989
20
Aninvestigationintorecentbiosensortechnologies.
"CliveSinclair,TheAnatomyofanInventor"
AprofileoftheinventorCliveSinclair.
"Newpin,ALifeline"
Horizonexamineswhetherchildabuseanddepressioncanbepreventedbyworkingwiththemothersof
youngchildren.
"TimeofDarkness"
26June1989
21
Aninvestigationontheeffectsofvolcaniceruptionsontheglobalclimate.
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Episode
date
"OilSpill"
8January1990
"Medicine2000"
15January1990
"FoodIrradiation:WouldYouBuyIt?"
22January1990
"FromEarthtoMiranda"
29January1990
"EncounterwithNeptune"
5February1990
"GuessWhat'sComingtoDinner"
12February1990
"TheFirst14Days"
19February1990
"The10,000YearTest"
5March1990
"Hurricane!"
12March1990
"TheBritannicGreenhouse"
19March1990
10
"ColdFusion:TooClosetotheSun"
26March1990
11
2April1990
12
"TheQuakeof89:TheFinalWarning?"
Ontheeveningof17October1989therewasanearthquake60milessouthofSanFrancisco.Sixtyseven
peopledied,2,400wereinjuredand10,000lefthomeless.Amassiveearthquake,manytimesasdamaging
andthistimecentreddirectlyonSanFrancisco,isexpectedwithinafewyears.Acityfirechiefpredictsthey
aresounpreparedthattheycouldlose20,000buildingsand8,000lives.Willthecitylearnfromthelessonsof
thequakeof89?[55]
"TheSharpestShowoftheUniverse"
9April1990
13
NasaisabouttolaunchtheHubblespacetelescope,whichpromisesthegreatestadvancesinastronomysince
Galileo.Itwillshowtentimesmoredetailsthanispossiblefromthegroundandseeobjects30timesfainter
orfivetimesfartherawaythaneverbefore.Itwillsearchforplanetsoutsideoursolarsystem,andwilltellus
muchmoreabouttheUniverse.Withlongdelaysandhugecostoverruns,itisnowapproachingitspointof
greatestrisk.Ifanythinggoeswrongonthelaunch,thereisnobackup.[56]
"TheCompanyofAntsandBees"
23April1990
14
"TheIntelligentIsland"
30April1990
15
"LegacyofaVolcano"
14May1990
16
"DoCowsMakeYouMad?"
21May1990
17
"TheChildMothers"
4June1990
18
"MakinganHonestFiver"
6June1990
Looksatthemanufacturingprocessesinvolvedintheproductionofanewfivepoundnoteduetobelaunched
inJune1990.Considersthedesignandproductionofcurrency,andtheintricatetechniquesdevelopedto
preventforgeries.
"SignsofLife"
11June1990
19
"AIDS:AQuestforaCure"
25June1990
20
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"RedStarinOrbit,1:TheInvisibleSpaceman"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
7December1990
FirstinathreepartHorizonSpecialseriesontheSovietmannedspaceprogramme,lookingatthestoryofthe
projects,cosmonautsandengineersinvolved.
"RedStarinOrbit,2:TheDarkSideoftheMoon"
14December1990
SecondinathreepartHorizonSpecialseriesontheSovietmannedspaceprogramme,lookingatthestoryof
theprojects,cosmonautsandengineersinvolved.
"RedStarinOrbit,3:TheMission"
21December1990
ThirdinathreepartHorizonSpecialseriesontheSovietmannedspaceprogramme,thisoneconcentratingon
thestoryofthetwoSovietcosmonautswhoriskedtheirlivesearlierthisyearinaspacewalktotryandrepair
theirstrickencraft,aswellasanecdotesfromveterancosmonauts.
"SuddenDeath"
7January1991
"KeenasMustard"
14January1991
"SmokersCanHarmYourHealth"
21January1991
"CominginfromtheCold"
28January1991
"SmallProblemwiththeMirror"
4February1991
"CaliforniaDreaming"
11February1991
"TheDaytheEarthMelted"
18February1991
"TheCurseofKarash"
25February1991
"PlayingatNoah"
4March1991
"CashinginonParadise"
11March1991
10
"TheTerracottaTimeMachine"
18March1991
11
"MeasuringtheRoofoftheWorld"
25March1991
12
"TheFirstAmericans"
15April1991
13
"InsideChernobylSarcophagus"
22April1991
14
ChernobylUnitFourexplodedsixyearsagothisweek.Theintenselyradioactiveruinsofthereactornowlie
buriedinthe'sarcophagus'.Muchofitwillberadioactiveformorethan100,000years.Horizonwerethefirst
westernerstofilminsidethesarcophaguswhereaneliteteamofSovietscientistsareworkinginareasof
radiationthatwouldbeconsideredlethalbythewest.Theyaredrivenbytheurgentneedtohuntdownthe
135tonnesofuraniumandplutoniumwhichmeltedintheexplosion,andtodiscoverwhetherasecond
accidentcouldhappenatChernobyl.Thisfilmtellsthestoryoftheremarkablescientistsdedicatingtheirlives
toworkingthere.[57]
"ColonisingCyberspace"
29April1991
15
"EmergingViruses"
13May1991
16
"Camelford,ABitterAftertaste"
20May1991
17
"OfBigBangs,StickMen,andGalacticHoles"
3June1991
18
"FoodforThought"
10June1991
19
ThisstorybyHorizonlooksattheexpandingandcontroversialareaof"smartdrugs".
"TheLongRoadtotheWest"
17June1991
20
"HalfHeartedAboutSemiSkimmed"
24June1991
21
1July1991
22
"TRexExposed"
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"TheShadowofBreastCancer"
6January1992
"PestWars"
13January1992
"MoleculeswithSunglasses"
20January1992
"InSearchoftheNobleSavage"
27January1992
"Malaria,BattleoftheMerozoites"
3February1992
"TheBlackSun"
17February1992
"Hitler'sBomb"
24February1992
"AnExpensiveTheology"
2March1992
"TheStrangeLifeandDeathofDr.Turing"
9March1992
"HotJamintheDoughnut"
16March1992
10
"DietforaLifetime"
30March1992
11
"BeforeBabel"
6April1992
12
"TheManWhoMovedtheMountains"
13April1992
13
"Iceman"
27April1992
14
"TakingtheCredit"
11May1992
15
"FastLifeintheFoodChain"
18May1992
16
"DodgingDoomsday"
1June1992
17
"AQuestionofSport..."
8June1992
18
"GenesRUs"
15June1992
19
Series29:19921993
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"ACloseEncounteroftheSecondKind"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
10July1992
"HideandSeekinIraq"
23August1992
"TheTruthAboutSex"
3December1992
"AwakeningtheFrozenAddicts"
4January1993
"CheatingTime"
11January1993
"TB,TheForgottenPlague"
18January1993
"NoOrdinaryGenius,Episode1"
25January1993
"NoOrdinaryGenius,Episode2"
1February1993
"MarsAlive"
8February1993
"Suggers,FruggersandDataMuggers"
15February1993
"ThePyramidBuilders"
22February1993
"HereBeMonsters"
1March1993
10
"Iceman"
8March1993
11
"WhateverHappenedtoStarWars?"
15March1993
12
"ResurrectingtheDeadSeaScrolls"
22March1993
13
"DanteGoestoHell"
29March1993
14
"GhostsintheDinosaurGraveyard"
5April1993
15
"TheNewAlchemists"
19April1993
16
"AllergictotheTwentiethCentury"
10May1993
17
"WotULookinAt?"
24May1993
18
"TheElectronicFrontier"
7June1993
19
"AVitalPoison"
14June1993
20
"ChimpTalk"
21June1993
21
"LifeIsImpossible"
28June1993
22
Series30:19931994
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date
"AssaultontheMale"
31October1993
"SmallArms,SoftTargets"
10January1994
"TheLastMammoth"
17January1994
"GeraldEdelman,TheManWhoMadeUpHisMind"
24January1994
"Genie,SecretoftheWildChild"
31January1994
"DeathWish,TheUntoldStory"
7February1994
"AirCrash,TheDeadlyPuzzle"
14February1994
"HuntfortheDoomsdayAsteroid"
28February1994
"HubbleVision"
7March1994
"SomeLikedItHot"
14March1994
"TooClosetotheSun"
21March1994
10
"SirWalter'sJourney,AGeneticMapofBritain"
28March1994
11
"AftertheFlood"
18April1994
12
"AgainsttheClock"
25April1994
13
"Auschwitz,TheBlueprintsofGenocide"
9May1994
14
"UlcerWars"
16May1994
15
"30thAnniversary,TheFarSide"
23May1994
16
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"DeafWhale,DeadWhale"
7November1994
"WhispersofCreation"
14November1994
"ThePredator"
21November1994
"CloseEncounters"
28November1994
"OrangeSherbertKisses"
12December1994
"DesignerWines"
19December1994
"Tibet,TheIceMother"
9January1995
"Russia'sDeepSecrets"
16January1995
"BonesofContention"
23January1995
"SiameseTwins"
30January1995
10
"TwiceBorn"
14February1995
"TooBigTooSoon?"
20February1995
11
"FarewellFantasticVenus"
27February1995
12
"Exodus"
6March1995
13
"TheBetrayers"
13March1995
14
"IconEarth"
20March1995
15
"TheIBomb"
27March1995
16
"FoetalAttraction"
3April1995
17
"CracksintheCrust"
10April1995
18
"HearingVoices"
24April1995
19
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date
"Liar"
30October1995
"TheHumanLaboratory"
6November1995
"Nanotopia"
13November1995
"HuntfortheDoomsdayAsteroid"
20November1995
"ACodeintheNose"
27November1995
"AIDS,BehindClosedDoors"
4December1995
"TheRunawayMountain"
11December1995
8January1996
15January1996
"AMiracleforCancer?"
22January1996
10
"Nature'sNumbers"
29January1996
11
"TheGeneRace"
5February1996
12
"MastersoftheIonosphere"
12February1996
13
"AssaultontheMale"
26February1996
14
"DeathbyDesign"
4March1996
15
"ThePlanetHunters"
11March1996
16
"Einstein,TheMiracleYear"
17March1996
17
"Einstein,Fame"
18March1996
18
"InsideChernobylSarcophagus"
25March1996
19
1April1996
20
"TheButchersofBoxgrove"
AninvestigationintothediscoveryofBoxgroveMan.
"Fermat'sLastTheorem"
ThestoryofAndrewWiles'proofofFermat'sLastTheorem
"FallOutfromChernobyl"
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Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
26August1996
"TVIsDead,LongLiveTV"
2November1996
"AliensfromMars"
11November1996
"TheInvisibleEnemy(BSESpecialepisode)"
17November1996
"TheHumanExperiment(BSESpecialepisode)"
18November1996
"LivingDeath"
25November1996
"TheTimeLords"
2December1996
"MoleculeswithSunglasses"
9December1996
"Noah'sFlood"
16December1996
"IceMummies1:TheIceMaiden"
30January1997
"IceMummies2:ALifeinIce"
6February1997
"IceMummies3:FrozeninHeaven"
13February1997
"SiameseTwins"
20February1997
"PsychedelicScience"
27February1997
"FatCats,ThinMice"
6March1997
"TheShipwreck"
13March1997
10
"GeniusoftheJet"
20March1997
11
"SmallpoxonDeathRow"
27March1997
12
"SilentChildren,NewLanguage"
3April1997
13
"TurnedonbyDanger"
17April1997
14
"APerfectOilSpill"
24April1997
15
"TheGreatBalloonRace"
1May1997
16
"ComputersDon'tBite,InsidetheInternet"
17May1997
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"DestinationMars"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
4July1997
ThesecondoftwoprogrammesabouttheRedPlanet.Tracesthecourseoftheplannedmannedmissionto
Mars,whichcouldtakeplacewithinthenexttwentyyears.Focusesonthenumerouscomplicationsinvolved
insuchamission,fromthepotentialphysicaldamagecausedtocosmonautsbytheirzerogravity
surroundingstothepsychologicalpressuresinvolvedinthe30monthlongtrip.
"Mars,DeathorGlory?"
5July1997
"CraterofDeath"
11September1997
"MindoverBody"
18September1997
"OutofAsia"
25September1997
"TheVirusThatCures"
9October1997
"TheManWhoLostHisBody"
16October1997
"DawnoftheCloneAge"
23October1997
ThestoryofhowandwhyDollythesheep,thefirstclonedcopyofanadultmammal,cametobecreated.
"TheIceForms(AntarcticaSpecialEditionPart1)"
30October1997
ThefirstofKateO'Sullivan'strilogyoffilmsaboutAntarctica.Antarctica'spolaricesheetisthehighest,
coldest,windiest,driestandmostunforgivingplaceonEarth.TheaveragetemperatureneartheSouthPoleis
minus49degreesC,windsreachover2000kmanhourandwaterinliquidformisscarce.Yetthishostile
environmenthasnowbecomethelastfrontieronEarthand,eachyear,apopulationof3,000humancolonists
triestosettlehere.Thisfilmfocusesontherisksandrigoursoflivinginthisinhospitablecontinent.
"TheIceLives(AntarcticaSpecialEditionPart2)"
6November1997
ThesecondofKateO'Sullivan'sAntarctictrilogy.Themysteryofwhatformedthevastcontinentof
AntarcticahasobsessedexplorerssinceShackletonandScott.Piecingtogetherevidencefromthetinyamount
ofrockexposedabovetheice,geologistshavecomeupwitharadicaltheorythatmayalsopredicthow
Antarcticawillchangeinthefuture.
"TheIceMelts(AntarcticaSpecialEditionPart3)"
13November1997
ThirdofKateO'Sullivan'sAntarcticatrilogy.Thisfinalfilmisadetectivestoryunravelledbyscientists
scatteredontheicesheet,tryingtounderstandthemechanismsthatcontrolit.
"Crash"
12January1998
"Saddam'sSecrets"
19February1998
"DrMillerandtheIslanders"
26February1998
"TheRainmaker"
5March1998
10
"HopefulMonsters"
19March1998
11
"PrematureBabies,TheLimitstoBirth"
26March1998
12
"Darwin,TheLegacy"
29March1998
"Overkill"
2April1998
13
"TheCurseofVesuvius"
16April1998
14
"MirMortals"
23April1998
15
"TheComputerThatAteHollywood"
30April1998
16
"MagicBullet"
7May1998
17
"TheGulfWarJigsaw"
14May1998
18
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"SexualChemistry"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
10September1998
"ChimpsonDeathRow"
1October1998
"DinosaursinYourGarden"
8October1998
"Mosquito!"
15October1998
"TheLifeandTimesofLifeandTime"
22October1998
"Thalidomide,ANecessaryEvil"
29October1998
"BeyondaJoke"
5November1998
"Longitude"
4January1999
"BorntoBeFat(FatFilesSpecialEditionPart1)"
7January1999
Firstofthreedocumentariestakingalookattheissueofobesity.1of3:Thisprogrammeattemptstoestablish
whysomepeoplearedestinedtobebig.
"FixingFat(FatFilesSpecialEditionPart2)"
14January1999
Thesecondinatrilogyofprogrammesstudyingobesity.Asthesearchfordrugstoreduceappetiteby
resettingcontrolmechanismsinthebraincontinues,newresearchuncoversthepowerfulfoodingredientsthat
couldwintheslimmingwar.Theprogrammeexaminesthelengthstowhichsomeoverweightpeopleare
preparedtogoinattemptingtoreducetheirsize,fromstomachstaplingtotheingestionofdangerousdrugs.
"LivingonAir(FatFilesSpecialEditionPart3)"
21January1999
Lastofatrilogyofprogrammesstudyingobesity.Examinessomegroundbreakingresearchintoeating
disorderslikeanorexiaandbulimia,tryingtoestablishiftheyareinherited.Thediscoveryofagroupof
anorexicsinamostunlikelyplaceseemstoputpaidtothetheorythatthediseaseistheproductofwestern's
society'sincreasedlevelsofstress.
"FromHeretoInfinity"
28January1999
"Pandemic"
4February1999
"ElephantsorIvory"
11February1999
10
"ElectricHeart"
18February1999
11
"SuddenDeath"
25February1999
12
"NewStarinOrbit"
11March1999
13
"NewAsteroidDanger"
18March1999
14
"SkeletonKey"
25March1999
15
"DesignerBabies"
7April1999
16
"WingsofAngels"
1August1999
17
Series36:19992000
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date
"AtlantisUncovered(AtlantisSpecialEditionPart1)"
28October1999
"AtlantisReborn(AtlantisSpecialEditionPart2)"
4November1999
"MistakenIdentity"
11November1999
"VolcanoesoftheDeep"
18November1999
"AnatomyofanAvalanche"
25November1999
"TheMidasFormula"
2December1999
"BreathofLife"
13January2000
"LostCityofNasca"
20January2000
"TheDiamondMakers"
27January2000
"Supervolcanos"
3February2000
"MiracleinOrbit"
10February2000
"CompleteObsession:BodyDysmorphia"
17February2000
10
"LivingForever(LifeandDeathinthe21stCenturySpecialEditionPart1)"
4January2000
"FuturePlagues(LifeandDeathinthe21stCenturySpecialEditionPart2)"
5January2000
"DesignerBabies(LifeandDeathinthe21stCenturySpecialEditionPart3)"
6January2000
"IsGMSafe?"
9March2000
11
"PlanetHunters"
16March2000
12
"ConstantCraving:TheScienceofAddiction"
30March2000
13
4April2000
14
Thisepisodeoriginallyairedon7April1999underthetitleDesignerBabies.[58]
"MoonChildren"
Series37:20002001
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"InsidetheInternet"
10June2000
"ScienceZone,AliensfromMars"
27June2000
12October2000
"MegaTsunami,WaveofDestruction"
Horizoninvestigatesanextremelyrareanddestructivephenomenonthatstrikeseveryfewthousandyears:a
megatsunami.
"ConjoinedTwins"
19October2000
Separatingconjoinedtwinsisoneofthemostchallengingoperationsasurgeoncanface.Horizonexamines
thedilemmaswhichconfrontdoctorsandparents.
"TheLostWorldofLakeVostok"
26October2000
HorizoninvestigatesLakeVostok,avastandancientlakedeepbeneaththeAntarcticicesheet.
"Vanished,ThePlaneThatDisappeared"
2November2000
HorizonfollowsanexpeditiontotheAndeswherewreckagefrommissing1947passengerplaneStarDust
mysteriouslyreappeared.
"TheSecretTreasuresofZeugma"
9November2000
Inthesummerof2000theRomancityofZeugmaallbutdisappearedunderthefloodwatersoftheBirecik
Dam.Horizontellsthestoryofateamofarchaeologists'finalvisit,strugglingtosavewhattheycouldbefore
thedamwatersrose.
"TheValleyofLifeorDeath"
16November2000
AninvestigationofwhycircumcisedchildrenfromtheLoziandLuvaleTribesofAfricaappeartohavemuch
reducedHIVinfectionrates.
"ExtremeDinosaurs"
23November2000
HugeplantandmeateatershavebeenunearthedinArgentinaalongwithevidencethatthemegacarnivores
huntedtogetherinpacks.
"SupermassiveBlackHoles"
30November2000
Horizoninvestigatesgrowingevidencethattheultimateforceofcosmologicaldestructionasupermassive
blackholemayinfactbreathelifeintoeverygalaxyintheUniverse.
"TheBoyWhoWasTurnedintoaGirl"
7December2000
TheextraordinarystoryofCanadianBruceReimerwhowassurgicallyturnedintoagirlafterbirth,offeringa
fascinatinginsightintowhatmakesusmaleandfemale.
"AtlantisRebornAgain"
14December2000
10
ThisepisodeisareeditedversionofAtlantisRebornafterBroadcastingStandardsCommissionruledthatthe
originalspecialepisodebroadcaston4November1999wasunfairtotheauthorGrahamHancock.[59]
"LifeonMars(MarsSpecialEpisodePart1)"
11January2001
"DestinationMars(MarsSpecialEpisodePart2)"
18January2001
"TheMysteryoftheMiamiCircle"
25January2001
11
AfterdemolishingabuildinginMiamiin1998,workersdiscoveraperfectlypreservedcircleoflargeholes,
almost13metresacross.Horizonfollowstheinvestigationstodeterminetheoriginofthemysteriouscircle,
concludingthatitistheremainsofaforgottentribecalledtheTequesta.
"TheMissingLink"
1February2001
12
Horizoninvestigateshowasmalljawbonecouldexplainhow,360millionyearsago,aslimyfishlikecreature
grewlegsandwalkedontothelandtobecomeourancestor.
"KillerAlgae"
8February2001
13
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Thestoryofcaulerpataxifolia,analgaethathascauseddevastatingecologicalchangesinsomemarine
habitats.
"EcstasyandAgony"
15February2001
14
HorizoninvestigateswhetherthedrugecstasycouldbeusedtotreatthesymptomsofParkinson'sDisease.
"SnowballEarth"
22February2001
15
HorizoninvestigatesatheorythatformillionsofyearstheEarthwasentirelysmotheredinice,stretching
fromthepolestothetropics.
"TamingtheProblemChild"
8March2001
16
Twodisruptivechildrenarefollowedthroughacontroversialtreatmentregime.
Series38:20012002
Title
"WhatSanktheKursk?"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
8August2001
"TheMysteryofthePersianMummy"
20September2001
"TheApeThatTookOvertheWorld"
4October2001
"LifeBlood"
11October2001
"TheDeathStar"
18October2001
"CloningtheFirstHuman"
25October2001
"Helike,TheRealAtlantis"
10January2002
"VolcanoHell"
17January2002
"Fatbusters"
24January2002
"TheLostPyramidsofCaral"
31January2002
"DeathoftheIceman"
7February2002
10
"ParallelUniverses"
14February2002
11
"TheDinosaurThatFooledtheWorld"
21February2002
12
"TheFalloftheWorldTradeCenter"
7March2002
13
"Archimedes'Secret"
14March2002
14
"TheMysteryoftheJurassic"
28March2002
15
"KillerLakes"
4April2002
16
"TheA6Murder"
16May2002
17
"TheEnglandPatient"
23May2002
18
Series39:20022003
HorizonRevisitedwasbroadcastonBBCFourandshownbetween2002and2003.Eachofthesevenepisodes
takesinformationandclipsfrompreviouseditionofHorizonandupdatesthemwithcurrentthinkingoneachof
thetopicsathand.Thesearesimilarinformattothecurrent'HorizonGuide'specialepisodes.
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date
"HorizonRevisited,ATaleofTwoFeathers"
18October2002
"HorizonRevisited,MegaTsunami:ComingtoaBeachnearYou"
25October2002
14November2002
"FreakWave"
Horizonexamineshowthemariners'mythicalwallofwatercouldindeedbeaquantumphysicsreality.
"StoneAgeColumbus"
21November2002
FlinttoolsfoundonbothsidesoftheAtlanticoceansuggestawholenewversionofNorthAmerican
prehistory.
"Homeopathy,TheTest"
26November2002
Horizonconductsitsownexperimenttoseeifthealternativemedicinehasanyscientificbasis.
"HorizonRevisited,BacktotheDarkAges"
"TheDayTheEarthNearlyDied"
29November2002
5December2002
Longbeforethedinosaurscameandwent,thePermianExtinction,300millionyearsagokilled95%ofalllife
onEarth.
"HorizonRevisited,DawnoftheDinosaurs"
6December2002
"TheSecretofElDorado"
19December2002
TheAmazonsoiloffersaprehistoriccluetothetruthbehindthe'citiesofgold'andapossibleanswerto
rainforestdestruction.
"TheMysteryofEasterIsland"
9January2003
WheredidtheinhabitantsofEasterIslandcomefromandhowdidtheycreateitscelebratedstonestatues?
"LivingNightmare"
16January2003
Peoplewithnarcolepsyfallasleepallthetime.Couldtheirconditionofferusallaroutetoafuturewithout
tiredness?
"AvertingArmageddon"
23January2003
30January2003
Horizonexaminestheeffectsofamajorasteroidcollisionwiththeearth.
"DirtyBomb"
AninvestigationoftheeffectsthataDirtybombwouldhaveonLondonifitwereexplodedinTrafalgar
Square.
"SexualChemistry"
13February2003
10
20February2003
11
ThesearchforafemaleequivalentofthedrugViagra.
"TheDayWeLearnedtoThink"
A77,000yearoldfragmentofpaintraisesimportantquestionsabouthumanevolution.
"TrialandError,TheRiseandFallofGeneTherapy"
27February2003
12
Aninvestigationintogenetherapyinwhichdiseasescausedbygeneticanomaliescouldbeeradicated.
"HorizonRevisited,YouDoasYouAreTold:JonathanMillerandthe
MilgramExperiment"
"EarthquakeStorms"
27February2003
6March2003
13
Anewtheorycouldhelpsavethousandsoflivesbypredictingimpendingearthquakes.
"HorizonRevisited,TheHumanGenomeProject"
6March2003
"HorizonRevisited,MichaelAdleronAIDS"
13March2003
"LifeonMars"
27March2003
14
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RecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarshasalltheingredientsforlife,includingwater,socouldlifebe
presentthere?
"TheSecretLifeofCaves"
3April2003
15
HorizoninvestigatesthediscoveryofextremerockeatingmicrobesatestimonyfromprimordialEarthanda
glimpseoflifeelsewhereintheSolarSystem.
"GodontheBrain"
17April2003
16
Investigationsintotemporallobeepilepsyseemtosuggestthatourbrainsarenaturallyprogrammedtobelieve
inreligion.
"Flight587"
8May2003
17
WhydidAmericanAirlinesFlight587crashintoasuburbofNewYorkCityinNovember2001?
"SARS,TheTrueStory"
29May2003
18
WastheresponsetotheSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndromeoutbreakof2003appropriate?
Series40:20032004
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Episode
date
"TheBigChill"
13November2003
"TheBibleCode"
20November2003
"LastFlightoftheColumbia"
27November2003
"TheHuntfortheAIDSVaccine"
4December2003
"PercyPilcher'sFlyingMachine"
11December2003
TomarkthehundredthanniversaryoftheWrightbrothersinauguralflight,HorizontellsthestoryofPercy
Pilcher,anEnglishmanwhocouldhavebeenthefirstpersontoflyapoweredaircraft.In1899,fouryears
beforetheWrightbrothers,hehadconstructedhisownaeroplane.Butonthedayitwasduetotakeoff,
technicalproblemsledhimtoflyanotheraircraftadecisionthatendedinafatalcrash.Now,withateamof
historians,aviationexperts,anditsowntestpilot,HorizonpainstakinglyrebuildsPilcher'sflyingmachinetoit
tothetest.[60]
"TimeTrip"
18December2003
"TheDemonicApe"
8January2004
"TheMoscowTheatreSiege"
15January2004
"TheAtkinsDiet"
22January2004
"SecretsoftheStarDisc"
29January2004
10
Thisistheextraordinarystoryofhowasmallmetaldiscisrewritingtheepicsagaofhowcivilisationfirst
cametoEurope,3600yearsago.
"TheDarkSecretofHendrikSchn"
5February2004
11
"Thalidomide,ASecondChance?"
12February2004
12
"DiamondLabs"
4March2004
13
"T.Rex,WarriororWimp?"
11March2004
14
"ProjectPoltergeist"
18March2004
15
"TheTruthofTroy"
25March2004
16
Since1988ProfessorManfredKorfmannhasbeenexcavatingthesiteofTroy.Hehasmadevarious
discoverieshowlargethecitywas,howwellitwasdefendedandthattherewasonceagreatbattlethereat
thetimethatexpertsbelievetheTrojanwaroccurred.Butwhohadattackedthecityandwhy?Horizonthen
followsthecluestheancienttabletswrittenbyalostcivilisation,asunkenshiprichintreasure,andthe
goldenmasksandbronzeswordsofawarriorpeople.Thefilmreachesitsconclusioninatunneldeepbeneath
Troy,whereKorfmannhasmadeadiscoverythatmayrevealthetruthbehindthemyth.[61]
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Title
"FirstOlympian"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
23July2004
"TheTruthAboutVitamins"
16September2004
"KingSolomon'sTabletofStone"
22September2004
"DerekTastesofEarwax"
30September2004
"WhatReallyKilledtheDinosaurs?"
7October2004
"MakingMillionstheEasyWay"
14October2004
"Saturn,LordoftheRings"
21October2004
"TheHuntfortheSupertwister"
28October2004
"Dr.MoneyandtheBoywithNoPenis"
4November2004
"GlobalDimming"
13January2005
"Einstein'sUnfinishedSymphony"
20January2005
10
"Einstein'sEquationofLifeandDeath"
27January2005
11
"LivingwithADHD"
3February2005
12
"Neanderthal"
10February2005
13
"AnExperimenttoSavetheWorld"
17February2005
14
"Who'sAfraidofDesignerBabies?"
24February2005
15
FeaturedintheepisodewereFrenchAndersonUSCSchoolofMedicine,PhilipBereanoUniversityof
WashingtonandKeithCampbellRoslinInstitute199197whowasamemberoftheteamthatteamthat
clonedDollythesheep
"TheLostCivilisationofPeru"
3March2005
16
"TheNextMegaquake"
22May2005
17
"DoestheMMRJabCauseAutism?"
29May2005
18
"Malaria,DefeatingtheCurse"
5June2005
19
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Episode
date
"Tsunami,NamingtheDead"
8September2005
"TheHawkingParadox"
15September2005
"TheMysteryoftheHumanHobbit"
22September2005
"TheDoctorWhoMakesPeopleWalkAgain?"
29September2005
6October2005
"Madagascar,ATreetopOdyssey"
13October2005
"Titan,APlaceLikeHome?"
20October2005
"The7/7Bombers,APsychologicalInvestigation"
27October2005
"TheGhostinYourGenes"
3November2005
"TheLifeandTimesofElNio"
3January2006
10
"SpaceTourists"
12January2006
11
"WaitingforaHeartbeat"
19January2006
12
"AWaronScience"
26January2006
13
"TheLostCityofNewOrleans"
2February2006
14
"MostofOurUniverseIsMissing"
9February2006
15
"WinningGoldin2012"
18March2006
8June2006
16
"CouldFishMakeMyChildSmart?"
Examiningtheevidenceofwhatomega3cando.
"TheWomanWhoThinksLikeaCow"
TheamazingstoryofDrTempleGrandin'sabilitytoreadtheanimalmind,whichhasmadeherthemost
famousautisticwomanontheplanet.
"TheGeniusSpermBank"
15June2006
17
"ByeBye,PlanetPluto"
22June2006
18
"WeLoveCigarettes"
29June2006
19
"NuclearNightmares"
13July2006
20
"Tutankhamun'sFireball"
20July2006
21
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Title
"SurvivorsGuidetoPlaneCrashes"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
3October2006
Everydayacrosstheworld,morethan3millionpeoplecatchaplane.Yetdespiteitbeingthesafestformof
travel,manyofusareterrifiedofflyingandwhatwefearmostiscrashinganddying.Mostpeoplebelieve
thatifthey'reinaplanecrashtheirtimeisup,infactthetruthissurprisinglydifferent.Over90%ofplane
crasheshavesurvivorsandtherearemanythingsyoucandotoincreaseyourchancesofstayingalive.We
havespokentoaviationsafetyexperts,crashinvestigatorsaswellasplanecrashsurvivorsandputtogether
the'ultimatesurvivorsguidetoplanecrashes'.Visitthelinksbelowtofindoutmore.[62]
"ChimpsArePeopleToo"
10October2006
DannyWallaceisonamissiontoconvincetheworldthatchimpsarepeopletoo.Hebelievesthetimehas
cometomakeourhairyrelativespartofthefamily.Ourprimatebrethrenshare99.4%ofourcrucialDNAand
aremorecloselyrelatedtousthantheyaretogorillas.Thisbeingso,shouldtheybeaffordedthesamerights
aspeople?Thereasonforthisscientificshowdownissimple.Ifchimpscancommunicate,cookandreason,
thenhowdifferentaretheytohumans?Armedwiththelatestscientificevidence,Dannytravelstheglobeto
quizprimatologists,philosophersandanimalrightslawyerstoinvestigatewhetherornotchimpsshouldbe
classedaspeople.[63]
"TheWorld'sFirstFaceTransplant"
17October2006
InNovember2005,37yearoldmotheroftwoIsabelleDinoirebecamethefirstpersonintheworldtoreceive
anewface.ThedecisionmadebyFrenchsurgeonstoperformtheoperationwentagainstthefindingsof
almosteveryotherethicalcommitteeintheworldandhassincesparkedafiercedebateovertheethicsofthe
operation.Withthelongtermeffectsstillunknown,dotherisksoutweighthebenefits?Arefacetransplants
reallyinthebestinterestofthepatient?[64]
"HumanVersion2.0"
24October2006
Meetthescientificprophetswhoclaimweareonthevergeofcreatinganewtypeofhumanahumanv2.0.
It'spredictedthatby2029computerintelligencewillequalthepowerofthehumanbrain.Somebelievethis
willrevolutionisehumanitywewillbeabletodownloadourmindstocomputersextendingourlives
indefinitely.Othersfearthiswillleadtooblivionbygivingrisetodestructiveultraintelligentmachines.One
thingtheyallagreeonisthatthecomingofthismomentandwhateveritbringsisinevitable.[65]
"TheGreatRobotRace"
31October2006
Wefollow20robotcarsonaremarkableraceacrosstheNevadadesert.Thesecarsdrivethemselves.There
arenodriversandnoremotecontrols,theymustnavigateentirelyontheirown.Thefirsttimetheracewas
run,themostsuccessfulentrantonlymadeitsevenmilesintothe130milecourse.Willthisyear'srobotsdo
anybetter?Andwillanycrossthefinishinglineandclaimthetwomilliondollarprize?It'sastoryofset
backsandcrashes,asavarietyofteamscompetetosolveoneofthehardestproblemsinrobotics.[66]
"Pandemic"
7November2006
H5N1BirdFlujumpsthespeciesbarrierandbecomesaglobalpandemic.Thisdramadocumentarynarrated
bySeanPertwee,basedinCambodia,USAandtheUK,exploreswhatisknownsofaraboutavianfluand
looksatwhatmighthappenifahumanpandemicoccurs.
"WeAretheAliens"
14November2006
Cloudsofalienlifeformsaresweepingthroughouterspaceandinfectingplanetswithlifeitmaynotbeas
farfetchedasitsounds.TheideathatlifeonEarthcamefromanotherplanethasbeenaroundasamodern
scientifictheorysincethe1960swhenitwasproposedbyFredHoyleandChandraWickramasinghe.Atthe
timetheywereridiculedfortheirideaknownaspanspermia.Butnow,withgrowingevidence,it'sbackin
vogueandevenbeingstudiedbyNASA.Wemeetthescientistsonamissiontogettothebottomofthe
beginningsoflifeonEarthfromtheteaminTexaswhoarelovinglybuildingaroboticsubmarinecalled
DEPTHXtoexploreamoonofJupiter,toSouthernIndiawheretheyareinvestigatingamysteriousredrain
whichfellfortwomonthsin2001.AccordingtolocalscientistGodfreyLouis,theraincontainsbiological
cellsunlikeanyhehadseenbeforewithnoDNAandtheabilitytoreplicateat300C.Louishascometothe
conclusionthatthecellsareextraterrestrialinorigin.[67]
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"MyPetDinosaur"
13March2007
It'sapalaeontologist'sdream:thechancetoliveinaworldwheredinosaursarenotsomethingtobedugoutof
thegroundbutarelivingamongus.Itmaysoundfarfetchedbutdinosaurswereactuallyratherunlucky.The
meteoriteimpactthatdoomedthemtoextinctionwasaneventwithaprobabilityofmillionstoone.Whatif
themeteoritehadmissed?Haddinosaurssurvived,theworldtodaywouldbeverydifferent.Ifhumans
managedtosurvivealongsidethem,wewouldn'thavethecompanyofmost,ifnotall,ofthemammalswith
whichwearefamiliartoday.Giraffes,elephantsandothermammalswouldn'thavehadspacetoevolve.
WouldwebehuntingHadrosaursinsteadofelk?OrfarmingProtoceratopsinsteadofpigs?Woulddinosaurs
bekeptaspets?Andcouldthebrighterdinosaurshaveevolvedintosomethinghumanoid?[68]
"TheElephant'sGuidetoSex"
20March2007
ThomasHildebrandtpossessesoneoftheworld'smostextraordinaryjobsgettingtheplanet'sendangered
animalsinthemoodforlove.Theplanet'screaturesarefacingthebiggestmassextinctionsincethedinosaurs
werewipedout.Speciesarecurrentlydisappearingatupto10,000timesthenaturalrate.Comingtothe
rescuearemenlikeDrHildebrandtandhisteam.Theyareworldleadersintheartofanimalmanipulation.
Thebillionsofpoundsspentbenefitinghumanreproductionarenowbeingappliedtosaveendangered
species.TechniquessuchasartificialinseminationandIVFhavebeencrucialtothesuccessesinbreeding
giantpandas,bigcatsandothermammalsinzoosacrosstheworld.AsThomasHildebrandtsays"Manhas
createdthisannihilationofspecies.It'suptomantousehisingenuitytosavethem."[69]
"ProfRegan'sBeautyParlour"
27March2007
10
ProfessorLesleyRegan,oneoftheUK'smostrespectedmedicalexperts,takesascientificlookattheworld
ofmakeup.Havingjustturned50,Lesleyhappilyinspectsthewrinkles,agespotsandbrokenveinsonher
ownfaceinordertoexplorewhatexactlyitisthatmakesuslookold,andwhetherornottheageingprocess
canreallybesloweddown.[70]
"MadbutGlad"
3April2007
11
ExaminingawardwinningpianistNickvanBloss'slifewithTourette's,andhowthesymptomsofhisillness
disappearedwhenhechannelledhisenergyintoplayingtheinstrument.Butwashisillnesstherealcauseof
hissuccess?Thisprogrammespeakswithscientistswhobelievethatgeniuscanbetracedtoaperson's
chemistry,andattemptstodeterminewhetherNick'sbrainpatternsdictatetheuniquewayinwhichheviews
theworld.[71]
"MoonforSale"
10April2007
12
Acrosstheglobe,scientistsandentrepreneursaregearingupforthesecondMoonracecolonisation.This
programmespeakstoNevadabusinessmanDennisHope,whohassoldlunarrealestatetonearlyfourmillion
people,includingGeorgeLucas,JohnTravolta,TomHanksandGeorgeWBush.Plusaninvestigationinto
scientificclaimsthatthehelium3gasfoundinlunarsoilcouldbeusedtocreateanewsourceofpollution
freeenergyonEarth.[72]
"BattleoftheBrains"
17April2007
13
Themostpopularwayinwhichhumanintelligenceismeasuredisthe10test,butisthisthemosteffective?A
growingnumberofpsychologistsarguethattheassessmentonlytellshalfthestorybecausenoonecanquite
agreeonwhatintelligenceis.Afteranexaminationofthemostrecenttheories,thisprogrammeconductsan
experimentonsevenhighlyqualifiedpeoplefromdifferentoccupations,includingafighterpilot,aWall
Streettrader,achessgrandmasterandaquantumphysicist.Eachisputthroughaseriesoftestsbasedonthe
latestresearchtodeterminewhohasthehighestintelligence.Butaretheresultsconclusive?[73]
"SkyscraperFireFighters"
24April2007
14
Afireinaskyscraperisoneofthegreatestchallengesknowntofirefighters,andthedecisiontosendcrews
intothesetoweringinfernoscanresultintragicconsequences.However,aftertenyearsofresearch,Edinburgh
University'sProfessorJoseToreroclaimstohaveinventedarevolutionarynewmethodofprotecting
firefightersthathasthepotentialtosavethousandsoflives.ThisprogrammetakesanindepthlookatTorero's
systeminanattempttoseewhetheritcould,ashebelieves,givemantheupperhandagainstnature.[74]
"TheSixBillionDollarExperiment"
1May2007
15
"HowtoCommitthePerfectMurder"
8May2007
16
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Withthehelpofforensicsciencemostcrimescanbesolved.Butmostcriminalshavenotapproachedtheir
crimesscientifically.
"ProfessorRegan'sSupermarketSecrets"
31May2007
17
Probiotic,superfood,organic:whatdoalltheselabelsonfoodmean,apartfrommakingaproductmore
expensive?ProfessorLesleyRegan,whotestedbeautyproductsinapreviousepisode,testsavarietyof
supermarketproductsfortheirsupposedhealthbenefits.
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Title
"Everest:DoctorsintheDeathZonePart1"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
23September2007
DoctorsembarkingonascientificexpeditiontoMountEverest.Fromtentedlaboratoriespitchedinminus25
degreetemperatures,theresultsoftheirexperimentscouldleadtoagreaterunderstandingofthehumanbody
andrevolutionisethetreatmentofpatientsinintensivecare.
"Everest:DoctorsintheDeathZonePart2"
30September2007
ThisdocumentaryintheHorizonstrandfollowsDrMikeGrocottandhisteam,whosegreatestgoalisto
discoverageneticlinkthatallowssometosurvivelowoxygenwhileothersdie.Buttodothistheymustpush
themselvestotheextreme.Standing8,850minthesky,Everestisinthe"deathzone"andbyclimbinginto
thishostileenvironmenttheywillbeputtingtheirownlivesontheline.[75]
"HowtoKillaHumanBeing"
15January2008
FormerConservativeMPMichaelPortillopusheshisbodytothebrinkofdeathinaninvestigationintothe
scienceofexecution.AstheAmericanSupremeCourtexamineswhetherthelethalinjectioniscausing
prisonerstodieinunnecessarypain,Michaelsetsouttofindasolutionwhichisfundamentallyhumane.
Armedwithstartlingnewevidence,Michaelconsidersacompletelynewapproach.Willitbetheanswer?
Thereisonlyonewaytofindouttoexperienceithimself.
"TotalIsolation"
22January2008
Forthefirsttimein40yearsHorizonrecreatesacontroversialsensorydeprivationexperiment.Sixordinary
peoplearetakentoanuclearbunkerandleftalonefor48hours.Threesubjectsareleftaloneindark,sound
proofedrooms,whiletheotherthreearegivengogglesandfoamcuffs,whilewhitenoiseispipedintotheir
ears.Theoriginalexperimentscarriedoutinthe1950sand60sbyleadingpsychologistProfDonaldHebb,
wasthoughtbymanyintheNorthAmericanpoliticalandscientificestablishmenttobetoocruelandwere
discontinued.ProfIanRobbins,headoftraumapsychologyatStGeorge'sHospital,Tooting,hasbeentreating
someoftheBritishGuantanamodetaineesandthevictimsoftorturewhocometotheUKfromacrossthe
world.Nowheevaluatesthevolunteersastheirbrainsundergostrangealterations.[76]
"WhatonEarthIsWrongwithGravity?"
29January2008
ParticlephysicistandexD:ReamkeyboardplayerDrBrianCoxwantstoknowwhytheUniverseisbuiltthe
wayitis.Hebelievestheanswerslieintheforceofgravity.ButNewtonthoughtgravitywaspoweredby
God,andevenEinsteinfailedtocompletelysolveit.Headingoutwithhisfilmcrewonaroadtripacrossthe
USA,BrianfireslasersatthemooninTexas,goesmadinthedesertinArizona,encountersthebendingof
spaceandtimeatamaximumsecuritymilitarybase,triestodetectripplesinourrealityintheswampsof
LouisianaandsearchesforhiddendimensionsjustoutsideChicago.[77]
"IsAlcoholWorsethanEcstasy?"
5February2008
Recentresearchhasanalysedthelinkbetweentheharmfuleffectsofdrugsrelativetotheircurrent
classificationbylawwithsomestartlingconclusions.Perhapsmoststartlingofallisthatalcohol,solventsand
tobacco(allunclassifieddrugs)areratedmoredangerousthanecstasy,4MTAandLSD(allclassAdrugs).If
thecurrentABCsystemisretained,alcoholwouldberatedaclassAdrugandtobaccoclassB.Thescientists
involved,includingmembersofthegovernment'stopadvisorycommitteeondrugclassification,have
producedarigorousassessmentofthesocialandindividualharmcausedby20oftheUK'smostdangerous
drugsandbelievethisshouldformthebasisoffutureranking.TheythinkthecurrentABCsystemisarbitrary
andnotbasedonanyscientificevidence.Thedrugpolicieshaveremainedunchangedoverthelast40yearsso
shouldtheybereformedinthelightofnewresearch?[78]
"HowtoMakeBetterDecisions"
12February2008
Wearebadatmakingdecisions.Accordingtoscience,ourdecisionsarebasedonoversimplification,laziness
andprejudice.Andthat'sassumingthatwehaven'talreadybeenhijackedbyoursurroundingsorledastrayby
oursubconscious!Featuringexclusivefootageofexperimentsthatshowhowourchoicescanbeconfounded
bytemperature,warpedbypostrationalisationandevenmanipulatedbythefuture,Horizonpresentsaguide
tobetterdecisionmaking,andintroducesyoutoMathematicianGarthSundem,whoisconvincedthat
conclusionscanbestbereachedusingsimplemathsandapencil![79]
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"HowtoLivetoBe101"
19February2008
Thequesttolivelongerhasbeenoneofhumanitiesoldestdreams,butwhilescientistshavebeensearching,a
fewisolatedcommunitieshavestumbledacrosstheanswer.OntheremoteJapaneseislandofOkinawa,Inthe
CaliforniantownofLomaLindaandinthemountainsofSardiniapeoplelivelongerthananywhereelseon
earth.Intheseuniquecommunitiesagroupofscientistshavededicatedtheirlivestotryingtouncovertheir
secrets.Horizontakesatriparoundtheglobetomeetthepeoplewhocanshowusallhowtolivelonger,
healthierlives.[80]
"AreWeAloneintheUniverse?"
4March2008
Forfiftyyears,theSearchforExtraTerrestrialIntelligencehasbeenscanningthegalaxyforamessagefrom
analiencivilisation.Sofartonoavail,butarecentbreakthroughsuggeststheymayonedaysucceed.Horizon
joinstheplanethunterswho'vediscoveredanewworldcalledGliese581c.ItisthemostEarthlikeplanetyet
foundaroundanotherstarandmayhavehabitatscapableofsupportinglife.NASAtoohopestofindfifty
moreEarthlikeplanetsbytheendofthedecade,allofwhichdramaticallyincreasesthechancethatalienlife
hasbegunelsewhereinthegalaxy.[81]
"HowMuchIsYourDeadBodyWorth?"
18March2008
WhenveteranbroadcasterAlistairCookediedin2004fewsuspectedthathewasyettouncoverhisgreatest
story.Whathappenedtohisbodyasitlayinafuneralhomewouldrevealastoryofmoderndaygraverobbery
andhelpedsmashabodysnatchingringthathadmademillionsofdollarsbychoppingupandsellingoffover
1000bodies.Deadbodieshavebecomebigbusiness.Eachyearmillionsofpeople'slivesareimprovedbythe
useoftissuefromthedead.Bodiesareusedtosupplyspareparts,andforsurgeonstopracticeon.Horizon
investigatesthemedicalrevolutionthathascreatedanalmostinsatiabledemandforbodypartsanduncovers
thegrowingindustryandgrislyblackmarketthatsupplieshumanbodiesforaprice.[82]
"HowDoesYourMemoryWork?"
25March2008
Youmightthinkthatyourmemoryistheretohelpyourememberfacts,suchasbirthdaysorshoppinglists.If
so,youwouldbeverywrong.Theabilitytotravelbackintimeinyourmindis,perhaps,yourmost
remarkableability,anddevelopsoveryourlifespan.Horizontakesviewersonanextraordinaryjourneyinto
thehumanmemory.Fromthewomanwhoishavinghermosttraumaticmemorieswipedbyapill,totheman
withnomemory,thisfilmrevealshowtheseremarkablehumanstoriesaretransformingourunderstandingof
thisuniquehumanability.Thefindingsrevealthestartlingtruththateveryoneislittlemorethantheirown
memory.[83]
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"LostHorizons:TheBigBang"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
4September2008
Thetheorythattheuniversebeganfromnothinghasnotalwaysbeenacceptedwiththesameconvictionitis
today.ProfessorJimAlKhalililooksthrough50yearsoftheBBCsciencearchivetoexplainhowscientists
havepiecedtogetherthepopulartheorybyusingcurioushornshapedantennae,U2spyplanesandparticle
accelerators.
"TheBigBangMachine"
4September2008
"ThePresident'sGuidetoScience"
16September2008
"HowMadAreYou?Part1"
11November2008
"HowMadAreYou?Part2"
18November2008
"Jimmy'sGMFoodFight"
25November2008
JimmyDoherty,pigfarmer,onetimescientistandposterboyforsustainablefoodproductionisonamission
tofindoutifGMcropsreallycanfeedtheworld.Weneedtodoubletheamountoffoodweproduceinthe
nextfiftyyearstofeedtheworld'sgrowingpopulation.AreGMcropstheanswer?Oraretheyadangerous
Frankensteintechnologythatcouldstartanenvironmentalcatastrophe?TofindtheanswersJimmyisona
journeythatwilltakehimfromthevastsoyaplantationsofArgentinatothetraditionalAmishfarmsof
PennsylvaniaandfromthecuttingedgetechnologyoftheGMlaboratoriestothebananaplantationsof
Uganda.
"DoYouKnowWhatTimeItIs?"
2December2008
ParticlephysicistProfessorBrianCoxasks,'Whattimeisit?'It'sasimplequestionanditsoundslikeithasa
simpleanswer.Butdowereallyknowwhatitisthatwe'reasking?BrianvisitstheancientMayanpyramidsin
MexicowheretheMayabuilttemplestotime.Hefindsoutthatadayisnever24hoursandmeetsEarth'svery
ownDirectorofTime.Hejourneystothebeginningoftime,andgoesbeyondwithintherealmsofstring
theory,andexplorestheverylimitoftime.Hediscoversthatwenotonlytravelthroughtimeatthespeedof
light,buttheexperiencewefeelasthepassingoftimecouldbeanillusion.
"AllergyPlanet"
9December2008
Weareinthegripofanallergyepidemic.50yearsagoonein30wereaffected,butinBritaintodayitiscloser
tooneinthree.Whythisshouldbeisoneofmodernmedicine'sgreatestpuzzles.Insearchofanswers,
Horizontravelsroundtheglobe,fromtheremotestinhabitedislandtothepollutedcentresofCaliforniaand
theUK.Wemeetsufferersandthescientistswhohavededicatedtheirlivestryingtoanswerthemysteryof
whywearebecomingallergictoourworld.
"Where'sMyRobot?"
16December2008
DannyWallaceembarksonaquesttofindhisidealandroid:onethatwillwalkandtalkjustlikehim.During
hisjourneytothemoreunlikelycornersoftheroboticsworld,DannyisintroducedtoaJapanesemanwho
makescopiesofhimselfandhisdaughter,andanItalianwhobelieveshehasfoundthekeytohuman
intelligence...inavideogame.
"WhyAreThinPeopleNotFat?"
26January2009
Theworldisaffectedbyanobesityepidemic,butwhyisitthatnoteveryoneissuccumbing?Medicalscience
hasbeenobsessedwiththissubjectandiscomingupwithsomeunexpectedanswers.Asitturnsout,itisnot
allaboutexerciseanddiet.Atthecenterofthisprogrammeisacontroversialovereatingexperimentthataims
toidentifyexactlywhatitisaboutsomepeoplethatmakesithardforthemtobulkup.
"Cannabis:TheEvilWeed?"
3February2009
Cannabisistheworld'sfavouritedrug,butalsooneoftheleastunderstood.Cancannabiscause
schizophrenia?Isitaddictive?Canitleadyouontoharderdrugs?Orisitsimplyaherb,anundervalued
medicine?AddictionspecialistDrJohnMarsden(hostofBodyHits)discoversthatmodernscienceisfinally
beginningtofindanswerstothesequestions.Johntracesthecannabisplants'birthplaceinKazakhstanfinds
theoriginsofoursensitivitytocannabisinthesimpleseasquirtandshowsjustwhatitdoestoourbrains.He
meetspeoplewhohavebeenchangedbythisdrugindrasticallydifferentwaysfromthosewhoseliveshave
beenshatteredtothosewholiveshavebeenrevived.
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"WhyDoWeDream?"
10February2009
10
Horizonuncoversthesecretworldofourdreams.Inaseriesofcuttingedgeexperimentsandpersonalstories,
wegoinsearchofthesciencebehindthismostenduringmysteryandask:wheredodreamscomefrom?Do
theyhavemeaning?Andultimately,whydowedream?Whatthefilmrevealsisthatmuchofwhatwethought
weknewnolongerstandstrue.Dreamsarenotsimplywildimaginingsbutplayasignificantpartinallour
livesastheyaffectourmemories,theabilitytolearn,andourmentalhealth.Mostsurprisingly,wefind
nightmares,too,arebeneficialandmayevenexplainthesurvivalofourspecies.
"CanWeMakeaStaronEarth?"
17February2009
11
ProfessorBrianCoxtakesaglobaljourneyinsearchoftheenergysourceofthefuture.Callednuclearfusion,
itistheprocessthatfuelsthesunandeveryotherstarintheuniverse.Yetdespiteoverfivedecadesofeffort,
scientistshavebeenunabletogetevenasinglewattoffusionelectricityontothegrid.Brianreturnsto
Horizontofindoutwhy.Grantedextraordinaryaccesstothebiggestandmostambitiousfusionexperiments
ontheplanet,BriantravelstotheUSAtoseeahighsecurityfusionbombtestingfacilityinactionandis
givenatouroftheworld'smostpowerfullaser.InSouthKorea,heclambersinsidethereactionchamberofK
Star,theworld'sfirstsupercooled,superconductingfusionreactorwherethefateoffuturefusionresearch
willbedecided.
"TheSecretLifeofYourBodyclock"
24February2009
12
Whyareyoumorelikelytohaveaheartattackateighto'clockinthemorningorcrashyourcaronthe
motorwayattwoo'clockintheafternoon?Cantakingyourmedicationattherighttimeofdayreallysaveyour
life?Andhaveyoueverwonderedwhyteenagerswillnotgetoutofbedinthemorning?Theanswerstothese
questionslieinthesecretworldofthebiologicalclock.
"What'stheProblemwithNudity?"
3March2009
13
Whatiswrongwithnudity?Whyarepeopleembarrassedabouttheirbodies?Howandwhydidtheygetthe
waytheyare?Horizontakesagroupofvolunteersandsubjectsthemtoaseriesofpsychologicalandphysical
teststochallengeattitudestothenakedhumanform.Thequestionsraisedstrikeattheheartofhuman
physicalandsocialevolution.Humanbeingsaretheonlycreaturesthatcanbe'naked'butwhy,howand
whendidpeoplelosetheirfur?ThatquestiontakesHorizonaroundtheworldtomeetscientistsfromAfricato
Florida,andtheyarefindinganswersinunexpectedplaces:thechesthairofFinnishstudents,thegenetic
historyoflice,andthesweatofanunusualmonkey.Itturnsoutthatsomethingeveryonetakesforgranted
mayholdthekeytothesuccessoftheentirehumanspecies.
"HowtoSurviveaDisaster"
10March2009
14
Whendisasterstrikeswholivesandwhodiesisnotpurelyamatterofluck.Ineverydisaster,fromthose
peoplefaceonceinalifetime,tothosetheyfaceeveryday,therearethingsthatcanbedonetoincreasethe
chancesofgettingoutalive.Horizonhasgatheredateamofleadingexpertstoproducetheultimateguideto
disastersurvival.Throughcontroversialexperiments,computersimulationsandanalysisofhundredsof
survivortestimoniesfromplanecrashestoferrydisastersandeven9/11,theywillrevealwhathappensinthe
mindinthemomentofcrisisandhowthehumanbraincanbeprogrammedforsurvival.
"WhoDoYouWantYourChildtoBe?"
17March2009
15
DavidBaddiel,fatheroftwo,setsouttoansweroneofthegreatestquestionsaparentcanask:howbestto
educateyourchild.Takinginthelatestscientificresearch,Daviduncoverssomeunconventionalapproaches:
fromtheparenthothousinghischildtorecordbreakingfeatsofmaths,toaschoolthatpayshardcashfor
goodgrades.Davidwitnessesagroundbreakingexperimentthatsuggestsachild'sdestinycanbepredictedat
four,andhearsthethreelittlewordsthatcanruinachild'schanceofsuccessforgood.Healsouncoversthe
neurologicalbasisforwhyteenagerscanbestroppyandexplosiveandhashisownbraintinkeredwithto
experiencewhatitisliketostruggleatschool.Throughitall,David'squestremainstrue:tomaximisehis
child'spotentialforsuccessandhappiness.
"WhyCan'tWePredictEarthquakes?"
24March2009
16
Lastcentury,earthquakeskilledoveronemillion,anditispredictedthatthiscenturymightseetentimesas
manydeaths.Yetwhenanearthquakestrikes,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.Sowhyhasn'tscience
workedouthowtopredictwhenandwherethenextbigquakeisgoingtohappen?Thisisthestoryofthemen
andwomenwhochaseearthquakesandtrytounderstandthismysteriousforceofnature.Journeyingto
China'sSichuanProvince,whichstillliesdevastatedbytheearthquakethatstruckinMay2008,aswellasthe
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notoriousSanAndreasFaultinCalifornia,Horizonaskswhysciencehassofarfallenshortofansweringthis
fundamentalquestion.
"AlanandMarcusGoForthandMultiply"
31March2009
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Eversincehewasatschool,actorandcomedianAlanDavieshashatedmaths.Andlikemanypeople,heis
notmuchgoodatiteither.ButAlanhasalwayshadasneakingsuspicionthathewasmissingout.So,withthe
helpoftopmathematicianProfessorMarcusduSautoy,Alanisgoingtoembarkonamathsodyssey.Together
theyvisitthefourthdimension,crosstheuniverseandexploretheconceptofinfinity.Alongtheway,Alan
doesbattlewithsomeofthetoughestmathsquestionsofourage.Butdidhisabilitiespeak25yearsagowhen
hegothisgradeCOLevel?OrwillAlanbeabletomasterthemostcomplexmathsconceptthereis?
"HowViolentAreYou?"
12May2009
18
Whatmakesordinarypeoplecommitextremeactsofviolence?Inathoughtprovokinganddisturbingjourney,
MichaelPortilloinvestigatesoneofthedarkersidesofhumannature.Hediscoverswhatitisliketoinflict
painandisdriventotheedgeofviolencehimselfinanextremesleepdeprivationstudy.Hemeetsmenfor
whomviolencehasbecomeanaddictionandultimatelydiscoversthateachofuscouldbeinherentlymore
violentthanwethink,andwatchesareplicationofoneofthemostcontroversialstudiesinhistory,the
Milgramstudy.Willstudyparticipantsbewillingtoadministeraseeminglylethalelectricshocktosomeone
theythinkisaninnocentbystander?
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"40YearsontheMoon"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
9July2009
ProfessorBrianCoxtakesajourneythroughtheBBCsciencearchivetoexplorethestoryofman's
relationshipwiththemoon,fromJamesBurketestingNasaequipmenttoNeilArmstrong'sfirststepsonthe
lunarsurfaceandthedramatictaleofApollo13.Healsoaskswhetherinternationalcompetitioncouldhelp
reignitethepublic'senthusiasmforspacetravelandbringaboutthedawnofanewspaceage.
"Pandemic:AHorizonGuide"
9August2009
Inthewakeoftheswinefluoutbreak,virologistDrMikeLeahyusesover50yearsoftheBBCarchiveto
explorethehistoryofpandemicsinfectiousdiseasescausedbybacteria,virusesandparasites.Inspiredby
theHorizonbackcatalogue,hetellstheextraordinarystoryofsmallpox,oneofthemostviolentkillersin
history,aswellasthesuccessofmassvaccinationandtheglobalpoliticsofmalaria.Throughthelensof
televisiontheprogrammechartsourscientificprogressfromtheearlystepsinunderstandingAIDStothe
codecrackingofSARSanddeadlypredictionsofbirdflu.Eachpandemicepisodetellsussomethingabout
theworldandourplacewithinit.InhisjourneythroughtheagesDrLeahychartsscience'songoingbattle
withnatureandquestionswhichoneiswinning.
"DoIDrinkTooMuch?"
13October2009
Alcoholisbyfarthemostwidelyuseddrugandadangerousoneatthat.Sowhyaresomanyofusdrinking
overtherecommendedlimits?Whydoesalcoholhavesuchapowerfulgriponus?Howmuchofour
relationshipwiththisdrugiswritteninourgenes?Whataretherealdangersofourchildrendrinkingtoo
young?AddictionexpertJohnMarsden,wholikesadrink,makesaprofessionalandpersonalexplorationof
ourrelationshipwithalcohol.Heundergoesphysicalandneurologicalexaminationstodetermineitseffect,
andfindsoutwhysomepeoplewillfinditmuchharderthanotherstoresistalcohol.Evenattheageof14
theremaybeawayofdeterminingwhichhealthychildrenwillturnintoaddicts.Johnexperimentswitha
designerdrugbeingdevelopedthathopestoreplicateallthebenefitsofalcoholwithoutthedangers.Could
thisdrugreplacealcoholinthefuture?
"TheSecretYou"
20October2009
Withthehelpofahammerwieldingscientist,JenniferAnistonandageneralanaesthetic,ProfessorMarcusdu
Sautoygoesinsearchofanswerstooneofscience'sgreatestmysteries:howdoweknowwhoweare?While
thethoughtsthatmakeusfeelasthoughweknowourselvesareeasytoexperience,theyarenotoriously
difficulttoexplain.So,inordertofindoutwheretheycomefrom,Marcussubjectshimselftoaseriesof
probingexperiments.Helearnsatwhatageourselfawarenessemergesandwhetherotherspeciessharethis
trait.Next,hehashismindscrambledbyacuttingedgeexperimentinanaesthesia.Havingsurvivedthat
ordeal,Marcusisgivenanoutofbodyexperienceinabidtolocatehistrueself.AndinHollywood,helearns
howcelebritiesarehelpingscientistsunderstandthemicroscopicactivitiesofourbrain.Finally,hetakespart
inamindreadingexperimentthatbothhelpsexplainandradicallyaltershisunderstandingofwhoheis.
"FixMe"
27October2009
Horizonfollowstheemotionaljourneyofthreeyoungpeoplewithcurrentlyuntreatableconditionstoseeif
withintheirlifetime,theycanbecured.Sophieisdesperatetodiscoverifthere'samedicalbreakthrough
whichwillgetherwalkingagainacarcrashaftercelebratingherAlevelresultsleftherparalysedfromthe
waistdown.Anthony'slegwasamputatedafterarugbyaccidentontheeveofhiseighteenthbirthday.Willhe
everbeabletoregrowhisleg?FatheroffourDeanisdesperateforacureforhisdamagedhearttoavoidan
earlydeath.They'veallreadtheheadlinesabouttheastonishingpotentialofstemcellstohealthebody.Now
they'vebeengivenaccesstothepioneeringscientistswhocouldtransformtheirlives.Withsomuchatstake,
eachmeetingishighlyemotionalasourthreeyoungpeoplefindoutifsciencecanfixthem.
"Who'sAfraidofaBigBlackHole?"
3November2009
Blackholesareoneofthemostdestructiveforcesintheuniverse,capableoftearingaplanetapartand
swallowinganentirestar.Yetscientistsnowbelievetheycouldholdthekeytoansweringtheultimate
questionwhatwastherebeforetheBigBang?Thetroubleisthatresearchingthemisnexttoimpossible.
Blackholesarebydefinitioninvisibleandthere'snoscientifictheoryabletoexplainthem.Despitethese
obviousobstacles,Horizonmeetstheastronomersattemptingtoimageablackholefortheveryfirsttimeand
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thetheoreticalphysicistsgettingeverclosertounlockingtheirmysteries.It'sastorythattakesusintotheheart
ofablackholeandtotheveryedgeofwhatwethinkweknowabouttheuniverse.
"WhyDoWeTalk?"
10November2009
Talkingissomethingthatisuniquetohumans,yetitstillremainsamystery.Horizonmeetsthescientists
beginningtounlockthesecretsofspeechincludingafatherwhoisfilmingeverysecondofhisson'sfirst
threeyearsinordertodiscoverhowwelearntotalk,theautisticsavantwhocanspeakmorethan20
languages,andthefirstscientisttoidentifyagenethatmakesspeechpossible.Horizonalsohearsfromthe
godfatheroflinguistics,NoamChomsky,thefirsttosuggestthatourabilitytotalkisinnate.Aunique
experimentshowshowanewalienlanguagecanemergeinjustoneafternoon,inabidtounderstandwhere
languagecomesfromandwhyitisthewayitis.
"Mars:AHorizonGuide"
15November2009
SpaceexpertDrKevinFongdrawson45yearsworthoffootagefromHorizon'sarchives,ashechroniclesthe
effortsofscientiststoreachtheredplanet,includingtheillfatedBritishattempt,theBeagle.Theintriguing
possibilityoflifeonMarshaspromptedmanyofthesemissions,but,asyet,noneofthemhasbeen
successful.
"HowLongIsaPieceofString?"
17November2009
AlanDaviesattemptstoanswertheproverbialquestion:howlongisapieceofstring?Butwhatappearstobe
asimpletasksoonturnsintoamindbendingvoyageofdiscoverywherenothingisasitseems.Anencounter
withleadingmathematicianMarcusduSautoyrevealsthatAlan'sshortlengthofstringmayinfactbe
infinitelylong.WhenAlanattemptstomeasurehisstringattheatomicscale,eventstakeanevenstranger
turn.Notonlydoobjectsappearinmanyplacesatonce,butrealityitselfseemstobeanillusion.Ultimately,
Alanfindsthatmeasuringhispieceofstringcouldintheoryatleastcreateablackhole,bringingaboutthe
endoftheworld.
"HowManyPeopleCanLiveonPlanetEarth?"
9December2009
InaHorizonspecial,naturalistSirDavidAttenboroughinvestigateswhethertheworldisheadingfora
populationcrisis.Inhislengthycareer,SirDavidhaswatchedthehumanpopulationmorethandoublefrom
2.5billionin1950tonearlysevenbillion.Hereflectsontheprofoundeffectsofthisrapidgrowth,bothon
humansandtheenvironment.Whilemuchoftheprojectedgrowthinhumanpopulationislikelytocomefrom
thedevelopingworld,itisthelifestyleenjoyedbymanyintheWestthathasthemosteffectontheplanet.
SomeexpertsclaimthatintheUKconsumersuseasmuchastwoandahalftimestheirfairshareofEarth's
resources.SirDavidexamineswhetheritisthedutyofindividualstocommitnotonlytosmallerfamilies,but
tochangethewaytheyliveforthesakeofhumanityandplanetEarth.
"TheSecretLifeoftheDog"
6January2010
Wehaveanextraordinaryrelationshipwithdogscloserthanwithanyotheranimalontheplanet.Butwhat
makesthebondbetweenussospecial?Researchintodogsisgainingmomentum,andscientistsare
investigatingthemlikeneverbefore.Fromthelatestfossilevidence,tothesequencingofthecaninegenome,
tocognitiveexperiments,dogsarefastturningintothenewchimpsasawindowintounderstandingourselves.
Wheredoesthisrelationshipcomefrom?InSiberia,auniquebreedingexperimentrevealstheastonishing
secretofhowdogsevolvedfromwolves.Swedishscientistsdemonstratehowthehuman/dogbondis
controlledbyapowerfulhormonealsoresponsibleforbondingmotherstotheirbabies.Whyaredogssogood
atreadingouremotions?HorizonmeetsBetsy,reputedlytheworld'smostintelligentdog,andcomparesher
incredibleabilitiestothoseofchildren.Man'sbestfriendhasrecentlygoneonestepfurtherhelpingus
identifygenesresponsibleforcausinghumandiseases.
"Diet:AHorizonGuide"
7January2010
"WhyDoVirusesKill?"
13January2010
Justmonthsago,theworldstoodinfearofanemergingnewdiseasethatthreatenedtokillmillions.Anewflu
variantH1N1hadarrived.IntheUKalone,65,000deathswerepredicted.Yettodate,thesedirewarnings
havenotmaterialised.Ifthislatestpandemichastaughtanything,itisjusthowlittleisunderstoodaboutthe
invisibleworldofviruses.Butthathasnotstoppedscientiststrying.Horizonfollowstheleadingresearchers
fromacrosstheworld,whoareattemptingtounravelthemanysecretsofvirusestounderstandwhenandwhy
theykill.
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"PillPoppers"
20January2010
10
Overaperson'slifetimetheyarelikelytobeprescribedmorethan14,000pills.Antibiotics,cholesterol
loweringtablets,antidepressants,painkillers,eventabletstoextendyouthandimproveperformanceinbed.
Thesedrugsperformminormiraclesdayafterday,buthowmuchisreallyknownaboutthem?Drugdiscovery
oftenowesasmuchtoserendipityastoscience,andthatmeansmuchislearntabouthowmedicineswork,or
evenwhattheydo,whenthey'retaken.Byinvestigatingsomeofthemostpopularpillspeoplepop,Horizon
asks,howmuchcantheybetrustedtodowhattheyaresupposedto?
"Don'tGrowOld"
3February2010
11
Forcenturiesscientistshavebeenattemptingtocomeupwithanelixirofyouth.Nowremarkablediscoveries
aresuggestingthatageingissomethingflexiblethatcanultimatelybemanipulated.Horizonmeetsthe
scientistswhoareattemptingtopiecetogetherwhyweageandmorevitallyforallofus,whatwecandoto
preventit.Butwhichtheorywillprevail?Doesthe95yearoldwomanwhosmokestwopacketsofcigarettes
adayholdtheclue?Doblueberriesreallydelaysignsofageingorisitmoreaquestionofattitude?Doesthe
realkeytocontrollinghowweageliewithafiveyearoldboywithanextraordinaryageingdiseaseorwitha
selfexperimentingHarvardprofessor?Couldoneofthesebreakthroughsreallyseeourlivesextendpast120
years?
"ToInfinityandBeyond..."
10February2010
12
Byourthirdyear,mostofuswillhavelearnedtocount.Onceweknowhow,itseemsasiftherewouldbe
nothingtostopuscountingforever.But,whileinfinitymightseemlikeanperfectlyinnocentidea,keep
countingandyouenteraparadoxicalworldwherenothingisasitseems.Mathematicianshavediscovered
thereareinfinitelymanyinfinities,eachoneinfinitelybiggerthanthelast.Andiftheuniversegoeson
forever,theconsequencesareevenmorebizarre.Inaninfiniteuniverse,thereareinfinitelymanycopiesofthe
Earthandinfinitelymanycopiesofyou.Olderthantime,biggerthantheuniverseandstrangerthanfiction.
Thisisthestoryofinfinity.
"WhatMakesaGenius?"
17February2010
13
CouldyouhavecomeupwithEinstein'stheoryofrelativity?Ifnotwhynot?ThisiswhatMarcusduSautoy,
professorofmathematics,wantstoexplore.Marcusreadilyadmitsthatheisnogenius,butwantstoknowif
geniusesarejustanextremeversionofhimselforwhethertheirbrainsarefundamentallydifferent.Marcus
meetssomeremarkableindividualsTommy,anobsessiveartistwhouseshiswholehouseashiscanvas
Derek:blind,autistic,andapianistwithapparentlyprodigiousgiftsClaire,whoisalsoblind,butwhosebrain
haslearnttoseeusingsound.Marcusisshownhowbabieshaveremarkableabilitieswhichmostofusloseas
teenagers.Hemeetsaneuroscientistwhoclaimshehasevidenceofinnateability,ascientistwho'sidentifieda
geneforlearning,andDr.Paulus,whohasdiscoveredhowtosharpenthebrain...byelectricallyturbo
chargingit.
"DidCookingMakeUsHuman?"
2March2010
14
Wearetheonlyspeciesonearththatcooksitsfoodandwearealsothecleverestspeciesontheplanet.The
questionis:dowecookbecausewe'recleverandimaginative,orarewecleverandimaginativebecauseour
ancestorsdiscoveredcooking?Horizonexaminestheevidencethatourancestors'changingdietandtheir
masteryoffirepromptedanatomicalandneurologicalchangesthatresultedintakingusoutofthetreesand
intothekitchen.
"IsEverythingWeKnowAbouttheUniverseWrong?"
9March2010
15
There'ssomethingveryoddgoingoninspacesomethingthatshouldn'tbepossible.Itisasthoughvast
swathesoftheuniversearebeinghooveredupbyavastandunseencelestialvacuumcleaner.Sasha
Kashlinsky,thescientistwhodiscoveredthephenomenon,isunderstandablynervous:'Itleftusquiteunsettled
andjittery'hesays,'becausethisisnotsomethingweplannedtofind'.Theaccidentaldiscoveryofwhatis
ominouslybeingcalled'darkflow'notonlyhasimplicationsforthedestiniesoflargenumbersofgalaxiesit
alsomeansthatlargenumbersofscientistsmighthavetofindanewwayofunderstandingtheuniverse.Dark
flowisthelatestinalonglineofphenomenathathavethreatenedtorewritethetextbooks.Doesitheralda
neweraofunderstanding,ordoesitsimplymeanthateverythingweknowabouttheuniverseiswrong?
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"TheEndofGod?:AHorizonGuidetoScienceandReligion"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
21September2010
HistorianDrThomasDixonexploresBBCarchivefootagedetailingtheageoldconflictbetweenreligionand
science.Hehighlightsinterviewswithadiverserangeoftheorists,includingAmericancreationistsand
physicistsinGenevaworkingwiththeLargeHadronCollider,andaskswhethertheexpansionofknowledge
hasleftnoroomfortheconceptofGodinthemodernworld.
"BackfromtheDead"
27September2010
DrKevinFonginvestigatesapioneeringtechniqueofextremecoolingthatisbeingusedtobringpeopleback
fromthedead.Intheoperatingtheatre,apatient'sheartisstoppedandtheirbrainshowsnoactivity.Theyare
indistinguishablefromsomeonewhoisdead.Yetpatientscanthenbewarmedupandbroughtbacktolife.
KevinFongmeetsthedoctorswhohavedevelopedthisprocedure,findsouthowitcouldrevolutionise
intensivecareandtraumamedicine,andmeetssomeoftheremarkablepeoplewhohavebeenbroughtback
fromthedead.
"TheDeathoftheOceans?"
4October2010
SirDavidAttenboroughrevealsthefindingsofoneofthemostambitiousscientificstudiesofourtimean
investigationintowhatishappeningtoouroceans.Helooksatwhetheritistoolatetosavetheirremarkable
biodiversity.HorizontravelsfromthecoldwatersoftheNorthAtlantictothetropicalwatersoftheGreat
BarrierReeftomeetthescientistswhoaretransformingourunderstandingofthisuniquehabitat.
Attenboroughexploressomeofthewaysinwhichweareaffectingmarinelifefromoverfishingtothe
acidificationofseawater.Thefilmalsouncoversthedisturbingstoryofhowshippingnoiseisdeafening
whalesanddolphins,affectingtheirsurvivalinthefuture.
"WhatHappenedBeforetheBigBang?"
11October2010
Theyarethebiggestquestionsthatsciencecanpossiblyask:wheredideverythinginouruniversecomefrom?
Howdiditallbegin?Fornearlyahundredyears,wethoughtwehadtheanswer:abigbangsome14billion
yearsago.Butnowsomescientistsbelievethatwasnotreallythebeginning.Ouruniversemayhavehadalife
beforethisviolentmomentofcreation.Horizontakestheultimatetripintotheunknown,toexploreadizzying
worldofcosmicbounces,ripsandmultipleuniverses,andfindsoutwhathappenedbeforethebigbang.
"IsSeeingBelieving?"
18October2010
Horizonexploresthestrangeandwonderfulworldofillusionsandrevealsthetrickstheyplayonoursenses
andwhytheyfoolus.Weshowhoweasyitistotrickyoursenseoftastebychangingthecoloursoffoodand
drink,explainhowwhatyouseecanchangewhatyouhear,andseejusthowunreliableoursenseofcolour
canbe.Butallthistrickeryhasaseriouspurpose.It'shelpingscientiststocreateanewunderstandingofhow
oursensesworknotasindividualsenses,butconnectedtogether.Itholdstheintriguingpossibilitythatone
sensecouldbemappedintoanother.ThisiswhathappenedtoDanielKish,wholosthissightasachild.Heis
nowabletocreateavisionoftheworldbyclickinghistonguewhichallowshimtoecholocatelikeabat.And
inaseriesofMRIscans,scientistsarenowlookingtofindoutifDaniel'sbrainmayhaveactuallyrewired
itselfenablinghimtousesoundtocreateavisualimageoftheworld.
"MiracleCure?ADecadeoftheHumanGenome"
25October2010
Adecadeago,scientistsannouncedthattheyhadproducedthefirstdraftofthehumangenome,the3.6billion
lettersofourgeneticcode.Itwasseenasoneofthegreatestscientificachievementsofourage,a
breakthroughthatwouldusherinanewageofmedicine.Adecadelater,Horizonfindsouthowcloseweare
todevelopingthelifechangingtreatmentsthatwerehopedfor.Horizonfollowsthreepeople,eachwitha
geneticdisease,astheygobehindthescenesatsomeofBritain'sleadingresearchlabstofindoutwhatthe
sequencingofthehumangenomehasdoneforthemandthehopethisremarkableprojectoffersallofus.
"AsteroidsTheGood,theBadandtheUgly"
3November2010
FamedfortheirabilitytoinflictArmageddonfromouterspace,asteroidsarenowrevealingthesecretsofhow
theyareresponsibleforbothlifeanddeathonourplanet.Armedwithanarrayofpowerfultelescopes,
scientistsarefindingupto3000newasteroidseverynight.Andsomeareheadingourway.Butastronomers
havediscoveredthatit'snotthegiantrocksthatarethegreatestdangerit'sthesmallasteroidsthatposea
moreimmediatethreattoEarth.Researchershaveexplainedthephotonpropulsionthatpropelstheserocks
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acrossspace,andhavediscoveredthatsomeasteroidsarecarryingamysteriouscargooffrostandiceacross
thesolarsystemthatcouldhavehelpedstartlifeonearth.
"DeepwaterDisasterTheUntoldStory"
16November2010
Horizonrevealstheuntoldstoryofthe87daybattletokilltheDeepwaterHorizonoilblowoutamilebeneath
thewavesacrisisthatbecameAmerica'sworstenvironmentaldisaster.Engineersandoilmenattheheartof
theoperationtalkforthefirsttimeaboutthecolossalengineeringchallengestheyfacedandhowtheyhadto
improviseunderextremepressure.Theytellofhowtheyusedhouseholdjunk,discardedsteelboxesandgiant
underwatercuttingshearstostoptheoil.It'sanoperationthatoneinsiderlikenstotherescueofApollo13.
"WhatMakesUsClever?AHorizonGuidetoIntelligence"
6January2011
DelvingintotheHorizonarchives,DallasCampbelldiscovershowourunderstandingofintelligencehas
transformedoverthelastcentury.
"WhatIsOneDegree?"
10January2011
ComedianBenMillerreturnstohisrootsasaphysicisttotrytoansweradeceptivelysimplequestion:whatis
onedegreeoftemperature?Hisquesttakeshimtothefrontiersofcurrentscienceashemeetsresearchers
workingonthehottestandcoldesttemperaturesintheuniverse,andtoalabwhereheexperiencessomeofthe
strangesteffectsofquantumphysicsaplacewheresupercooledliquidssimplypassthroughsolidglass.
Plus,BeninstallshisveryownMetofficeweatherstationathome.
"WhatIsReality?"
17January2011
Thereisastrangeandmysteriousworldthatsurroundsus,aworldlargelyhiddenfromoursenses.Thequest
toexplainthetruenatureofrealityisoneofthegreatscientificdetectivestories.Clueshavebeenpieced
togetherfromdeepwithintheatom,fromtheeventhorizonofblackholes,andfromthefarreachesofthe
cosmos.Itmaybethatwearepartofacosmichologram,projectedfromtheedgeoftheuniverse.Orthatwe
existinaninfinityofparallelworlds.Yourrealitymayneverlookquitethesameagain.
"ScienceUnderAttack"
24January2011
10
NobelPrizewinnerSirPaulNurseexamineswhyscienceappearstobeunderattack,andwhypublictrustin
keyscientifictheorieshasbeenerodedfromthetheorythatmanmadeclimatechangeiswarmingour
planet,tothesafetyofGMfood,orthatHIVcausesAIDS.Heinterviewsscientistsandcampaignersfrom
bothsidesoftheclimatechangedebate,andtravelstoNewYorktomeetTony,whohasHIVbutdoesn't
believethatthevirusisresponsibleforAIDS.
"TheSecretWorldofPain"
31January2011
11
Horizonrevealsthelatestresearchintooneofthemostmysteriousandcommonhumanexperiences:pain.
ExploringthebreakthroughsthathavecomefromstudyingaremarkablewomaninLondonwhohasfeltno
painatallinherlife,amanintheUSwhocutoffhisownarmtosurvive,andthreegenerationsofanItalian
familywhodon'tfeelextremesoftemperature.Featuringanewtreatmentthatinvolvesapioneeringcomputer
game'snowworld'thatcontainsthepowertobanishpain,andrevealinghowpowerfullyourmoodsand
emotionsshapehowwefeelpain.
"SurvivingaCarCrash"
7February2011
12
Horizonmeetsthescientistsworkingtomakefatalcarcrashesathingofthepast.Aremarkablefusionof
mechanicalengineeringandbiologypromisestosavecountlesslivesacrosstheworld.Theprogrammehas
exclusiveaccesstothesecretiveworldofthemostadvancedcarcrashtests.Horizonrevealshowthelatest
advancesintraumamedicine,psychologyandevenextremesportaretransformingyourchancesofsurviving
ontheroads.Andtheprogrammeshowshowresearchersarecreatinganewvirtualcrashtestdummythat
couldchangehowourcarsaredesignedforever.
"HowtoMendaBrokenHeart"
14February2011
13
DrKevinFongfindsouthowclosescientistsaretobeingabletomendyourheartifitstopsworking.He
meetssomeofthepeoplewhohaveundergonepioneeringheartoperationsandthescientistswhoarepushing
thelimitsofcardiactreatment.Wemeetamanwhohashadhisheartreplacedwithanartificialonepowered
byamechanicalpumphecarriesaroundinarucksack,andwitnessascientistbringadeadanimalheartback
tolifeonaworkbench.Plus,theworkofanAmericanscientistwhoisusingstemcellstoturnwhatshecallsa
'ghostheart'thescaffoldofaheartintoareplacementheartforhumans.
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"AreWeStillEvolving?"
1March2011
14
DrAliceRobertsasksoneofthegreatquestionsaboutourspecies:arewestillevolving?There'snodoubtthat
we'reaproductofmillionsofyearsofevolution.Butthankstomoderntechnologyandmedicine,didwe
escapeDarwin'slawofthesurvivalofthefittest?Alicefollowsatrailofcluesfromancienthumanbones,to
studiesofremarkablepeoplelivinginthemostinhospitablepartsoftheplanet,tothefrontiersofgenetic
researchtodiscoverifwearestillevolvingandwherewemightbeheading.
"PredatorsinYourBackyard"
8March2011
15
Lookingattheradicalschemeofreintroducingpredatoranimalsclosetohumandwellingsaroundtheworld,
andthebenefitsfollowingthereintroductionofWolvesbacktoYellowstoneNationalPark.
"TheEndoftheWorld?AHorizonGuidetoArmageddon"
17March2011
Ourunderstandingoftheworldaroundusisbetternowthaneverbefore.Butareweanyclosertoknowing
howitsallgoingtoend?DallasCampbelldelvesintotheHorizonarchivetodiscoverhowscientistshave
triedtopredictanimpendingapocalypsefromnaturaldisastertokillerdiseasetoasteroidimpactandto
ask:whenArmageddonarrives,willsciencebeabletosaveus?
"JapanEarthquake:AHorizonSpecialwithIainStewart"
27March2011
10April2011
AlookatthepowerfulforcesthatcreatedthedevastatingJapaneseearthquake.
"TheSpaceShuttle:AHorizonGuide"
Coveragefromthreedecadesofprogrammestopresentabiographyofthespaceshuttleprogramme,duetobe
decommissionedin2011.
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"DoYouSeeWhatISee"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
8August2011
Anexplorationoftheeffectofcoloursonpeople'slives,andhowperceptionsofthemcanbeinfluencedby
age,genderandmood.Theprogrammeexaminesscientists'claimsthatdifferenthueshavehiddenpowers,
fromthewinningpropertiesofredtohowblueseeminglymakestimespeedup.
"CarrotorStick:AHorizonGuidetoRaisingKids"
11August2011
ChildpsychologistLaverneAntrobususesexcerptsfromtheHorizonarchivetodemonstratehowsciencehas
shapedparentingandeducationmethodsoverthepast50years.Sheconsiderswhichapproachisbestfor
raisingchildren,exploreshowextremebehaviourcanbeexplainedbyneurologicalproblems,andfindsout
theeffectsofachildcentredenvironmentonlearning.
"SeeingStars"
15August2011
Acrosstheworld,anewgenerationofastronomersisouttomakefreshdiscoveriesabouttheuniverse,butthe
scientistsneedtolookfartherthaneverbefore.Forthis,theyhavepushedthelimitsofscienceand
engineeringtocreateanewsetofsupertelescopesthattheyhopewillhelpthemrewritethestoryofthestars.
"TheNineMonthsThatMadeYou"
22August2011
AnexplorationoftheoriespioneeredbyBritishscientistProfessorDavidBarker,whobelievesthatthetime
peoplespendinthewombissoprofoundlyimportantthatitcouldaffecteveryareaoftheirsubsequent
development,fromhealthandpersonalitytothelivesoftheirchildren.
"TheCore"
31August2011
ForcenturieswehavedreamtofreachingthecentreoftheEarth.Nowscientistsareuncoveringabizarreand
alienworldthatlies4,000milesbeneathourfeet,unlikeanythingweknowonthesurface.Itisaplanetburied
withintheplanetweknow,wherestormsragewithinaseaofwhitehotmetalandagiantforestofcrystals
makeupametalcorethesizeoftheMoon.Horizonfollowsscientistswhoareconductingexperimentsto
recreatethiscorewithintheirownlaboratories,withsurprisingresults..
"AreYouGoodorEvil?"
7September2011
Horizonmeetstheresearcherswhohavestudiedsomeofthemostterrifyingpeoplebehindbars
psychopathickillers.Buttherewasashockinstoreforoneofthesescientists,ProfessorJimFallon,whenhe
discoveredthathehadtheprofileofapsychopath.Andthereasonhedidn'tturnouttobeakillerholds
importantlessonsforallofus.Wemeetthescientistwhobelieveshehasfoundthemoralmoleculeandthe
manwhoisusingthisnewunderstandingtorewriteourideasofcrimeandpunishment.
"IsNuclearPowerSafe?"
14September2011
SixmonthsaftertheexplosionsattheFukushimanuclearplantandthereleaseofradiationthere,Professor
JimAlKhalilisetsouttodiscoverwhethernuclearpowerissafe.HebeginsinJapan,wherehemeetssomeof
thetensofthousandsofpeoplewhohavebeenevacuatedfromtheexclusionzone.Hetravelstoanabandoned
villagejustoutsidethezonetowitnessanuclearcleanupoperation.Jimdrawsonthelatestscientificfindings
fromJapanandfromthepreviousexplosionatChernobyltounderstandhowdangerousthereleaseof
radiationislikelytobeandwhatthatmeansforourtrustinnuclearpower.
"Extinct:AHorizonGuidetoDinosaurs"
21September2011
DallasCampbellexploreshowmankind'sunderstandingofdinosaurshasdevelopedsincethe1970s.He
revealshowtechnologicaladvancesledtoscientistsrevisingtheirtheoriesabouthowthecreaturesmightonce
havelived,aswellasgainingnewinsightsintothereasonsfortheirextinction.Thepresenteralsoexploresthe
geneticlinksbetweenmodernbirdsandtheancientlizards.
"TheHuntfortheHiggs"
9January2012
JimAlKhalilifollowstheeffortsofparticlephysicistsattheCERNresearchlaboratorynearGeneva,
Switzerland,tofindtheHiggsparticle,whichisbelievedtogivemasstoeverythingintheuniverse.He
explainswhyscientistsbelievediscoveringitcouldhelpanswerfundamentalquestionsaboutthenatureof
existence,andrevealswhytheirtheoriesarebasedontheideaofsymmetry.
"PlayingGod"
17January2012
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AdamRutherfordexploressyntheticbiology,abranchofsciencethatresearchershopewillenablethemto
breaknaturedownintoconstituentpartssotheycanrebuilditastheyplease.Helearnsaboutthespidergoat,
acreaturebredbyAmericanscientists,whosemilkcanbeusedtoartificiallycreatethematerialfor
spiderwebs,andinvestigateshowthesciencebehinditcouldbeappliedtootherareasofthenaturalworld
includingthehumanbrain.
"TheTruthAboutExercise"
28February2012
MichaelMosleyinvestigatesrecentscientificresearchthatcouldchangethewaypeopleexercise,includinga
studythatsuggestsmanycouldbenefitfromjustthreeminutesofhighintensityactivityaweek.Healso
discoversthehealthbenefitsofseeminglyinnocuousactions,suchaswalkingandfidgeting,andlearnswhy
somepeopledonotrespondtoexerciseatall.
"Woof!AHorizonGuidetoDogs"
1March2012
DallasCampbellexaminesfilmsfromtheHorizonarchivetodiscoverwhatsciencecanteachpeopleabout
dogs.Heinvestigatestheoriginsofdomesticbreedsandlearnsabouttherolehumansplayedinshaping
canineevolution,beforeaskingwhythebondbetweenmankindanddogsisparticularlystrongandwhether
itcanbeimprovedinthefuture.
"SolarStorms:TheThreattoPlanetEarth"
6March2012
Scientistspredictthisyearwillseeafitofviolentactivityonthesunwhichwillpropelbillionsoftonnesof
superheatedgasandpulsesofenergytowardsEarth.In1989oneofthesesolarstorms,whichhasthepowerto
closedownmoderntechnology,cutoffthepowertotheCanadianprovinceofQuebec.Horizonmeetsthe
weathermenastheytrytopredictwhat'scomingandorganisationsliketheNationalGridastheypreparefor
thecosmictempest.
"OutofControl?"
13March2012
10
Peopleassumetheyareincontroloftheirlives,decidingwhattheywantandwhentheywantitbut
scientistsnowclaimthisissimplyanillusion.Experimentsrevealthatwhatapersondoesandwhattheythink
canbeverydifferent,withtheunconsciousmindofteninfluencingthedecisionstheymake,fromwhatthey
eattowhotheyfallinlovewith.Horizonrevealstowhatextentpeoplereallydocontroltheirowndestiny.
"TheTruthAboutFat"
20March2012
11
SurgeonGabrielWestonexploreswhysomanypeoplearepilingonthepoundsandlearnsaboutnewways
tofighttheflab.Shediscoversthehiddenhormonesthatcontrolappetiteandseesthelatestsurgerythat
fundamentallychangeswhatapatientwantstoeatbyalteringhowtheirbrainswork.
"GlobalWeirding"
27March2012
12
Somethingweirdseemstobehappeningtoourweatheritappearstobegettingmoreextreme.Inthepast
fewyearswehaveshiveredthroughtworecordbreakingcoldwintersandpartsofthecountryhave
experiencedintensedroughtsandtorrentialfloods.Itisapatternthatappearstobeplayingoutacrossthe
globe.HurricanechasersarerecordingbiggerstormsandinTexas,recordbreakingrainhasbeenfollowedby
recordbreakingdrought.Horizonfollowsthescientistswhoaretryingtounderstandwhat'sbeenhappeningto
ourweatherandinvestigatesiftheseextremesareatasteofwhat'stocome.
"TheHuntforAI"
3April2012
13
MarcusDuSautoywantstofindouthowclosewearetocreatingmachinesthatcanthinklikeus:robotsor
computersthathaveartificialintelligence.HisjourneytakeshimtoastrangeandbizarreworldwhereAIis
nowtakingshape.Marcusmeetstworobotswhoaredevelopingtheirownprivatelanguage,andattemptsto
communicatetothem.Hediscovershowasupercomputerbeathumansatoneofthetoughestquizshowson
theplanet,Jeopardy.Andfindsoutifmachinescanhavecreativityandintuitionlikeus.Marcusisworried
thatifmachinescanthinklikeus,thenhewillbeoutofbusiness.ButhisconclusionisthatAImachinesmay
surpriseuswiththeirowndistinctwayofthinking.
"DefeatingCancer"
10April2012
14
Overthepastyear,HorizonhasbeenbehindthescenesatoneofBritain'sleadingcancerhospitals,theRoyal
MarsdeninLondon.ThefilmfollowsRosemary,PhilandRayastheyundergoremarkablenewtreatments
fromabillionpoundgeneticallytargeteddrugdesignedtofightatypeofskincancer,toadvancedrobotic
surgery.Wewitnessthebreakthroughsinsurgeryandinscientificresearchthatareofferingnewhopeand
helpingtodefeatadiseasethatmorethanoneinthreeofuswilldevelopatsomestageofourlives.
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"Stuff:AHorizonGuidetoMaterials"
19April2012
EngineerandbroadcasterJemStansfieldexplorestheHorizonarchivestodiscoverhowtheprogrammehas
covereddevelopmentsinmaterialscienceduringthepastfivedecades.Helearnshowscientistshavecreated
newmaterialsandfoundfreshusesforoldones,andexploreshowadvancesincludingsuperconductorsand
siliconchipshavechangedmankind'sunderstandingoftheworld.
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Title
"TheTransitofVenus:AHorizonSpecial"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
5June2012
LizBonninexploresthetransitofVenus,aneventwhichtakesplacejustafter11pmtonightandoffersarare
opportunitytoseetheplanetpassingacrossthefaceofthesun.SheexplainswhytheorbitsofVenusand
Earthmeantheyareonlyalignedtwiceeverycentury,andinvestigateswhatstudiesofVenushaverevealed
aboutlifeonEarth.SolarphysicistLucieGreeninvestigatesJamesCook's1769voyagetoTahititoobserve
thetransit,andoceanographerHelenCzerskiexploreshowEarthandVenuscametobesodifferent.
"Blink:AHorizonGuidetotheSenses"
11July2012
KevinFonglooksbackthrough40yearsofHorizonarchivestoexplorewhatsciencehasrevealedabout
methodsofperception.Hediscoverswhybabiesusetouchmorethananyothersense,howvisioncaneasily
betricked,andthewaystechnologicaladvancementsaregettingclosertobeingabletoreplacehuman
facultiesiftheyfail.
"Immortal?AHorizonGuidetoAgeing"
17July2012
VeteranpresenterJohnnyBalllooksbackoverthe45yearsthatbothheandTVseriesHorizonhavebeen
appearingonairtofindoutwhatscientistshavelearntabouthowandwhypeoplegrowold.Hecharts
developmentsfrommacabreearlyclaimsofrejuvenationtothelatestbreakthroughs,andasksifthedreamof
immortalityisanyclosertocomingtrue.
"TheTruthAboutLookingYoung"
23July2012
PlasticsurgeonDrRozinaAlileavestheoperatingtheatrebehindforthefrontiersofskinscienceandasksifit
ispossibletomakeyourskinlookyoungerwithoutsurgery.Sheexamineswhysomepeopleappeartoage
betterthanothers,andexploresscientificinnovationsincludingapillthatmanufacturersclaimhas
rejuvenatingproperties.Shealsodiscovershowthecontentsofasquid'seyecouldchangepeople's
experiencesofsummer.
"MissiontoMars"
30July2012
BehindthescenesofCuriosity,NASA'slatestmissiontoinvestigatethepossibilityoflifeonMars.The
agencyaimstolandanuclearpoweredrovervehicle,whichcost$2.5billiontodevelop,onthesurfaceofthe
planetbywinchingitdownfromarocketpoweredcrane,thenuseittoexploretheterrain.Theprogramme
alsodiscoversthelessonsexpertshavelearnedfrompreviousexpeditions,manyofwhichendedinfailure,
andtheproject'schiefscientistJohnGrotzingerdiscusseswhathehopesthemissionwillreveal.
"Eat,FastandLiveLonger"
6August2012
MichaelJ.Mosleyhassethimselfatrulyambitiousgoal:hewantstolivelonger,stayyoungerandlose
weightinthebargain.Andhewantstomakeasfewchangestohislifeaspossiblealongtheway.He
discoversthepowerfulnewsciencebehindtheancientideaoffasting,andhethinkshe'sfoundawayofdoing
itwiththe5:2dietthatstillallowshimtoenjoyhisfood.Michaeltestsoutthescienceoffastingonhimself
withlifechangingresults.
"HowBigIstheUniverse?"
27August2012
Cosmologistsdiscusstheirprojecttocreateamapofeverythinginexistence,andrevealthattheirresearchhas
yieldedsomehighlyunexpectedresults,creatingapicturestrangerthananythingtheyhadimagined.
Scientistsalsoexplainwhythemapsuggeststheuniversemaynotbeanallencompassingentitybutmerely
thestartingpointforsomethingmuchbigger.
"HowSmallIstheUniverse?"
3September2012
HorizonplungesdownthebiggestrabbitholeinhistoryinsearchofthesmallestthingintheUniverse.Itisa
journeywherethingsdonotjustbecomesmallerbutalsoawholelotweirder.Scientistshopetocatcha
glimpseofminiatureblackholes,multipledimensionsandevenparallelUniverses.Astheystarttoexplore
thiswonderland,wherenothingisquitewhatitseems,theymayhavetorewritethefundamentallawsoftime
andspace.
"DefeatingtheSuperbugs"
10September2012
Scientistsandresearchersdiscusstheireffortstothwartpotentiallylethalstrainsofbacteriathathavegrown
resistanttoconventionalantibiotics.Theprogrammefollowsprojectsdesignedtotracktheglobalspreadof
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theorganisms,andrevealsnewtechniquesthatarebeingdevelopedtoprotectandtreatpatients.
"TheFinalFrontier?AHorizonGuidetotheUniverse"
17October2012
DallasCampbellchartsscientificbreakthroughsthathavetransformedhowtheuniverseisunderstood,using
footagefromtheHorizonarchiveswhichstretchbackalmost50years.Heexploressubjectsincluding
Einstein'sconceptofspacetime,alienplanetsandextradimensions,anddiscoverseachadvancerevealsnew
mysteriestobeinvestigated.
"TheTruthAboutMeteors:AHorizonSpecial"
3March2013
On2013February15,ameteoritetravellingatmorethan30,000milesanhourcrashedintoRussia'sUral
mountains,injuringmorethan1,000people.Justadaylater,anasteroidpassedwithin17,000milesofEarth.
Thesewereremindersthattheplanet'sjourneythroughspaceisfraughtwithdanger.ProfessorIainStewart
exploreswhatmeteoritesandasteroidsare,wheretheycomefrom,theriskstheyposeandtheroletheyhave
playedinEarth'shistory.
"TheCreativeBrainHowInsightWorks"
14March2013
Theworkofscientistswhoareadoptingunusualtechniquestotrytodeterminehowflashesofinspiration
comeabout,developingaseriesofpuzzlesandbrainteaserstosparkcreativebehaviour.Thelatestneuro
imagingtechnologymeansresearcherscanwitnessthebirthofanideaasithappensandwhattheyare
learninghasthepowertomakeeveryonemorecreative.
"HowtoAvoidMistakesinSurgery"
21March2013
DrKevinFongexamineswhatcanbedonetoreducethenumberofmistakesbeingmadebysurgeonsinthe
operatingtheatre.Speakingtoprofessionalsinhighpressurecareersincludingairlinepilots,firemenand
FormulaOnepitworkersheexploresthecopingmechanismstheyeachemploywhenfacedwithemergency
situations,andlooksathowthesetacticscouldbetransferredtotheworldofsurgery.
"MendMe:AHorizonGuidetoTransplants"
27March2013
Theextraordinaryoddsdoctorsandpatientshavehadtoovercometoachieveamazingbreakthroughsin
transplantsurgery,includingfullfacetransplantsandgrowingorgansinthelaboratory.MichaelMosley
identifiessomeofthekeyturningpointsandexploreshowfarsciencecangoinabidtoprolonglife.
"TheTruthaboutTaste"
28March2013
10
Inrecentyears,researchershavestartedtounderstandwhypeoplelovethefoodstheydo,andthattheremay
beawaytomakesnackstastesweeterwithoutaddinganyextrasugarandit'salldowntoatrickthat
happensinthebrain.Thisfilmmeetsascientistwhohasgrownatomatothatissweeterandjuicierthan
anythinglikelytobefoundonasupermarketshelf,andfollowsthosehopingtobecomeelite,professional
tasters.
"TheAgeofBigData"
4April2013
11
Anexaminationofthevaryingusesbeingmadeofthehugeamountofinformationnowavailableindatabases
iepredictiveanalytics.InLosAngeles,policeofficersaretakingpartinanexperimenttopredictcrimebefore
itevenhappens,oneCityofLondontraderbelieveshehasfoundthesecretofmakingbillionswith
mathematics,andastronomersinSouthAfricaareattemptingtocataloguetheentireuniverse.
"Tomorrow'sWorld:AHorizonSpecial"
11April2013
LizBonnindelvesintotheworldofinventorsandinnovations,revealingthepeopleandtechnologiessetto
transformlifeinthe21stcentury.Shemeetssomeoftheworld'sforemostvisionaries,mavericksand
dreamers,fromtheentrepreneurswhoarethedrivingforcebehindanewspaceracetoAndreGeim,aNobel
Prizewinningphysicistleadingananotechrevolution.
"TheSecretLifeoftheCat"
13June2013
12
Horizondiscoverswhatyourcatreallydoesgetuptobeyondthecatflap.Inthisgroundbreakingexperiment,
fiftycatsinaSurreyvillagearetaggedwithGPScollarsandtheireverymovementisrecorded,dayandnight,
astheyhuntinourbackyardsandpatrolthegardenfencesandhedgerows.Catsarealsofittedwithspecially
developedcatcams,revealingtheiruniqueviewoftheworld.
"LittleCatDiaries"
14June2013
13
Inthepreviousepisode"TheSecretLifeoftheCat",50domesticfelinesfromaSurreyvillagewerefitted
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withGPScollarsandcamerastotracktheireverymovementandrecordtheiruniqueviewoftheworld.The
resultsrevealatomcatthatseemstohavenoowner,ahunterthatprefersfooditcancatchandkilltoanything
itmightbegivenbyhumans,andacatthathasabandoneditshomeinfavourofanothersetofowners.
"Fracking:TheNewEnergyRush"
19June2013
14
GeologistIainStewartinvestigatesanewandcontroversialmethodofextractingnaturalgasfromdeep
undergroundthatinvolveshydraulicfracturingorFracking,asitisknown.HetravelstoAmericatofindout
whattheprocessisandwhatcanbelearnedfromtheUSexperience,meetingpeoplewhohavebecomerich
fromit,aswellasthosebotheredaboutanyriskstotheircommunities.
"SwallowedbyaBlackHole"
26June2013
15
AgascloudhasstrayedwithinthegravitationalreachofasupermassiveblackholeinthecentreoftheMilky
Wayandisexpectedtobeaffectedbyitatsomepointthissummer.Acrosstheglobe,telescopesarebeing
trainedontheheartofEarth'sgalaxyintheexpectationofobservingthiscosmicspectacleforthefirsttimein
history.
"WhatMakesUsHuman?"
3July2013
16
Humansshare99%oftheirDNAwithchimpanzeesandyetfromthemomentofbirth,theirlivesare
completelydifferent.AnthropologistAliceRobertsinvestigatesthefactorsthatseparatemankindfromits
closestlivingrelatives,exploringdifferencesinphysiology,geneticmakeupandinthebrain.
"TheTruthAboutPersonality"
10July2013
17
MichaelMosleyexploresthelatestresearchingeneticsandneurosciencetofindoutwhatfactorsshape
people'spersonalitiesandwhethertheycanbechanged.Michaeltriestwotechniquesinanattempttomake
himworrylessandbecomemoreofanoptimistwithsurprisingresults.TheepisodefeaturesProfessor
ElaineFoxofUniversityofEssex.[84][85]
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Title
"What'sKillingOurBees?AHorizonSpecial"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
2August2013
Beesareworth430milliontoBritain'sagriculturesectorandathirdofUKfoodisreliantonpollination,but
theirnumbershavebeenfallingdramatically.Inthisfilm,journalistandbeekeeperBillTurnbullexaminesthe
arrayofconflictingevidenceinabidtodeterminewhatisresponsibleforthedeclineandmeetsscientistswho
arefittingradartransponderstotheinsectstoestablishwhynumbersarefalling.
"MonitorMe"
12August2013
DrKevinFongexplorestheboomin"apps"andgadgetsdesignedtohelppeoplemonitortheirhealtharound
theclock.Hemeetssomeofthepioneersofthisrevolutionandvisitsamanwhoselfdiagnosedalife
threateningdiseasefromhisowndata,withoutgoingtothedoctor.
"DefeatingtheHackers"
19August2013
Theprogrammeexploresthemurkyandfastpacedworldofpeopleusingcomputerstostealmoneyand
identities,aswellaswreakinghavocwithusersonlinelives.Thefilmrevealsthemethodsscientistsareusing
tohelpdefeatthehackers,meetsthetwomenwhouncoveredtheworld'sfirstcyberweapon,andthe
computerexpertwhoworkedouthowtohackintocashmachines.
"Dinosaurs:TheHuntforLife"
26August2013
TheresearchofDrMarySchweitzer,whofoundsofttissueandredbloodcellsinthefossilisedbonesofa68
millionyearoldTrex,abreakthroughthatwouldn'thavelookedoutofplaceinJurassicPark.Herworkis
revolutionisingscientificunderstandingofdinosaursandthepalaeontologistbelievesshemayalsohavefound
tracesofthecreatures'DNA.
"Sex:AHorizonGuide"
11September2013
ProfessorAliceRobertsinvestigateshowsciencecametounderstandsexasimplewordforaverycomplex
setofdesires,includingindividualpassions,wantsandemotions.Shelooksathowtheworldofsciencehas
striventosolvepeople'ssexualproblems,andsearchedforwaysofimprovingperformance.
"Impact!AHorizonGuidetoPlaneCrashes"
14October2013
It'samacabreparadox,butalmosteveryadvanceinaviationsafetyhasbeendrivenbyacrash.Afterevery
crash,investigatorsdetermineitscauseandscientistsmakeeveryefforttoensurethesamemistakesnever
happenagain.DallasCampbelldelvesintotheHorizonarchivestochartthedeadlydisastersthathavehelped
makeairtraveltodaythesafestithaseverbeen.
"Impact!AHorizonGuidetoCarCrashes"
21October2013
Inthe1950supto8,000peoplediedeveryyearontheroadsinthiscountryatrulyhorrificfigure.
Thankfullyithasnowfallentoaround2,000ayearstillaterribletoll,butavastimprovement,particularly
giventheincreaseincarsontheroad.
"CometoftheCentury:AHorizonSpecial"
23November2013
CometIsonisduetomakeitsclosestapproachtothesunon28Novemberandwillbevisibleinboththe
eveningandmorningskiesduringDecemberifitsurvivesitsbrushwiththestar.Theprogrammeexamines
howIson'stailofvaporisedgasandwatercouldgiveinsightsintosomeofthegreatestmysteriesofscience,
includingtheoriginofthesolarsystemandwhetherEarth'swatercamefromsimilarcelestialobjects.
"SugarvFat"
29January2014
DoctorsChrisandXandvanTulleken,whoareidenticaltwins,goonmonthlongdietscomprisinghigh
volumesoffatorsugartofindoutwhichisworseforthehumanbody.Theeffectsontheirhealthareboth
shockingandsurprising,buttheyalsodiscovertheirbiggestenemymayhavebeenhidinginplainsight.
"SwallowedbyaSinkHole"
3February2014
InFebruarylastyear,JeffBushwasasleepathishomeinFloridawhenasinkholeopenedupbeneathhis
bedroom.Despitetheeffortsofhisbrothertorescuehim,Jeffwasneverseenaliveagainandhisbodycould
notberecovered.ProfessorIainStewarttravelstotheAmericanstatetodiscoverwhattookJeff'slifeand
investigatewhythegeologyoftheareamakesitthesinkholecapitaloftheworld.
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"ManonMars:MissiontotheRedPlanet"
10February2014
HorizongoesbehindthescenesatNASAtodiscoverhowitispreparingforitsmostambitiousanddaring
mission:tolandhumansonthesurfaceofMars.Horizonmeetsthescientistsandengineerswhoaredesigning
newrockets,newspacesuitsandfindingwaystohelpastronautssurvivetheperilsofthislongvoyage.
"ThePowerofthePlacebo"
17February2014
Theyarethemiraclepillsthatshouldn'treallyworkatall.Placeboscomeinallshapesandsizes,butthey
containnoactiveingredient.Nowtheyarebeingshowntohelptreatpain,depressionandevenalleviatesome
ofthesymptomsofParkinson'sdisease.Horizonexploreswhytheywork,andhowwecouldallbenefitfrom
thehiddenpoweroftheplacebo.
"HowYouReallyMakeDecisions"
26February2014
Everydayyoumakethousandsofdecisions,bigandsmall,andbehindallthemisapowerfulbattleinyour
mind,pittingIntuitionagainstlogic.Thisconflictaffectseveryaspectofyourlifefromwhatyoueattowhat
youbelieve,andespeciallytohowyouspendyourmoney.Anditturnsoutthattheintuitivepartofyourmind
isalotmorepowerfulthanyoumayrealise.
"LivingwithAutism"
1April2014
10
OntheeveofNational/WorldAutismDay,thisprogrammerevealshowalifetimeofstudybydevelopmental
psychologistUtaFrithhastransformedunderstandingofthecondition.Theprofessordiscussestheways
peoplewithautismperceiveandinteractwiththeworld,revealshowanotherkindofrealityexistsforthem
andexplainswhytheyoftenfailtounderstandjokes.
"The10MillionChallenge"
22May2014
Tocelebrateits50thbirthday,Horizoninvitesthepublictoplayaroleintacklingthegreatestchallenges
facingsciencetoday.
"WhereisFlightMH370?"
17June2014
11
HorizontellstheinsidestoryofthesearchforMalaysiaAirlinesflightMH370.Withaccesstothekeyplayers
onthefrontlineinthesouthernIndianOceanandtheBritishsatelliteengineerswhotrackedtheplane'sfinal
hours,Horizonbreaksopenthebiggestmysteryinaviationhistory.
"What'sWrongwithOurWeather?"
17July2014
12
PhysicistHelenCzerskiandmeteorologistJohnHammondinvestigatewhytheBritishweatherappearsto
havebecomemoreextremeandifithasanythingtodowithclimatechange.Theyexaminetheeffectofthejet
stream'sstrangebehaviour,revealingwhatiscausingit,andattempttofindoutifseverewintersaregoingto
becomemorecommon.
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"ShouldIEatMeat?TheBigHealthDilemma"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
18August2014
Inthefirstoftwoprogrammesthisweekinvestigatingthetruthaboutmeat,MichaelMosleyasksifthose
summerbarbecuefavouritesburgersandsausagesareasbadassomepeoplethink.Heputsthelatest
scientificfindingstothetestonahighmeatdiettodiscoverwhethereatingbeefandbaconeverydaywilldo
himanyharm.
"ShouldIEatMeat?HowtoFeedthePlanet"
20August2014
Parttwooftwo.Everyyearroughly65billionanimalsareslaughteredgloballyforfoodnineforeveryliving
person.Inthisdocumentary,MichaelMosleyexaminestheeffectthisishavingontheplanetandfindsout
whatmeatweshouldbebuyingifwewanttobeecofriendlycarnivores.Isitbettertopurchasefreerange
organicorfactoryfarmedoptions?Theanswersarefarfromobvious.
"Allergies:ModernLifeandMe"
27August2014
Changestothebacteriathatliveinsideallofusareresponsibleforincreasingthenumberofpeoplewith
allergies,suggestsnewresearch.InthisepisodeofHorizon,theshowinvestigatesthisclaimbyconductinga
uniqueexperimentwithtwoallergicfamiliesinordertofindoutjustwhatitisinthemodernworldthatisto
blame.Witharaftofminicameras,GPSunitsandtheverylatestgenesequencingtechnology,theshow
discovershowthewesternlifestyleisaffectingtheirbacteria.Whyarethesechangesmakingpeopleallergic?
Andwhatcanbedonetoputastoptotheallergyepidemic?
"InsidetheDarkWeb"
3September2014
TwentyfiveyearsaftertheWorldWideWebwascreated,theissueofsurveillancehasbecomethegreatest
shameuponitsexistence.Withmanyconcernedthatgovernmentsandcorporationsmonitorpeople'severy
move,thisprogrammemeetshackersandscientistswhoareusingtechnologytofightback,andsomelaw
enforcementofficerswhobelieveit'sleadingtoopportunitiesforriskfreecrimes.Withcontributorsincluding
WorldWideWebinventorTimBernersLeeandWikiLeakscofounderJulianAssange.
"Ebola:TheSearchforaCure"
10September2014
AstheWestAfricaEbolaoutbreakcontinuestoclaimlives,thisspecialeditionmeetsscientistsanddoctors
fromaroundtheworldwhoarelookingforacuretothedeadlyvirus,andhearsfirsthandaccountsofwhatit
isliketocatchandsurvivethedisease.
"IsYourBrainMaleorFemale?"
29September2014
Newresearchsuggeststheconnectionsinmen'sandwomen'sbrainsfollowdifferentpatterns,whichmight
explaintypicalformsofgenderspecificbehaviour.DrMichaelMosleyandProfessorAliceRoberts
investigatewhethertheseareinnateorareshapedbytheoutsideworld,usingateamofhumanguineapigs
andatroopofBarbarymonkeystotestthescienceandchallengeoldstereotypes.Theyaskwhetherthisnew
scientificresearchwillbenefitbothsexesordrivethemevenfurtherapart.
"CatWatch2014:TheNewHorizonExperiment:ACat'sEyeView"
7October2014
Millionsofpeoplehavecatsintheirhomes,yettheyknowverylittleaboutthem.Aretheyplayfulpets,
fearsomefightersordeadlyhunters?Inthisthreepartprogramme,LizBonninjoinsforceswithsomeofthe
world'sleadingfelineexpertstoconductagroundbreakingscientificstudyusingGPStrackersandmini
camerastofollow100catsinthreeverydifferentenvironmentstofindoutwhattheygetuptowhenthey
leavethehouse.Thefirsteditionexamineshowcatssee,hearandsmelltheworldwiththesensesdeveloped
bytheirwildancestors,andlooksatwhythiscouldbemakinglifedifficultfortheminthemodernworld.
"CatWatch2014:TheNewHorizonExperiment:TheLioninYourLap"
8October2014
Thesecondprogrammeofthethreepartscientificstudyrevealsthewildsideofdomesticcats,withGPS
trackersandminicamerasshowinghowtheytransformfrompettopredatorassoonastheyleavethehouse.
LizBonninandtheteamofexpertsputOzzyandSmudgeundersurveillancetofindoutwho'skingofthe
street,andexplainwhycats'huntinginstinctscannotbekeptundercontrol.
"CatWatch2014:TheNewHorizonExperiment:CatTalk"
9October2014
Inthefinalepisodeofthisthreepartscientificstudy,LizBonninandtheteamexaminethesecretlanguageof
cats,revealingthesurprisingconversationstheyhavewhentheirownersareasleep,andinvestigatingwhy
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theymeowtohumansbutnotoneanother.Theyrigahousewithcamerasandtrackerstodiscoveriffourcats
residingunderoneroofcanallgetonandfindoutwhylivingalongsidepeopleismakingthingsdifficultfor
21stcenturyfelines.
"What'stheRightDietforYou?AHorizonSpecial:Episode1"
12January2015
ThefirstofathreepartspecialinwhichDrChrisvanTulleken,clinicalpsychologistTanyaByronand
nutritionandweightlossscientistsfromOxfordandCambridgeuniversitiesputoneofthelatesttheorieson
dietstothetest.Theyhaveselected75overweightpeoplefromacrosstheUK,whowillbeputon
personalisedregimenstoexploreovereatingrelatedtogenes,guthormonesandemotions.Theopening
programmefollowsthevolunteersastheyundergoanintensivefivedayanalysisataresidentialdietlabat
LiverpoolHopeUniversity,beforetheyarethenputonthedietstheexpertsbelievearebestsuitedtothem.
13January2015
Inthesecondofthreeprogrammes,thevolunteersleavethelabandtaketheirdietshome,wheretheyfacethe
challengeofstickingtotheirweightlossplanswhiledealingwithallthestressesandtemptationsoftheirreal
lives.GeneticistGilesYeouseseyetrackingtechnologytoinvestigatehowtheConstantCraversareaffected
bytheir'hungrygenes',whileTanyaByronvisitsCambridgeUniversitytodiscoverwhathappensinthebrains
ofEmotionalEaterstocompelthemtocomforteat.TheFeastersarebroughttogetherforatestbyFiona
Gribble,whowantstofindoutwhysoupissuchagreatdietingtool.
14January2015
Thisprogrammelooksintohowphysiologicalprocessesinthebodyandthebraincanmakethefinalweeks
andmonthsofadietdifficult.FionaGribblerunsanexperimenttoshowthattherateatwhichtheFeasterseat
theirfoodaffectshowfulltheyfeel,GilesYeodemonstrateshoweatingbreakfastcanhelptheConstant
Cravers,andPaulAveyarddemonstrateswaysthatwillhelptheEmotionalEaterslearnhowtodealwith
occasionalindulgencesandavoidfurtherrelapse.Lastly,thefinalresultsofthestudyareannounced,revealing
howsuccessfulthedietpersonalisationapproachhasbeenforthegroupandhowmanyofthevolunteersmade
theirfivepercentweightlosstarget.
"SecretsoftheSolarSystem"
3March2015
PlanetsarenowbeingdiscoveredoutsideEarth'ssolarsystemonaregularbasis,andthesestrangenewworlds
areforcingscientiststorewritethehistoryofhowtheSunandtheplanets,satellites,dwarfplanets,asteroids
andcometsthatorbititcameintobeing.Thisprogrammerevealsthatfarfromasimplestoryofstableobjects
orbitingastar,thedevelopmentofthesolarsystemwasapotentcombinationofhellfire,chaosandplanetary
pinballthatmakesitsomewhatofamiraclethatEarthwascreatedatall.
"ClimateChange:AHorizonGuide"
4March2015
DrHelenCzerskiexploresclimatechange,chartingthetransformationofalittleknowntheoryintooneofthe
greatestscientificundertakingsinhistory.Ithasbeenasurprisingjourneyofdiscoverythathasrevolutionised
humankind'sunderstandingoftheglobalclimate,andseenscientistsfaceunprecedentedcontroversyand
criticism.
"TheMysteryofMurder:AHorizonGuide"
9March2015
MichaelMosleyusesfootagefromtheBBCarchivestochartscientists'progressastheylookedatthemindof
amurdererinanattempttounderstandwhypeoplecommitsuchcrimes,askingwhethertheyaredriventoit
bycircumstancesoraresimplyborntokill.
"Aftershock:TheHuntforGravitationalWaves"
10March2015
InMarch2014,ateamataresearchstationattheSouthPoleclaimedtohavefoundevidenceofgravitational
wavesorripplesinspacetimefromtheearliestmomentsoftheuniverse.Thediscoverysentshockwaves
throughtheworldoftheoreticalphysics,withthoseinvolvedtippedtopickupNobelPrizes,whileforothers
itmeanttheirideaswereinshreds.Thisprogrammetelltheinsidestoryofthescientificquestandwhat
happenedwhenthingsbegantounravel.
"DancingintheDark:TheEndofPhysics?"
17March2015
10
TheLargeHadronCollideratCERNhasbeenupgraded.Whenit'sswitchedoninMarch2015,itscollisions
willhavetwicetheenergytheydidbefore.Thehopeisthatscientistswilldiscovertheidentityofdarkmatter
inthedebris.Thestakesarehighbecauseifdarkmatterfailstoshowitself,itmightmeanthatphysicsitself
needsarethink.
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"70MillionAnimalMummies:Egypt'sDarkSecret"
11May2015
11
ModerntechnologyisusedtoscanEgyptiananimalmummiesfrommuseumsacrosstheworld.Bycreating
3Dimagesoftheircontent,expertsareabletodiscoverthetruthaboutthestrangerolethecreaturesplayedin
theancientcivilisation'sbeliefs,andwhysomanyofthemwereburied.
"IsBingeDrinkingReallyThatBad?"
20May2015
12
DoctorsandidenticaltwinsChrisandXandvanTullekeninvestigatetheeffectsthatdifferentdrinking
patternshaveonhealth.Chrishashisrecommended21unitsofalcoholspreadevenlyacrosstheweek,while
Xandusesuphisallowanceinsinglebinges.Howwilltheirbodiesdifferafteramonth?
"TheTroublewithSpaceJunk"
5August2015
13
Documentaryrevealingthescaleoftheproblemofdebrisinspace,withEarthsurroundedbyhundredsof
millionsofitemsmovingat17,000milesperhour.TheInternationalSpaceStationhadtomovethreetimesin
2014toavoidpotentiallylethalchunksofjunkandtheHorizonteamrevealshowtheUSgovernmentis
investing$1billiontotrackspacedebris,whilecompaniesaroundtheworldaredevelopingwaystoclearup
themess,fromnetsandrobotarmstoharpoons.
"AreHealthTestsReallyaGoodIdea?"
12August2015
14
MichaelMosleypresentsaHorizonspecialexploringtheeffectivenessofaseriesofhealthtestsavailableto
peoplewhootherwisefeelperfectlywell.Fromanexpensiveheartscantoanewnationalscreeningprocedure
todetecttheearliestsignsofbowelcancer,thecheckupsaredesignedtocatchvariousseriousconditions
beforetheydevelopfurther,andMichaelputshimselfthroughaseriesofassessmentstodeterminewhether
anyofthemareworthdoing.
"FirstBritons"
19August2015
15
Documentaryexploringhowrecentarchaeologicaldiscoverieshaveshednewlightonculture,originsand
capabilitiesoftheveryfirstnativeBritons.Forcenturies,ithasbeenassumedBritain'sfirstpeoplesliveda
brutal,handtomouthexistenceashuntergatherers,butfreshevidencehasemergedthathasforcedscientists
andanthropologiststoreassesstheirimpressionsofwhothesepeoplewere.Theresultisaverydifferent
portrait,illustratingahardyandsophisticatedculturethatwithstoodcenturiesofextremeclimatechange,
includingadevastatingtsunami.NarratorAdrianLesterdescribeshowtheseearlyBritonsenduredtheprimal
forcesandbecamethefirstpeopletopopulatetheislandnationthatwouldeventuallybecomeknownas
Britain.Includescontributionsbyavarietyofexperts,includingDrHansPeeters,DrJimInnes,Professor
VinceGaffney,DrDavidJacquesandProfessorMartinBell.
"OCD:AMonsterinMyMind"
26August2015
16
DevelopmentalpsychologistUtaFrith,aprofessorofneuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon,setsoutto
dispelmisconceptionsaboutObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder,whichsomeregardassimplybeingoverlyfussy
abouttidiness,butwhichisoftenamuchmoreserious,andpotentiallycripplingbraindisorder.She
introducesSophie,whomustconstantlycheckshehasn'tkilledpeoplewherevershegoes,andRichard,whois
terrifiedofcomingintocontactwithbins.AlsofeaturedisthestoryofNanda,whoisundergoingpioneering
brainsurgerytostopherworryingabout'components'onherbody.HavingexploredtheeffectOCDcanhave
onpeople'slives,Utainvestigatestherapyavailabletothosestrugglingwiththecondition,andoutlines
whetherneurosciencecanofferanythingbywayofacure.
"WhichUniverseAreWeIn?"
2September2015
17
Documentaryexploringthe"multiverse",atheoreticalapproachtosomeofthefundamentalquestionsof
existence,whichpositsthataninfinitenumberofuniversesexists.Eachoftheseseparateuniversesisdefined
bythewaytheydifferfromtheothers,inaconceptseizeduponbysciencefictionwriterstodepictworlds
wheredinosaursstillliveandtheGermanswontheSecondWorldWar,amongotherfantasticalvariations.
Theprogrammerevealsthat,untilrelativelyrecently,the"multiverse"theorywasdismissedasafantasy,but
nowthisunusualideahasfounditswaytotheforefrontofscientificthinking,andforagrowingnumberof
scientists,hasbecomefundamentaltounderstandingthenatureofreality.
"CosmicDawn:TheRealMomentofCreation"
9September2015
18
Thescientificstorybehindthemomentthefirststarsappearedintheuniverse,knownastheCosmicDawn,
whichtransformedthedarkworldoriginallycreatedbytheBigBang.Astronomersnowhavethetoolsto
explorethisdramaticeventthatcreatedthefirstingredientsoflifeasweknowit,whenthefirststarswere
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borntolightuptheuniverse.WithcontributionsbyProfessorTomAbel,CharmaineGreenandMargaret
Whitehurst.
"AreVideoGamesReallyThatBad?"
16September2015
19
Thevideogameindustryisaglobalphenomenon.Thereareover1.2billiongamersacrosstheplanet,with
salesprojectedsoontopass$100billionperyear.Buttheirverypopularityfuelsthecontroversythat
surroundsthem.Theyfrequentlystandaccusedofcorruptingtheyoungofcausingviolenceandaddiction.
Butisthistrue?
Horizonrevealsascientificcommunitydeeplydivided.Someareconvincedthatvideogamesincite
aggression.Othersinsisttheyhavenoeffectwhatsoeveronrealworldviolence.Butawayfromthe
controversy,thereisagrowingbodyofevidencethatsuggestsvideogamesmayhelpkeepthebrainsharp,
andcouldsoonrevolutionisehowwecombatmentaldeclineasweage.
"TimPeakeSpecial:HowtoBeanAstronaut"
13December2015
AvideodiaryfilmedovertwoyearsbyTimPeake,whoon15DecemberwillbecomethefirstBritish
astronauttoboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.Hispersonalfootagedetailssomeoftherisksandpressures
hefaces,aswellastherigoroustrainingrequiredtogointospace,includingreplicatingspacewalksand
trainingtodealwiththephysicaldangersofweightlessness,undergoingexercisesintheSoyuzcapsuleand
spacestationmockups,andpreparingtospendtimeawayfromhiswifeandtwosons.
Series52:2016
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"TheImmortalist"
Originalbroadcast
Episode
date
16March2016
InvestigatingthestoryofhowaRussianinternetmillionaire,DmitryItskov,isturningtocuttingedgescience
totrytounlockthesecretoflivingforever.Theprogrammeinvestigatestherealscienceinspiringhisbold
plantouploadthehumanmindtoacomputer,andexamineswhetherhisgoalofbringingaboutimmortality
forhumanswithinthirtyyearsisattainable.
"ProjectGreenglow:TheQuestforGravityControl"
23March2016
Documentaryexploringattemptstocontrolgravity,includinginvestigationcarriedoutbyProjectGreenglow
inthemid1990sbyUKdefencemanufacturerBAESystems(basedontheworkofEugenePodkletnov[86]).
"TheMysteryofDarkEnergy"
30March2016
ExaminingDarkEnergy,themysteriousforcethatisunexpectedlycausingtheuniverse'sexpansiontospeed
up.Itseffectswerediscoveredin1998,butphysicistsstilldonotknowwhatitis,anditsveryexistencecalls
intoquestionAlbertEinstein'sGeneralTheoryofRelativitythecornerstoneofmodernphysics.Thehuntfor
theidentityofDarkEnergyison,andalthoughexperimentsconductedonEarthandinspacegeneratedata
thatmightprovideaclue,physicsishopinganotherEinsteinmightemergeandwriteanewtheorythat
explainsthemystery.
"OceansoftheSolarSystem"
6April2016
AlthoughoceansdefinetheEarthandarecrucialtolife,recentdiscoverieshaverevealedthattheyarenot
uniquetoEarth.Oceanshavebeenlocatedacrossthesolarsystem,andscientistsarenowembarkingona
journeyinsearchofnewlifeinplacesthatneverseemedpossible.WithNASAplanningtodivetothedepths
ofastrange,distantoceaninaremarkablesubmarine,theprogrammediscoversthatthehuntforoceansin
spaceismarkingthedawnofanewerainthesearchforalienlife.
"TheEndoftheSolarSystem"
13April2016
Thestoryofhowthesolarsystemwillbetransformedbytheageingsun,beforecomingtoanendin
approximatelyeightbillionyears.Astronomerscanpredicthowitwillhappenbyanalysingdistantgalaxies,
starsandplanetsintheirfinalmoments,andtheprogrammebringsthesepredictionstolifewithagiantscale
modelofthesolarsystemspreadoutalloveraMidwesterntown,Peoria,Illinois.Onepredictionisofthe
AndromedaMilkyWaycollisionandmerger,expectedinabout4billionyears.DerekJacobinarrates.[87]
"ShouldWeCloseOurZoos?"
17April2016
LizBonninreportsonissuesconcerningzoos,andquestionswhethertheystillhaveaplaceinthemodernage.
ShevisitsthezooinCopenhagenthatcreatedcontroversybykillingagiraffeandfeedingittolions,to
investigatethepracticeofcullinganimalstomanagepopulationsize.Shealsodiscovershowzoosareuseful
inpreservingendangeredspecies,includingpandasandrhinos.
"HowtoFindLoveOnline"
25April2016
MathematicianHannahFryusesdoctorandbroadcasterXandvanTullekenasaguineapigtotestwhetherthe
algorithmsthatdatingsitesusetomatchpeopleactuallywork.Xandgetsadvicefromscientistsonwhatto
writeinhisprofile,hasanMRIscantofindoutwhetherhisbrainisequippedforloveandgoesonvarious
datestotestwhetherthealgorithmmakesbettermatchesthanhimchoosingrandomly.
"IceStationAntarctica"
4May2016
BBCweathermanPeterGibbsmakesanemotionalreturntotheBritishAntarcticSurvey'sHalleyResearch
Station,wherehelivedandworkedintheearly1980s.Duringthatperiod,thestationwaskeytothediscovery
oftheozonehole,andtodayitismakingvitalfindingsabouthowpeople'slivesarevulnerabletotheSun's
activities,aswellasstudyinginterplanetarytravelandthethreatofmanmadeclimatechange.Inadditionto
returningtotheplaceheoncecalledhome,Peterisonarescuemission,sincethestationisunderthreatof
beingcastadriftonahugeiceberg.
"CuringAlzheimer's"
11May2016
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DocumentaryinvestigatingscientificbreakthroughsinresearchonAlzheimer'sdisease,whicharebringing
hopetomillionsofsufferersacrosstheworld.Newscanningandgenetechnologyisallowingscientiststo
identifythediseaseatitsearlieststages,often15yearsbeforesymptomsappearandbraincellsaredestroyed,
withdrugtrialsinColombia,USAandEuropeshowingstartlingsuccess.Theprogrammealsorevealsthe
changesinlifestylethatcanpreventthedevelopmentofthedisease,aswellastheeffectsofaUKwidetrial.
"ECigarettes:MiracleorMenace?"
22May2016
10
MichaelMosleyinvestigatesthedramaticriseinecigarettesinrecentyears,andquestionswhethertheyarea
healthriskorabetteralternativetosmoking.Hereportsonthecontentofecigarettes,meetsscientistswho
arestudyingtheireffectsandtakesupvapinghimselftoseehowitaffectshishealth.
"WhyAreWeGettingSoFat?"
7June2016
11
Withover62percentofadultsoverweight,CambridgegeneticistDrGilesYeobelievesthatformanyobese
people,simplyeatinglessisaharderthansomemightthink.HetakesaroadtriparoundtheUKandAmerica
touncoverwhy,meetspeoplebehindsomeoftheshockingnewspaperheadlines,andthroughtheirstories,
revealstruthswhichdispelcommonlyheldmythsaboutobesity.
"SportsDoping:WinningatAnyCost?"
19July2016
12
DrXandvanTullekeninvestigatestheworldofperformanceenhancingdrugs.Fromtheathletesseekingthe
rewardsoffame,gloryandlucrativesponsorshipdealstothehundredsofthousandsofpeopleintheUKnow
regularlytakinganabolicsteroidstolookgoodandbuffup.Whatarethesedrugs?Whatdotheydotothe
body?Andisitworthit?
"InsideCERN"
10August2016
13
WithexclusivebehindthescenesaccessHorizonhasbeenfollowingthehighsandlowsofanextraordinary
storyinparticlephysics.InJune2015teamsatCERNstartedrunningtheLargeHadronCollideratthe
highestenergyever.Rumoursquicklyemergedthattheywereonthebrinkofahugediscovery.Amysterious
bumpinsomedatasuggestedafirstglimpseofabrandnewparticlethatcouldchangeourunderstandingof
howtheuniverseworks.
"MyAmazingTwin"
25August2016
14
TheacerbicallywittyandseverelyfaciallydisfiguredbroadcasterAdamPearsonpresentsapersonalfilm
aboutgenetics.Heandhistwinbrother,Neil,aregeneticallyidentical,andbothsharethesamegenetic
disease,Neurofibromatosis1(Nf1)yettheyarecompletelydifferent.Adam'sfaceiscoveredwithgrowths,
whereasNeillookscompletelynormal.Neilhasshorttermmemoryloss,whereasAdamisrazorsharp.
"JimmyCarrandtheScienceofLaughter"
11September2016
15
Jimmyandhisgueststrytogettothebottomofwhatlaughteris,whyweenjoyitsomuch,andwhat,if
anything,ithastodowithcomedy.Betweenthem,andwiththehelpofcontributionsfromotherscientistson
film,Jimmyandguestsdiscoverthatlaughterismucholderthanourspecies,andmaywellhavecontributed
tomakingushuman.
"TheLostTribesofHumanity"
12October2016
16
AliceRobertsexploresthelatestdiscoveriesinthestudyofHumanOrigins,revealingthetransformationthat
hasbeenbroughtaboutinthisfieldbygenetics.
"TheWildestWeatherintheUniverse"
23October2016
17
Scientistshavestartedlookingtotheheavensandwonderingwhattheweathermightbelikeonotherplanets.
Wearewitnessingthebirthofextraterrestrialmeteorology,astechnologyisallowingastronomerstostudy
otherplanetslikeneverbefore.
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