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Horizon
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC Two
Episode guide
Seasons
1993
Episodes
Episode 1
Awakening the Frozen Addicts
1993-01-04 · 60mHorizons presents a report on a daring Swedish operation that transplants foetal tissue into the brains of Parkinson's disease sufferers.
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Cheating Time
1993-01-11 · 60mHorizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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TB - The Forgotten Plague
1993-01-18 · 60mThis Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.
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No Ordinary Genius (1)
1993-01-25 · 60mThis is the first part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
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No Ordinary Genius (2)
1993-02-01 · 60mThis is the second part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
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Mars Alive
1993-02-08 · 60mThis Horizon episode attempts to answer the question if it will be possible to 'terraform' Mars by creating a new atmosphere, and then adding water and plants to make the planet habitable.
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Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers
1993-02-15 · 60mHorizon investigates how market research, opinion polls, TV ratings, and consumer surveys have got it disastrously wrong. Commercial decisions depend increasingly on this information, but just how good is that information?
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The Pyramid Builders
1993-02-22 · 60mThis Horizon documentary looks at how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids without the use of the wheel, ramps, or levers.
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Here Be Monsters
1993-03-01 · 60mThis documentary by Horizon looks at how the Hubble space telescope is uncovering evidence of black holes in our distant galaxies.
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Iceman (Update)
1993-03-08 · 60mThis is a Horizon update to the story of the Stone Age man found frozen in an Alpine glacier in 1991.
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Whatever Happened to Star Wars
1993-03-15 · 60mHorizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.
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Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
1993-03-22 · 60mIn this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Dante Goes to Hell
1993-03-29 · 60mHorizon presents the story of a robot named Dante, who goes into an active volcano in Antarctica to find out if volcanoes contribute to the ozone hole in our atmosphere.
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Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard
1993-04-05 · 60mFollows a team of archaeologists led by Michael Novacek as they try to retrace the steps of an expedition launched by the American Museum of Natural History in the 1920's. The original expedition sought the origins of humanity but instead came across a virtual graveyard of the dinosaurs.
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The New Alchemists
1993-04-19 · 60mHorizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.
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Allergic to the 20th Century
1993-05-10 · 60mIn this episode, Horizon examines Asthma, the illness that is the most common condition of the developed world.
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Wot U Looking At?
1993-05-24 · 60mHorizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.
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The Electronic Frontier
1993-06-07 · 60mIn this story, Horizon explores the endless stream of digital information available on demand to the public, but do we need, or even want it?
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A Vital Poison
1993-06-14 · 60mHorizon describes how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, called nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.
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Chimp Talk
1993-06-21 · 60mThis documentary by Horizon looks back into the 1980's where the work of pioneer researchers trying to determine if chimpanzees could understand language was attacked as charlatanism. Now the public opinion has moved back in favour of the idea that apes can indeed talk to us. The program looks at the latest developments in the chimpanzee language laboratories in America.
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Life is Impossible
1993-06-28 · 60mHorizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?
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