Horizon
1993
199321 episodes
Episode 1
Awakening the Frozen Addicts
Jan 4, 19931h
Horizons presents a report on a daring Swedish operation that transplants foetal tissue into the brains of Parkinson's disease sufferers.
Episode 2
Cheating Time
Jan 11, 19931h
Horizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Episode 3
TB - The Forgotten Plague
Jan 18, 19931h
This Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.
Episode 4
No Ordinary Genius (1)
Jan 25, 19931h
This is the first part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
Episode 5
No Ordinary Genius (2)
Feb 1, 19931h
This is the second part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
Episode 6
Mars Alive
Feb 8, 19931h
This 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.
Episode 7
Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers
Feb 15, 19931h
Horizon 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?
Episode 8
The Pyramid Builders
Feb 22, 19931h
This Horizon documentary looks at how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids without the use of the wheel, ramps, or levers.
Episode 9
Here Be Monsters
Mar 1, 19931h
This documentary by Horizon looks at how the Hubble space telescope is uncovering evidence of black holes in our distant galaxies.
Episode 10
Iceman (Update)
Mar 8, 19931h
This is a Horizon update to the story of the Stone Age man found frozen in an Alpine glacier in 1991.
Episode 11
Whatever Happened to Star Wars
Mar 15, 19931h
Horizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.
Episode 12
Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
Mar 22, 19931h
In this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Episode 13
Dante Goes to Hell
Mar 29, 19931h
Horizon 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.
Episode 14
Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard
Apr 5, 19931h
Follows 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.
Episode 15
The New Alchemists
Apr 19, 19931h
Horizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.
Episode 16
Allergic to the 20th Century
May 10, 19931h
In this episode, Horizon examines Asthma, the illness that is the most common condition of the developed world.
Episode 17
Wot U Looking At?
May 24, 19931h
Horizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.
Episode 18
The Electronic Frontier
Jun 7, 19931h
In this story, Horizon explores the endless stream of digital information available on demand to the public, but do we need, or even want it?
Episode 19
A Vital Poison
Jun 14, 19931h
Horizon describes how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, called nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.
Episode 20
Chimp Talk
Jun 21, 19931h
This 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.
Episode 21
Life is Impossible
Jun 28, 19931h
Horizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?