Horizon - Season 19 | Filme Online

Episode 1

The Secret of the Snake

Profile of the snake, which presents a close-up look at how it kills and digests it's prey. Also shows how snake venom could be used in the treatment of many human ailments.

Episode 2

Finding a Voice

An examination of computer-based communication aids for the severely speech impaired. Follows the trip to America of Dick Boydell, a cerebral palsy sufferer without the power of speech. At the Artific

Episode 3

The Sea Beyond the Dunes

Documentary which looks at the wildlife of Pleasant Bay in New England marshland s of the Eastern USA, and their habitat.

Episode 4

Whatever Happened to the Energy Crisis?

Horizon explores what might happen when fossil fuel sources are depleted.

Episode 5

Notes of a Biology Watcher

Horizon documents how every one of us is owned and operated by other individuals; by hordes of hidden organisms.

Episode 6

The Cline Affair

Documentary on the first recorded instance of genetic engineering being carried out on a human, when in 1980, Dr. Martin Cline from Los Angeles operated on a 21 year old Israeli girl in Jerusalem to r

Episode 7

The Million Murdering Death

Documentary which looks at the way in which disease in the world fights back against modern scientific methods of controlling it, looking at the example of the eradication of Malaria from Sri Lanka, a

Episode 8

Shots in the Dark

An examination of the use of Depo-Provera in the Third World. The contraceptive is injected and prevents pregnancy for three months, but it is banned in the U.S. because of the risk of cancer. Looks a

Episode 9

The Victims

Documentary which looks at the psychological effects of kidnapping and imprisonment on the victims,based on the psychological characteristics shown by former concentration camp victims 30 years after

Episode 10

The Future - Made in Japan?

Examines the prospects for Japanese economic supremacy in the 1990s and asks whether Japan will be able to compete in the development of new technologies or whether it will continue to look to the Wes

Episode 11

The Private Face of Medicine

Documentary which looks at the boom in private medicine in GB and at the effects of this on the National Health Service in the country.

Episode 12

The Fatal Bargain

Documentary which looks at the outbreak of a new disease in Spain in 1981 which has affected 17,000 people, killing 300, and the confusion which remains as to its causes. Although adulterated olive oi

Episode 13

The Miracle of Life

Documentary which shows the human reproductive cycle from conception to birth, through the use of microscopic cameras within the human body.

Episode 14

The Case of the UFOs

Documentary which looks at the phenomenon of the Unidentified Flying Object and the possible explanations behind their sighting and observation by mankind.

Episode 15

A Killing Rain

Documentary about acid rain. The effects of various forms of pollution caused by processes of everyday life, including the contamination of rain by the burning of coal and oil. Written by Jeremy Taylo

Episode 16

Intimate Relations

A look at current research into the causes and effects of divorce in the Western world.

Episode 17

The Scientist and the Baby

Documentary which looks at the great advances in the performance of ante-natal operations on the human foetus and the implications of these technical facilities for patient and health services and all

Episode 18

Brave New Babies?

Oxford moral philosopher Jonathan Glover introduces some of the new developments in genetic engineering, looks at the future possibilities of human genetic engineering and outlines the ethical questio

Episode 19

The Professor of Surgery

An informal portrait of Prof. Ian McColl at work in Guy's Hospital, London, and in Kent. He discusses what makes a good surgeon; how he teaches his students to talk to their future patients; and how m

Episode 20

The Chopper

Traces the evolution of the helicopter, using rare archive footage of early pioneering flights. Also examines the latest research within the industry, and, with the aid of graphics, produces a glimpse

Episode 21

The State of the Planet

Documentary on the discussions at the second UN Environment Conference,in London in 1982,illustrating the points made in the debates on the possible future of the planet.

Episode 22

The Mysterious Mr. Tesla

Documentary about the little known Yugoslav-American scientist Nikola Tesla, whose experiments with electricity and wireless foreshadowed the discoveries of Edison and Marconi. Some of his most specta