Horizon - Season 23
Episodes
E1: Are You a Racist?
Horizon presents a documentary about how white racists and black victims of racism volunteered to sp
E2: Genesis
This Horizon episode is about the discovery of a molecular key which may literally unlock the myster
E3: Bitter Cold
Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as phy
E4: The Mould, the Myth and the Microbe
Horizon explores the myth about the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin.
E5: Outbreak: The Microbe Masters the Mould
In this episode, Horizon explores the question of when antibiotics were first developed it seemed in
E6: Science...Fiction?
Horizon investigates the truths of science and it's theories.
E7: The Children of Eve
Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.
E8: The New Face of Leprosy
This episode of Horizon documents leprosy in the USA and India with a focus on medical developments
E9: Hi-Tech à la Française
Horizon investigates the remarkable technological transformation of France over the last 25 years.
E10: In the Wake of HMS Sheffield
Will the new strategies and weapons introduced because of the Falklands war be a match for the next
E11: AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
Horizon looks at the virus that causes AIDS and the research into vaccines and drugs being developed
E12: The Case of the Frozen Addict
In this documentary, Horizon reports on how doctors in America found that addicts using designer dru
E13: Nice Guys Finish First
In the interview by Horizon, Richard Dawkins discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that ev
E14: The Men Who Bottled a Cow
This is an interesting Horizon presentation on decoys that look and smell like cows to the tsetse fl
E15: Twice Five Plus the Wings of a Bird
Horizon researches how we acquire mathematical abilities in the first place.
E16: What Makes an Animal Smart?
This report by Horizon takes a look at the instinctive side of intelligence in animals that shows us
E17: A Handful of Sugar with a Pinch of Salt
Horizon presents a simple, but effective, cure for diarrea in young children; sugar and salt.
E18: Uranus Encounter
In this episode, Horizon brings you Voyager's encounter with Uranus and the mysteries that are being
E19: Who Built Stonehenge?
Horizon presents an interview with Prof. C. Renfrew as he questions the accepted wisdom about the or
E21: Battered Baby: From Generation to Generation
This is the first part of a two-part series on battered children.
E22: Battered Baby: Breaking the Chain
This is the second part of a two-part series on battered children.
E23: Doctors to Be
In a unique project, Horizon follows a group of medical students into the next century.