Horizon - Season 36

14 episodes

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Episode 1

From Here to Infinity

Horizon examines how observations of supernova in distant parts of the universe has provided evidence of the accelerating expansion of the universe. This new evidence suggests the existence of a new t

Episode 2

Pandemic

Horizon looks at the knowledge gained following the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918.

Episode 3

Elephants or Ivory

In this episode, Horizon reports from Africa on the effect that rising elephant numbers are having on humans and the natural environment.

Episode 4

Electric Heart

Horizon presents a documentary looking at the United States heart specialist, Michael DeBakey, and his work and research into making miniature pumps which could help make permanent artificial hearts i

Episode 5

Sudden Death

In this Horizon documentary, we present Alfred Steinschneider's theory on cot death where gaps in breathing could be responsible for the death of many infants.

Episode 6

New Star in Orbit

In this report, Horizon explores the arguments for and against the building of the Space Station Freedom and will it ever justify it's huge cost.

Episode 7

New Asteroid Danger

Horizon presents this documentary by scientists who have calculated that the Earth will be hit by a small asteroid within 50 years. How will this effect our planet?

Episode 8

Skeleton Key

In this report, Horizon investigates the rare disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, which causes muscles and ligaments to turn into solid bone. This disease causes severe disfigurement

Episode 9

Wings of Angels

Dramatisation of biologist David Lack's struggle to reconcile scientific evidence for evolution with his belief in God.

Episode 10

Mistaken Identity

Horizon presents a documentary about Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) where in the 1980's, it suddenly became the talk of the town. Tens of thousands of Americans were diagnosed with an illness tha

Episode 11

Volcanoes of the Deep

Could giant volcanic 'chimneys' on the ocean floor unlock the secret of how life began on Earth?

Episode 12

Anatomy of an Avalanche

Horizon reports on a February 1999 catastrophic avalanche at Galtür in Austria that claimed 31 lives. Over the next six months, Horizon followed a team of scientists as they pieced together the extrao

Episode 13

The Midas Formula

Horizon presents the extraordinary story of a beautiful mathematical formula that changed the world, the financial markets, and indeed capitalism itself. It could do the unthinkable - it took the risk

Episode 14

Blood and Flowers: In Search of the Aztecs

The Aztecs are regarded as the most bloodthirsty of the Central American peoples, but they were also one of the most sophisticated. DrTony Spawforth discovers how, on arriving in Mexico, they created