1993

Episodes • 1993

Awakening the Frozen Addicts

1. Awakening the Frozen Addicts

60 min

Horizons 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

2. Cheating Time

60 min

Horizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

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TB - The Forgotten Plague

3. TB - The Forgotten Plague

60 min

This 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)

4. No Ordinary Genius (1)

60 min

This 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)

5. No Ordinary Genius (2)

60 min

This 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

6. Mars Alive

60 min

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.

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Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers

7. Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers

60 min

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?

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The Pyramid Builders

8. The Pyramid Builders

60 min

This 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

9. Here Be Monsters

60 min

This 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)

10. Iceman (Update)

60 min

This 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

11. Whatever Happened to Star Wars

60 min

Horizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.

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Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls

12. Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls

60 min

In this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Dante Goes to Hell

13. Dante Goes to Hell

60 min

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.

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Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard

14. Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard

60 min

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.

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The New Alchemists

15. The New Alchemists

60 min

Horizon 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

16. Allergic to the 20th Century

60 min

In 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?

17. Wot U Looking At?

60 min

Horizon 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

18. The Electronic Frontier

60 min

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?

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A Vital Poison

19. A Vital Poison

60 min

Horizon 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

20. Chimp Talk

60 min

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.

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Life is Impossible

21. Life is Impossible

60 min

Horizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?

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