1993
21 episodes · Jan 4, 1993
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- S30E1
Awakening the Frozen Addicts
Jan 4, 199360mHorizons 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
Jan 11, 199360mHorizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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TB - The Forgotten Plague
Jan 18, 199360mThis 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)
Jan 25, 199360mThis 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)
Feb 1, 199360mThis 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
Feb 8, 199360mThis 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
Feb 15, 199360mHorizon 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
Feb 22, 199360mThis 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
Mar 1, 199360mThis 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)
Mar 8, 199360mThis 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
Mar 15, 199360mHorizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.
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Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
Mar 22, 199360mIn this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Dante Goes to Hell
Mar 29, 199360mHorizon 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
Apr 5, 199360mFollows 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
Apr 19, 199360mHorizon 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
May 10, 199360mIn 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?
May 24, 199360mHorizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.
- S30E18
The Electronic Frontier
Jun 7, 199360mIn this story, Horizon explores the endless stream of digital information available on demand to the public, but do we need, or even want it?
- S30E19
A Vital Poison
Jun 14, 199360mHorizon 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
Jun 21, 199360mThis 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.
- S30E21
Life is Impossible
Jun 28, 199360mHorizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?