Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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1983x01 Sizewell Under Pressure
10 January, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates if Britain should build a United States designed nuclear power station that uses a pressurized water reactor at its core.
1983x02 The Tropical Time Machine
17 January, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a report by Dr. Alison Jolly who discusses the country of Madagascar, just off of the west coast of Africa. Madagascar's ecology and conservation programs are in conflict with most third world economies.
1983x03 The Geneva Event
24 January, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon brings you a report about the discovery of two new, and unimaginably short-lived, subatomic particles called "W" and "Z".
1983x04 How Much Can You Drink?
07 February, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.
1983x05 Talking Turtle
14 February, 1983 9:00 pm
In the Horizon documentary, we look new ways of using computers in classroom and to what effect computers in our schools will have in future.
1983x06 What Little Girls are Made of
21 February, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.
1983x07 British Science - On the Wrong Track?
28 February, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.
1983x08 The Great Plains Massacre
07 March, 1983 9:00 pm
In this Horizon documentary, we look back at the event surrounding the near extermination of the North American bison (buffalo) in the 1880's.
1983x09 Hard Rock
14 March, 1983 9:00 pm
The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.
1983x10 Better Mind the Computer
21 March, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.
1983x11 Madness on Trial
11 April, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.
1983x12 Sixty Minutes to Meltdown
18 April, 1983 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon investigates the nuclear accident which took place in the United States at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant during March 1979.
1983x13 Killer in the Village
25 April, 1983 9:00 pm
In this report, Horizon looks at the spread of the AIDS virus in the United States and their search for the cause and cure of the deadly disease.
1983x14 The Case of ESP
26 September, 1983 9:00 pm
n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.
1983x15 The Artificial Heart
03 October, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.
1983x16 Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life
10 October, 1983 9:00 pm
This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.
1983x17 Professor Hawking's Universe
17 October, 1983 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon features Prof. Stephen Hawking and how he copes with his severe disability, his scientific career, and his relationship with his students.
1983x18 The Cruel Choice
24 October, 1983 9:00 pm
This documentary focuses on animal experiments and the suffering they cause. The video debates their accuracy, whether they are necessary and examines alternative research methods.
1983x19 A Child's Guide To Languages
31 October, 1983 9:00 pm
Looks at different ways of teaching a foreign language and contrasts them with the way babies and young children pick up their native language, without formal teaching.
1983x20 China's Child
07 November, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.
1983x21 The Earthquake Connection
14 November, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.
1983x22 Prisoner or Patient?
28 November, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.
1983x23 Cancer - The Pattern in the Genes
05 December, 1983 9:00 pm
In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.
1983x24 The Academy
12 December, 1983 9:00 pm
Horizon follows group of men and women going through basic training in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) methods at the Academy in the United States.
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