Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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1988x01 The Transplanted Brain
04 January, 1988 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon looks at a new approach that holds hope for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.
1988x02 Death of a Star
11 January, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon documents the first sighting of a star in supernova at its initial stages. The study of the spacial event provides fascinating insight into the life of our own universe.
1988x03 Playing With Madness
18 January, 1988 9:00 pm
In the report by Horizon, they looks at manic depression and how is now known that it has a strong genetic component.
1988x04 The Canal in the Jungle
25 January, 1988 9:00 pm
This episode of the Horizon explores the Panama Canal, now a billion dollar commercial sea crossroad between continents. The future of the canal is in danger because of damage to rain forests.
1988x05 Death of the Working Classes
01 February, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates how those who are born into a working class family are at greater risk of dying early than if born a child of the professional classes.
1988x06 The Greenhouse Effect
08 February, 1988 9:00 pm
This documentary report by Horizon examines the devastating effects of the Greenhouse Effect (earth's temperature rising) and how man is causing it.
1988x07 Struggling for Control
15 February, 1988 9:00 pm
This is a Horizon report on Britain's air traffic control capabilities and the use of outdated and unreliable equipment.
1988x08 Thinking
22 February, 1988 9:00 pm
Explores the limits of digital computers and artificial intelligence. Includes the views of John Searle, a philosopher at the University of California who refutes the claims for 'thinking' machines.
1988x09 Patients on Trial
29 February, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at the experimental treatment of four cancer patients in the USA who have volunteered to try the LAK/Interleuken 2 treatment.
1988x10 Purple Warrior - Rules of Engagement
07 March, 1988 9:00 pm
This is part one of a two-part series by Horizon reporting on a military exercise code named Purple Warrior which is designed to test lessons learned during the Falklands war.
1988x11 Purple Warrior - Limited War
14 March, 1988 9:00 pm
This is part two of a two-part series by Horizon reporting on a military exercise code named Purple Warrior which is designed to test lessons learned during the Falklands war.
1988x12 The Heart of Another
28 March, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at the progress of two heart disease patients at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital in Britain.
1988x13 Easter Island - The Secrets
11 April, 1988 9:00 pm
This is part one of a two-part Horizon series about the mystery of Easter Island, the stone statues, and the civilization that erected them.
1988x14 Easter Island - The Story
18 April, 1988 9:00 pm
This is part two of a two-part Horizon series about the mystery of Easter Island, the stone statues, and the civilization that erected them.
1988x15 Doctors to Be - Trial by Interview
23 April, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon presents part one of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, we look at the ordeal of an interview faced by two potential students applying to St. Mary's Medical School.
1988x16 Doctors to Be - The Knowledge
24 April, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon presents part two of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, we examine the first two years of education at St. Mary's Medical School and at the exams that have to be passed.
1988x17 Doctors to Be - Welcome to the Real World
25 April, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon presents part three of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, a group of medical students are followed from the beginning of their third year of medical education up to the point where they meet patients for the first time.
1988x18 Cancer at Bay
02 May, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates if changes in lifestyle could reduce the risks of cancer.
1988x19 Traces of Murder
09 May, 1988 9:00 pm
In this documentary, Horizon explores how to solve murder cases with the help of new technology.
1988x20 The Hope of Progress
16 May, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon interviews the scientist and Nobel prize winner, Peter Medawar.
1988x21 A Newsday Revolution
23 May, 1988 9:00 pm
This report by Horizon covers how the electronic revolution in television news affects the way it is gathered, edited, and presented.
1988x22 A Good Test?
06 June, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the use of psychological techniques in job recruitment and career development.
1988x23 Superconductor - The Race for the Prize
13 June, 1988 9:00 pm
This Horizon episode presents the breakthroughs in superconductivity research in several countries.
1988x24 Believe Me
27 June, 1988 9:00 pm
Horizon brings you a report on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis which is a neurological disease that has been puzzling doctors for more than 30 years.
1988x25 The Quest for Tannu Tuva
04 July, 1988 9:00 pm
Richard Feynman was not only an iconoclastic and influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate but also an explorer at heart. Feynman through video recordings and comments from his friend and drumming partner Ralph Leighton tell the extraordinary story of their enchantment with Tuva, a strange and distant land in the centre of Asia.
While few Westerners knew about Tuva, Feynman discovered its existence from the unique postage stamps issued there in the early 20th century. He was intrigued by the unusual name of its capital, Kyzyl, and resolved to travel to the remote, mountainous land. However, the Soviets, who controlled access, were mistrustful, unconvinced that he was interested only in the scenery. They obstructed his plans throughout 13 years.
The majority of the scenes are extended narratives by Feynman. There is included a delightful extended discussion and demonstration of Feyman's bongo playing. Feynman explains how he used a phrase book of the Tuva language to wr
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