Horizon (1964)
Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

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2019x01 We Need to Talk about Death

23 January, 2019 9:00 pm
In this film, Dr Kevin Fong makes a personal journey through the moral questions about death that face not just the medical profession, but each and every one of us. The question of how we die is a question that all of us must face, and yet we avoid talking about it. Modern medicine is focused on saving lives. Amazing technical advances have increased doctors' ability to treat a wide range of life-threatening diseases, meaning many more people live longer lives. Life expectancy has surged, and we regard death as something to be battled. It is common for the medical system to throw everything into treating patients right to the very end. But in our attempts to defeat death, the question is this - are we over-medicalising death and the final years of life at the expense of providing better palliative care that would result in a better quality of life? Is it time to reset the system, and learn how to die a better death? Kevin meets medical professionals who are at the heart of these di

2019x02 Britain's Next Air Disaster? Drones

01 July, 2019 9:00 pm
In the wake of the disruption at Gatwick last December, high-risk specialist Aldo Kane investigates the scale of the threat that drones pose to UK airspace and airports - from rogue hobbyists to terrorist attacks. He explores what technology is out there that governments and the aviation industry can use to keep the skies safe.

2019x03 The Honest Supermarket: What's Really in Our Food?

08 July, 2019 9:00 pm
We spend 190 billion pounds a year on groceries, but can we trust our supermarkets to tell us the truth about what we're buying? Dr Hannah Fry and Priya Tew investigate the food we eat.

2019x04 Inside the Social Network: Facebook's Difficult Year

16 July, 2019 9:00 pm
Following the teams inside Facebook, revealing a hidden technological playground. The film tackles difficult questions, like how our data is used, and also shows how Facebook works.

2019x05 The 250 Million Pound Cancer Cure

22 July, 2019 9:00 pm
Proton beam therapy is the one of the most technologically advanced though expensive cancer treatments in the world - but it has the potential to save the lives of children with otherwise incurable cancers. Over two years, Horizon follows the engineers, scientists and medics as they race to build two new centres, one at the Christie Hospital in Manchester and one at University College Hospital in London, as well as following as the first children awaiting the lifesaving treatment. This is one of the most complex challenges the NHS has ever attempted. At the cutting edge of particle physics, proton beam therapy involves splitting hydrogen atoms to create a beam of protons travelling at two-thirds the speed of light, which target tumours with millimetre precision. But doing this in the heart of two of our biggest cities is no easy feat. The process generates so much radiation it needs to be housed in a maze-like nuclear bunker, with walls four metres thick. 2,000 tonnes of precisio

2019x06 Cannabis: Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug?

28 August, 2019 9:00 pm
At a pivotal moment in the history of one of the world’s oldest drugs, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim investigates the latest medical and scientific research into the effects of cannabis on the brain and body.

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