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Horizon

1993

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Episode 160 min1993-01-04

Awakening the Frozen Addicts

Horizons presents a report on a daring Swedish operation that transplants foetal tissue into the brains of Parkinson's disease sufferers.

Episode 260 min1993-01-11

Cheating Time

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

Episode 360 min1993-01-18

TB - The Forgotten Plague

This Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.

Episode 460 min1993-01-25

No Ordinary Genius (1)

This is the first part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.

Episode 560 min1993-02-01

No Ordinary Genius (2)

This is the second part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.

Episode 660 min1993-02-08

Mars Alive

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.

Episode 760 min1993-02-15

Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers

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?

Episode 860 min1993-02-22

The Pyramid Builders

This Horizon documentary looks at how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids without the use of the wheel, ramps, or levers.

Episode 960 min1993-03-01

Here Be Monsters

This documentary by Horizon looks at how the Hubble space telescope is uncovering evidence of black holes in our distant galaxies.

Episode 1060 min1993-03-08

Iceman (Update)

This is a Horizon update to the story of the Stone Age man found frozen in an Alpine glacier in 1991.

Episode 1160 min1993-03-15

Whatever Happened to Star Wars

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

Episode 1260 min1993-03-22

Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls

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

Episode 1360 min1993-03-29

Dante Goes to Hell

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.

Episode 1460 min1993-04-05

Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard

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.

Episode 1560 min1993-04-19

The New Alchemists

Horizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.

Episode 1660 min1993-05-10

Allergic to the 20th Century

In this episode, Horizon examines Asthma, the illness that is the most common condition of the developed world.

Episode 1760 min1993-05-24

Wot U Looking At?

Horizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.

Episode 1860 min1993-06-07

The Electronic Frontier

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?

Episode 1960 min1993-06-14

A Vital Poison

Horizon describes how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, called nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.

Episode 2060 min1993-06-21

Chimp Talk

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.

Episode 2160 min1993-06-28

Life is Impossible

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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