Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Horizon (Staffel 20)
Sizewell Under Pressure (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 1983-01-10
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon investigates if Britain should build a United States designed nuclear power station that uses a pressurized water reactor at its core.
The Tropical Time Machine (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 1983-01-17
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Geneva Event (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 1983-01-24
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon brings you a report about the discovery of two new, and unimaginably short-lived, subatomic particles called "W" and "Z".
How Much Can You Drink? (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 1983-02-07
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.
Talking Turtle (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 1983-02-14
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
What Little Girls are Made of (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 1983-02-21
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.
British Science - On the Wrong Track? (Folge 7)
Sendedatum: 1983-02-28
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.
The Great Plains Massacre (Folge 8)
Sendedatum: 1983-03-07
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: In this Horizon documentary, we look back at the event surrounding the near extermination of the North American bison (buffalo) in the 1880's.
Hard Rock (Folge 9)
Sendedatum: 1983-03-14
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.
Better Mind the Computer (Folge 10)
Sendedatum: 1983-03-21
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.
Madness on Trial (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 1983-04-11
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.
Sixty Minutes to Meltdown (Folge 12)
Sendedatum: 1983-04-18
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
Killer in the Village (Folge 13) 1.0
Sendedatum: 1983-04-25
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Case of ESP (Folge 14)
Sendedatum: 1983-09-26
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.
The Artificial Heart (Folge 15)
Sendedatum: 1983-10-03
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.
Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life (Folge 16)
Sendedatum: 1983-10-10
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.
Professor Hawking's Universe (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 1983-10-17
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Cruel Choice (Folge 18)
Sendedatum: 1983-10-24
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon presents a discussion on the use of animals for experiments.
A Child's Guide to Languages (Folge 19)
Sendedatum: 1983-10-31
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
China's Child (Folge 20)
Sendedatum: 1983-11-07
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.
The Earthquake Connection (Folge 21)
Sendedatum: 1983-11-14
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.
Prisoner or Patient? (Folge 22)
Sendedatum: 1983-11-28
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.
Cancer: The Pattern in the Genes (Folge 23)
Sendedatum: 1983-12-05
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.
The Academy (Folge 24)
Sendedatum: 1983-12-12
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: 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.
