Horizon (Temporada 14)

Horizon es la serie documental de ciencia de 50 minutos de la BBC Two. En septiembre de 2004 celebró su 40 aniversario y continúa disfrutando de excelentes críticas. Reconocido como el líder mundial en su campo, regularmente gana una amplia gama de reconocimientos internacionales de ciencia, medicina y medioambiente, y recientemente ganó el Royal Television Society Award y el Prix Italia. En 2002, la Academia Británica de Artes Cinematográficas y de Televisión le otorgó a Horizon el Premio de Televisión BAFTA por Mejor Serie de Hechos o Strand. En 2003 ganó el prestigioso premio Images et Science al mejor documental médico y el Premio Carl von Linne en el festival de cine Living Europe en Suecia. Ese año, una coproducción de Horizon con WGBH Boston ganó el Emmy al mejor documental.

  • Poster for A Smile for a Crocodile

    A Smile for a Crocodile (Episodio 1)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-01-07

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.

  • Poster for The Pill for the People

    The Pill for the People (Episodio 2)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-01-14

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.

  • Poster for The Ape That Stood Up

    The Ape That Stood Up (Episodio 3)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-01-21

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.

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    The Human Animal (Episodio 4)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-02-04

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.

  • Poster for The Guinea Pig and the Law

    The Guinea Pig and the Law (Episodio 5)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-02-18

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.

  • Poster for Hunters of the Seal

    Hunters of the Seal (Episodio 6)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-02-25

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.

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    The Red Planet (Episodio 7)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-03-04

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.

  • Poster for One of Nature's Hotels

    One of Nature's Hotels (Episodio 8)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-03-11

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.

  • Poster for Dawn of the Solar Age

    Dawn of the Solar Age (Episodio 9)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-03-18

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.

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    Genetic Roulette (Episodio 10)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-04-01

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

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    The Amazing Doctor Newton (Episodio 11)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-07-15

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.

  • Poster for The Trouble with Medicine

    The Trouble with Medicine (Episodio 12)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-07-22

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.

  • Poster for Silent Speech

    Silent Speech (Episodio 13)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-07-29

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.

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    The Green Machine (Episodio 14)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-08-05

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

  • Poster for The River That Came Clean

    The River That Came Clean (Episodio 15)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-09-02

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.

  • Poster for Blueprints in the Bloodstream

    Blueprints in the Bloodstream (Episodio 16)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-09-09

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.

  • Poster for 40 Years of Murder

    40 Years of Murder (Episodio 17)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-09-16

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.

  • Poster for The Cry for Help

    The Cry for Help (Episodio 18)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-09-30

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.

  • Poster for The Sunspot Mystery

    The Sunspot Mystery (Episodio 19)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-10-07

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.

  • Poster for The Rhine's Revenge

    The Rhine's Revenge (Episodio 20)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-10-21

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.

  • Poster for Icarus' Children

    Icarus' Children (Episodio 21)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-12-02

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.

  • Poster for The Healing Nightmare

    The Healing Nightmare (Episodio 22)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-12-09

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

  • Poster for The Great Wine Revolution

    The Great Wine Revolution (Episodio 23)

    Fecha de emisión: 1977-12-23

    Duración: 60 min

    Sinopsis: Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.

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