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.
Horizon (Temporada 20)
Sizewell Under Pressure (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-01-10
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-01-17
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-01-24
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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? (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.
Talking Turtle (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-21
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.
British Science - On the Wrong Track? (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-28
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.
The Great Plains Massacre (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-03-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-03-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.
Better Mind the Computer (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-03-21
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.
Madness on Trial (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-04-11
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.
Sixty Minutes to Meltdown (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-04-18
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 13) 1.0
Fecha de emisión: 1983-04-25
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-09-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.
The Artificial Heart (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-10-03
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.
Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-10-10
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.
Professor Hawking's Universe (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-10-17
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-10-24
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents a discussion on the use of animals for experiments.
A Child's Guide to Languages (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-10-31
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-11-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.
The Earthquake Connection (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-11-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.
Prisoner or Patient? (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-11-28
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.
Cancer: The Pattern in the Genes (Episodio 23)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-12-05
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.
The Academy (Episodio 24)
Fecha de emisión: 1983-12-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: 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.
