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 21)
The Intelligence Man (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-01-09
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Sir Cyril Burt died in 1971, the most eminent psychologist of his age. Within two years the most bitter and disturbing scientific controversy since Piltdown Man saw Burt accused of lifelong faking and manipulation of phoney data. How and why was Burt allowed to get away with this?
Microworld! (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-01-16
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.
A New Green Revolution? (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-01-23
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.
Spies in the Wires (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-01-30
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.
Valley of the Inca (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-02-13
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.
The Conquest of Parasites (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-02-27
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.
Reflections on a River (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-03-05
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.
A Normal Face (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-03-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.
Prisoners of Incest (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-03-19
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this documentary, Horizon reconstructs a therapy session where a man imprisoned for incest meets his family for first time in two and one half years.
Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-03-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-04-09
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.
The Mind of a Murderer: The Case of the Hillside Strangler (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-04-16
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents the first of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.
The Mind of a Murderer: The Mask of Madness (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-04-23
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents the second part of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.
A Cruel Inheritance (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-04-30
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.
The Malvern Link (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-05-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.
Contented Cows and Other Animals (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-11-05
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
Picking Winners (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-11-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.
The Brain Puzzle (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-11-19
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.
Global Village (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-11-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.
Ivan (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-12-03
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this documentary, Horizon spends a week with a victim of Parkinson's disease and how he has to use considerable muscular effort in order to cope with day-to-day life.
A Mathematical Mystery Tour (Episodio 21) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1984-12-10
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.
Supercharged (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1984-12-17
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.
