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 5)
An Ingenious Man - Sir H. John Baker (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-01-02
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on Prof. Sir John Baker who is a distinguished British engineer, tracing his career beginning from his early work on airships.
Man's Best Friend (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-01-30
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode covers interviews with surgeons and research workers discussing the need for animal experimentation in medical work.
Once a Junkie (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-02-13
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In England addicts get their heroin, and often cocaine, on the National Health Service: our system has prevented the growth of a drug-based criminal world, but Americans say that our system only worked when we did not have a serious addiction problem. Now we do. Does our present system make it too easy for the casual drug experimenter to become a hard-core addict? Is there anything we can learn from the American situation?
Towns, Traffic and Tomorrow (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-02-27
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores the problem of increasing traffic in Britain.
The Man Makers (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon looks into the advances in medical science.
Man in Search of Himself (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-03-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode presents the view by G. M. Carstairs, social psychiatrist, about the pleasures and problems of life in Britain in 1968.
Investigating Murder (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-04-09
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon looks into modern methods of crime investigation.
The Equation of Murder (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-05-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon follows reporter Paul Ferris as he examines the causes and motitives for murder.
The Lindemann Enigma (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-09-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This is the story of the life and career of Winston Churchill's scientific advisor, Lord Cherwell, during World War II.
From Field to Factory (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-09-19
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores "factory farming" techniques for chickens and other livestock.
Comfort on Aging (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-09-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Dr. Alex Comfort looks at the scientific evidence for old age and the problems caused by ageing.
Experiments in War (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-10-03
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates how science is used to enhance weapons of war, tactics, and strategy.
Medecine in Russia (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-10-10
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In 1917, Russia had fewer than twenty doctors for every million of her people. Today, the figure is over 2,000: almost twice as many as in this country. The organisational changes that were necessary to build a Health Service in the country with the largest share of the earth's surface were vast. The resulting system is very different from ours.
African Medicine (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-10-17
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon looks into controversial medicine practices in Nigeria.
The Broken Bridge (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-10-24
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode by Horizon is about Irene Kassorlas, who's new treatment for autism has produced positive results with mute children.
Children Without Words (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-10-31
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on speech and comprehension disorders in children, and how to educate them.
The Computer Revolution (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-11-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores how computers are changing our way of life.
Doctor's Dilemma (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-11-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on the effects of the birth control pill on the body and how the pill can effect the changes in glucose metabolism.
In the Matter of Dr. Alfred Nobel (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-11-21
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This is the fictional drama about the evidence for and against the charges that Dr. Alfred Noble misused his invention of dynamite.
Wheels Within Wheels (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-11-28
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores the possibility that our civilization as a whole can be viewed as a pattern based on the wheel.
Black Man, White Science (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-12-05
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon investigates the study of science by african americans.
The Hidden World (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-12-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon reports on the exploration and survey of the oceans of the world.
The Talgai Skull (Episodio 23)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-12-19
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886.
Phantasmagoria or The Story of the Magic Lantern (Episodio 24)
Fecha de emisión: 1968-12-24
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode of Horizon, Michael Balfour invites us to share in the mystery and magic of the "Magic Lantern".
