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 8)
Wildlife - The Last Great Battle (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-04
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon looks a the efforts of zoos to save animal species from extinction by breeding enough to ensure their survival in captivity
Great Ormond Street (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-18
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
A Bulldozer Through Heaven (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-25
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.
Rumors of War (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-01
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon looks at the growing arsenal of nuclear weapons over the last 25 years and the effects it has on the arms race.
I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I) (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-15
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: The first of a two-programme investigation in which Horizon and Man Alive have combined forces. This episode investigates the facts about drug abuse and experimental work undertaken in this area.
Kuru - To Tremble with Fear (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-22
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.
Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-03-08
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.
What Kind of Doctor? (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-03-15
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.
A Nice Sort of Accident to Have (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-03-22
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents
The Wood (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-04-05
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.
The Measure of Man (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-04-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.
Three Score Years and Then? (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-04-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.
Darwin's Bulldog (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-05-03
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.
The Secret (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-05-10
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.
What Every Girl Should Know (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-05-17
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: At the moment, legal abortions in the UK are being performed at the rate of over 90,000 a year and it is considered that the number is likely to rise. But why are so many people not prepared to use contraceptives? Are the contraceptives themselves at fault or is it part of a deep-rooted attitude to sex? A drug is now being tested which makes it possible for a woman to procure her own abortion in the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Tastes of Foods to Come (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-05-24
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.
Looking for a Happy Landing (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-05-31
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Within 20 years vertical take-off airliners could be hovering over Hampstead and Dulwich before landing, one a minute, day and night, at a Thames-side V-port. Horizon looks at what could be one of the great environmental debates of the century to have, or not to have, aircraft flying in and out of city centres.
A Case of Depression (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-06-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.
The Total War Machine (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-06-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.
The Dinosaur Hunters (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-06-21
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.
Your Country Needs You? (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-09-27
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon looks at Britain's civil defense program, and to see if it is adequate in the event of a nuclear war.
Rheumatism (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-10-04
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.
If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed (Episodio 23)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-10-11
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.
One Liverpool or Two? (Episodio 24)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-10-18
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.
Rutherford / The Cavendish Today (Episodio 25)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-10-25
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This is a two part episode of Horizon. First, Horizon looks at the life of centenary Ernest Rutherford, followed by a report of the Cavendish Labratory in Cambridge, England.
The Fierce People (Episodio 26)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-11-01
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula.
The Men Who Painted Caves (Episodio 27)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-11-15
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France.
The Crab Nebula (Episodio 28) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 1971-11-22
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter.
Can Venice Survive? (Episodio 29)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-11-29
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea.
Willingly to School? (Episodio 30)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-12-06
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory.
The Periscope War (Episodio 31)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-12-20
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines.
Patently Absurd (Episodio 32)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-12-27
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.
