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1993

episodes

E1
1.Awakening the Frozen Addicts
Jan 4, 199360m

Horizons presents a report on a daring Swedish operation that transplants foetal tissue into the brains of Parkinson's disease sufferers.

E2
2.Cheating Time
Jan 11, 199360m

Horizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

E3
3.TB - The Forgotten Plague
Jan 18, 199360m

This Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.

E4
4.No Ordinary Genius (1)
Jan 25, 199360m

This is the first part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.

E5
5.No Ordinary Genius (2)
Feb 1, 199360m

This is the second part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.

E6
6.Mars Alive
Feb 8, 199360m

This Horizon episode attempts to answer the question if it will be possible to 'terraform' Mars by creating a new atmosphere, and then adding water and plants to make the planet habitable.

E7
7.Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers
Feb 15, 199360m

Horizon investigates how market research, opinion polls, TV ratings, and consumer surveys have got it disastrously wrong. Commercial decisions depend increasingly on this information, but just how good is that information?

E8
8.The Pyramid Builders
Feb 22, 199360m

This Horizon documentary looks at how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids without the use of the wheel, ramps, or levers.

E9
9.Here Be Monsters
Mar 1, 199360m

This documentary by Horizon looks at how the Hubble space telescope is uncovering evidence of black holes in our distant galaxies.

E10
10.Iceman (Update)
Mar 8, 199360m

This is a Horizon update to the story of the Stone Age man found frozen in an Alpine glacier in 1991.

E11
11.Whatever Happened to Star Wars
Mar 15, 199360m

Horizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.

E12
12.Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
Mar 22, 199360m

In this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

E13
13.Dante Goes to Hell
Mar 29, 199360m

Horizon presents the story of a robot named Dante, who goes into an active volcano in Antarctica to find out if volcanoes contribute to the ozone hole in our atmosphere.

E14
14.Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard
Apr 5, 199360m

Follows a team of archaeologists led by Michael Novacek as they try to retrace the steps of an expedition launched by the American Museum of Natural History in the 1920's. The original expedition sought the origins of humanity but instead came across a virtual graveyard of the dinosaurs.

E15
15.The New Alchemists
Apr 19, 199360m

Horizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.

E16
16.Allergic to the 20th Century
May 10, 199360m

In this episode, Horizon examines Asthma, the illness that is the most common condition of the developed world.

E17
17.Wot U Looking At?
May 24, 199360m

Horizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.

E18
18.The Electronic Frontier
Jun 7, 199360m

In this story, Horizon explores the endless stream of digital information available on demand to the public, but do we need, or even want it?

E19
19.A Vital Poison
Jun 14, 199360m

Horizon describes how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, called nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.

E20
20.Chimp Talk
Jun 21, 199360m

This documentary by Horizon looks back into the 1980's where the work of pioneer researchers trying to determine if chimpanzees could understand language was attacked as charlatanism. Now the public opinion has moved back in favour of the idea that apes can indeed talk to us. The program looks at the latest developments in the chimpanzee language laboratories in America.

E21
21.Life is Impossible
Jun 28, 199360m

Horizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?