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1993

Horizon

1993 Episodes

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EP 1
60m

Awakening the Frozen Addicts

1/4/1993

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

EP 2
60m

Cheating Time

1/11/1993

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

EP 3
60m

TB - The Forgotten Plague

1/18/1993

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

EP 4
60m

No Ordinary Genius (1)

1/25/1993

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

Guest Stars

Richard Feynman
EP 5
60m

No Ordinary Genius (2)

2/1/1993

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

Guest Stars

Richard Feynman
EP 6
60m

Mars Alive

2/8/1993

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.

EP 7
60m

Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers

2/15/1993

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?

EP 8
60m

The Pyramid Builders

2/22/1993

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

EP 9
60m

Here Be Monsters

3/1/1993

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

EP 10
60m

Iceman (Update)

3/8/1993

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

EP 11
60m

Whatever Happened to Star Wars

3/15/1993

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

EP 12
60m

Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls

3/22/1993

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

EP 13
60m

Dante Goes to Hell

3/29/1993

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.

EP 14
60m

Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard

4/5/1993

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.

EP 15
60m

The New Alchemists

4/19/1993

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

EP 16
60m

Allergic to the 20th Century

5/10/1993

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

EP 17
60m

Wot U Looking At?

5/24/1993

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

EP 18
60m

The Electronic Frontier

6/7/1993

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?

EP 19
60m

A Vital Poison

6/14/1993

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

EP 20
60m

Chimp Talk

6/21/1993

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.

Guest Stars

Sue Savage-RumbaughPatricia Marks GreenfieldDuane RumbaughSarah BoysonBeatrix Gardner
EP 21
60m

Life is Impossible

6/28/1993

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