Horizon - Season 20 / Year 1983

Horizon - Season 20 / Year 1983

Season 20 / Year 1983

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Episodes24
DatesJan. 10, 1983 - Dez. 12, 1983
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Episodes

Sizewell Under Pressure
Year 1983Episode 160 min

Sizewell Under Pressure

Horizon investigates if Britain should build a United States designed nuclear power station that uses a pressurized water reactor at its core.
Jan. 10, 1983
The Tropical Time Machine
Year 1983Episode 260 min

The Tropical Time Machine

Horizon presents a report by Dr. Alison Jolly who discusses the country of Madagascar, just off of the west coast of Africa. Madagascar's ecology and conservation programs are in conflict with most third world economies.
Jan. 17, 1983
The Geneva Event
Year 1983Episode 360 min

The Geneva Event

Horizon brings you a report about the discovery of two new, and unimaginably short-lived, subatomic particles called "W" and "Z".
Jan. 24, 1983
How Much Can You Drink?
Year 1983Episode 460 min

How Much Can You Drink?

Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.
Feb. 7, 1983
Talking Turtle
Year 1983Episode 560 min

Talking Turtle

In the Horizon documentary, we look new ways of using computers in classroom and to what effect computers in our schools will have in future.
Feb. 14, 1983
What Little Girls Are Made of
Year 1983Episode 660 min

What Little Girls Are Made of

Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.
Feb. 21, 1983
British Science - On the Wrong Track?
Year 1983Episode 760 min

British Science - On the Wrong Track?

Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.
Feb. 28, 1983
The Great Plains Massacre
Year 1983Episode 860 min

The Great Plains Massacre

In this Horizon documentary, we look back at the event surrounding the near extermination of the North American bison (buffalo) in the 1880's.
März 7, 1983
Hard Rock
Year 1983Episode 960 min

Hard Rock

The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.
März 14, 1983
Better Mind the Computer
Year 1983Episode 1060 min

Better Mind the Computer

Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.
März 21, 1983
Madness on Trial
Year 1983Episode 1160 min

Madness on Trial

Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.
Apr. 11, 1983
Sixty Minutes to Meltdown
Year 1983Episode 1260 min

Sixty Minutes to Meltdown

In this episode, Horizon investigates the nuclear accident which took place in the United States at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant during March 1979.
Apr. 18, 1983
Killer in the Village
Year 1983Episode 1360 min

Killer in the Village

In this report, Horizon looks at the spread of the AIDS virus in the United States and their search for the cause and cure of the deadly disease.
Apr. 25, 1983
The Case of ESP
Year 1983Episode 1460 min

The Case of ESP

n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.
Sept. 26, 1983
The Artificial Heart
Year 1983Episode 1560 min

The Artificial Heart

Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.
Okt. 3, 1983
Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life
Year 1983Episode 1660 min

Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life

This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.
Okt. 10, 1983
Professor Hawking's Universe
Year 1983Episode 1760 min

Professor Hawking's Universe

This episode of Horizon features Prof. Stephen Hawking and how he copes with his severe disability, his scientific career, and his relationship with his students.
Okt. 17, 1983
The Cruel Choice
Year 1983Episode 1860 min

The Cruel Choice

Horizon presents a discussion on the use of animals for experiments.
Okt. 24, 1983
A Child's Guide to Languages
Year 1983Episode 1960 min

A Child's Guide to Languages

Looks at different ways of teaching a foreign language and contrasts them with the way babies and young children pick up their native language, without formal teaching.
Okt. 31, 1983
China's Child
Year 1983Episode 2060 min

China's Child

Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.
Nov. 7, 1983
The Earthquake Connection
Year 1983Episode 2160 min

The Earthquake Connection

Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.
Nov. 14, 1983
Prisoner or Patient?
Year 1983Episode 2260 min

Prisoner or Patient?

Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.
Nov. 28, 1983
Cancer - The Pattern in the Genes
Year 1983Episode 2360 min

Cancer - The Pattern in the Genes

In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.
Dez. 5, 1983
The Academy
Year 1983Episode 2460 min

The Academy

Horizon follows group of men and women going through basic training in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) methods at the Academy in the United States.
Dez. 12, 1983

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