Horizon - Season 30 / Year 1993
Season 30 / Year 1993
Network
Episodes21
DatesJan 4, 1993 - Jun 28, 1993
Episodes
Year 1993Episode 160 min
Awakening the Frozen Addicts
Horizons presents a report on a daring Swedish operation that transplants foetal tissue into the brains of Parkinson's disease sufferers.
Jan 4, 1993
Year 1993Episode 260 min
Cheating Time
Horizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Jan 11, 1993
Year 1993Episode 360 min
TB - The Forgotten Plague
This Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.
Jan 18, 1993
Year 1993Episode 460 min
No Ordinary Genius (1)
This is the first part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
Jan 25, 1993
Year 1993Episode 560 min
No Ordinary Genius (2)
This is the second part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
Feb 1, 1993
Year 1993Episode 660 min
Mars Alive
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.
Feb 8, 1993
Year 1993Episode 760 min
Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers
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?
Feb 15, 1993
Year 1993Episode 860 min
The Pyramid Builders
This Horizon documentary looks at how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids without the use of the wheel, ramps, or levers.
Feb 22, 1993
Year 1993Episode 960 min
Here Be Monsters
This documentary by Horizon looks at how the Hubble space telescope is uncovering evidence of black holes in our distant galaxies.
Mar 1, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1060 min
Iceman (Update)
This is a Horizon update to the story of the Stone Age man found frozen in an Alpine glacier in 1991.
Mar 8, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1160 min
Whatever Happened to Star Wars
Horizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.
Mar 15, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1260 min
Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
In this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Mar 22, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1360 min
Dante Goes to Hell
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.
Mar 29, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1460 min
Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard
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.
Apr 5, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1560 min
The New Alchemists
Horizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.
Apr 19, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1660 min
Allergic to the 20th Century
In this episode, Horizon examines Asthma, the illness that is the most common condition of the developed world.
May 10, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1760 min
Wot U Looking At?
Horizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.
May 24, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1860 min
The Electronic Frontier
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?
Jun 7, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1960 min
A Vital Poison
Horizon describes how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, called nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.
Jun 14, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2060 min
Chimp Talk
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.
Jun 21, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2160 min
Life is Impossible
Horizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?
Jun 28, 1993
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