Horizon - 1984
Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1984
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
BBC Two22 Episodes
The Intelligence Man
Season 21 - Episode 1
Sir Cyril Burt died in 1971, the most eminent psychologist of his age. Within two years the most bitter and disturbing scientific controvers...
Microworld!
Season 21 - Episode 2
Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.
A New Green Revolution?
Season 21 - Episode 3
This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.
Spies in the Wires
Season 21 - Episode 4
Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.
Valley of the Inca
Season 21 - Episode 5
In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.
The Conquest of Parasites
Season 21 - Episode 6
Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.
Reflections on a River
Season 21 - Episode 7
Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.
A Normal Face
Season 21 - Episode 8
Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.
Prisoners of Incest
Season 21 - Episode 9
In this documentary, Horizon reconstructs a therapy session where a man imprisoned for incest meets his family for first time in two and one...
Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales
Season 21 - Episode 10
Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds
Season 21 - Episode 11
In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.
The Mind of a Murderer: The Case of the Hillside Strangler
Season 21 - Episode 12
Horizon presents the first of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the mur...
The Mind of a Murderer: The Mask of Madness
Season 21 - Episode 13
Horizon presents the second part of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of t...
A Cruel Inheritance
Season 21 - Episode 14
Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.
The Malvern Link
Season 21 - Episode 15
Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.
Contented Cows and Other Animals
Season 21 - Episode 16
Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
Picking Winners
Season 21 - Episode 17
Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.
The Brain Puzzle
Season 21 - Episode 18
Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.
Global Village
Season 21 - Episode 19
Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.
Ivan
Season 21 - Episode 20
In this documentary, Horizon spends a week with a victim of Parkinson's disease and how he has to use considerable muscular effort in order ...
A Mathematical Mystery Tour
Season 21 - Episode 21
Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.
Supercharged
Season 21 - Episode 22
Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.