Horizon - 1989
Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1989
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
BBC Two20 Episodes
The Book of Man
Season 26 - Episode 1
Horizon looks again at the Human Genome Project which aims to decipher or sequence all genes.
The Poison that Waits
Season 26 - Episode 2
Horizon reports on the abnormally high incidence of and the early onset of diseases such as senile dementia and Parkinson's disease on the i...
Perils of the Deep
Season 26 - Episode 3
In this episode, Horizon presents evidence that even diving in relatively shallow waters can cause serious long term damage to the brain and...
Smart Weapons
Season 26 - Episode 4
This documentary by Horizon demonstrates how smart Weapons use computers to destroy targets, that until now, were only able to be threatened...
Wasting the Alps
Season 26 - Episode 5
Horizon looks at the damaging effects of pollution and tourism on the Swiss Alps in Europe.
In the Last Resort
Season 26 - Episode 6
Horizon answers the question: What are the alternatives for the elderly in Britain who can't live at home, or in a rest home or nursing home...
Gaze in Wonder
Season 26 - Episode 7
Horizon brings you an interview with Prof. Eric Laithwaite who presents an engineer's personal view of nature and how new inventions already...
In My Lifetime?
Season 26 - Episode 8
In this episode, Horizon presents an investigation into the state of medical research in neurological disorders and the issues with its fund...
Concerto
Season 26 - Episode 9
This documentary by Horizon investigates new technology applied to music.
Black Schizophrenia
Season 26 - Episode 10
Horizon covers the story of the Nottingham psychiatrists who study the human race to see who is mostly likely to develop schizophrenia.
Trial in the Jungle
Season 26 - Episode 11
This Horizon report covers the Tasaday, a remote Philippine tribe apparently living in the stone age, who are now seen as a hoax. How did th...
Who Will Make Me Better?
Season 26 - Episode 12
Horizon explores three types of alternative medicine; homoeopathy, acupuncture, and diagnosing food allergies by testing your toes.
A Wonderful Life
Season 26 - Episode 13
Horizon presents a biography of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein who lived from 1889 to 1951.
Why Buildings Make You Sick
Season 26 - Episode 14
This is a Horizon documentary about an investigation into the so-called "sick building syndrome" where occupants contract illnesses because ...
Jubilee
Season 26 - Episode 15
How valid have been Horizon's criticisms of scientific orthodoxy and to what effect have the programs had?
Crash
Season 26 - Episode 16
Horizon investigates how many of the tragedies on our roads in Britain could be avoided by the introduction of technical and legislative cha...
The New Sixth Sense
Season 26 - Episode 17
Horizon follows J. Hooper, a diabetic, as she explores various aspects of biosensor technology.
Clive Sinclair: The Anatomy of an Inventor
Season 26 - Episode 18
Horizon presents a profile of noted inventor Clive Sinclair with his family and colleagues reminiscing and analysing his successes and failu...
Newpin: A Lifetime
Season 26 - Episode 19
In this story, Horizon explores how the destructive patterns of child abuse and depression can be broken by concentrating on the mothers of ...
Time of Darkness
Season 26 - Episode 20
In this Horizon episode, we look at the effects on the climate from volcanic eruptions.