Horizon - 1998
Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
BBC Two18 Episodes
Saddam's Secrets
Season 35 - Episode 1
After the 1991 Gulf War, a UN Special Commission was set up to go into war-torn Iraq, seek out Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction ...
Dr Miller and the Islanders
Season 35 - Episode 2
Horizon presents a documentary with Jonathan Miller who sets out for the Torres Strait, near Australia, to retrace the footsteps of the firs...
The Rainmaker
Season 35 - Episode 3
Horizon presents the scientist, Graeme Mather, whose claims to be able to cause rainfall, are tested in Mexico with his reputation at stake.
Hopeful Monsters
Season 35 - Episode 4
In this documentary, Horizon reports on the genetic research of biologist Mike Levine, whose discovery of a mutant fruit fly led to cures fo...
The Limits to Birth
Season 35 - Episode 5
Horizon examines how much further we can and should go in our treatment of those born too soon in Britain.
Overkill
Season 35 - Episode 6
Horizon presents the story from Celtic ritual and forensic science with startling conclusions that emerge about the subject and the nature o...
The Curse of Vesuvius
Season 35 - Episode 7
In this story, Horizon looks at the communities that live directly below the shadow of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.
Mir Mortals
Season 35 - Episode 8
This documentary by Horizon presents the story of the four Russian men who orbited earth last year on board the ill-fated Mir space station.
The Computer that Ate Hollywood
Season 35 - Episode 9
Horizon presents this documentary on how special effects have evolved during the last century of films.
Magic Bullet
Season 35 - Episode 10
Horizon brings the story of a 40 year struggle to bring 'Antisense' into being and it's current trials with incurable cancer patients.
The Gulf War Jigsaw
Season 35 - Episode 11
Horizon examines claims that measures to protect American and NATO troops against chemical and biological weapons may have backfired.
Sexual Chemistry
Season 35 - Episode 12
Horizon series on the emergence of the new sex drug Viagra for men.
Chimps on Death Row
Season 35 - Episode 13
Horizon explores the history of experimentation with chimpanzees, our closest living relatives.
Dinosaurs in Your Garden
Season 35 - Episode 14
Horizon tells the story of maverick scientist John Ostrom and his theory that birds are really just dinosaurs with feathers. Thirty years la...
Mosquito!
Season 35 - Episode 15
Horizon investigates how science is fighting against the mosquito-spread disease Malaria.
The Life and Times of Life and Time
Season 35 - Episode 16
Horizon follows the work of various scientists attempting to turn back the biological clock.
Thalidomide: A Necessary Evil
Season 35 - Episode 17
Horizon presents an investigation into how Thalidomide is being used to treat leprosy, AIDS, and cancer with encouraging results.
Beyond a Joke
Season 35 - Episode 18
In this program, Horizon reveals how laughter and play are crucial to the development of the brain, and how some scientists are recommending...