Horizon - 2006
Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
BBC Two19 Episodes
Space Tourists
Season 43 - Episode 1
Is a space tourism revolution just around the corner?
Waiting for a Heartbeat
Season 43 - Episode 2
The story of three women as they attempt to overcome the odds and give birth to a baby.
A War on Science
Season 43 - Episode 3
Horizon explores a new theory of evolution.
The Lost City of New Orleans
Season 43 - Episode 4
The coastline that protects the city of New Orleans is sinking into the ocean. Horizon explores what can be done to save the city if it is w...
Most of Our Universe Is Missing
Season 43 - Episode 5
Only 4% of our universe is made from stuff we understand. Horizon explores the 96% that is made up of the elusive substance 'Dark Matter'.
Winning Gold in 2012
Season 43 - Episode 6
An investigation into the scientific approach to sporting success, as demonstrated by the former East Germany and latterly Australia. Britis...
The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow
Season 43 - Episode 7
The amazing story of Dr Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet.
The Genius Sperm Bank
Season 43 - Episode 8
The curious tale of an American millionaire optometrist and his dream to save humanity.
Bye Bye Planet Pluto
Season 43 - Episode 9
Is Pluto really a planet? Is it just an asteroid? Horizon investigates.
We Love Cigarettes
Season 43 - Episode 10
The science series explores varying attitudes to smoking around the world. Filmed in a single day, the documentary meets the people whose li...
Nuclear Nightmares
Season 43 - Episode 11
Horizon explores the topical scientific issues investigates, the truth behind our fear of radioactivity and asks whether our nuclear nightma...
Tutankhamun's Fireball
Season 43 - Episode 12
A team of scientists set out to solve the mystery of chunks of ancient glass scattered in a remote part of the Sahara Desert. Their quest ta...
Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes
Season 43 - Episode 13
Over 90% of plane crashes have survivors. Horizon investigate what you can do to increase your chances.
Chimps are People Too
Season 43 - Episode 14
Danny Wallace is on a mission to convince the world that chimps are people are to. If they are should they have the same rights as people?
The Worlds First Face Transplant
Season 43 - Episode 15
In 2005, Isabelle Dinoire become the first person to receive a new face. The decision made by French surgeons to perform the operation went ...
Human v2.0
Season 43 - Episode 16
It has been predicted that by 2029 computers will be powerful enough to rival that of the human brain. Will be able to download ourselves in...
The Great Robot Race
Season 43 - Episode 17
20 robotic cars, with no drivers and no remote controls, race across the Nevada desert. Horizon follows 3 teams and their cars as they devel...
Pandemic
Season 43 - Episode 18
A simple virus that started in the belly of a dead bird is set to embark on a global killing spree. H5N1 - a bird flu virus with the potenti...
We are the Aliens
Season 43 - Episode 19
Clouds of alien life forms are sweeping through outer space and infecting planets with life – it may not be as far-fetched as it sounds. Th...