Horizon - 2020

Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
BBC Two8 Episodes

Addicted to Painkillers? Britain's Opioid Crisis
Season 57 - Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley immerses himself on the frontline of our prescription painkiller habit. In America, it is an epidemic. Now, new evidence r...

Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People And Counting
Season 57 - Episode 2
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain pr...

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings
Season 57 - Episode 3
The unknown story of the worst child-poisoning case since thalidomide, featuring a landmark legal battle by a group of mothers determined to...

The Restaurant that Burns Off Calories
Season 57 - Episode 4
Fred Sirieix and Zoe Williams open a restaurant with a difference, where every calorie eaten must be burned off by a secret gym team.

Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed
Season 57 - Episode 5
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of our unive...

The Great British Intelligence Test
Season 57 - Episode 6
Dr Hannah Fry and Michael Mosley put the public to the test, pitting young and old, males and females and tech lovers and readers against ea...

What's the Matter with Tony Slattery
Season 57 - Episode 7
Comedian Tony Slattery meets experts to explore his psychological problems, finding out if he is definitely bipolar, confronting addiction a...

Pluto: Back From the Dead
Season 57 - Episode 8
The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimagin...