Horizon

1987

TV-PG
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.

Where to Watch 1987

22 Episodes

  • The Twenty-Five Hour Clock
    E1
    The Twenty-Five Hour ClockReport on research into biological body clocks, which can effect emotional and physical health and well-being.
  • The Search for the Disappeared
    E2
    The Search for the DisappearedReport on how forensic scientists ae identifying individual victims amongst the people murdered by Argentina's military juntas, by examination and genetic testing of their remains.
  • The Blind Watchmaker
    E3
    The Blind WatchmakerIn this interview by Horizon, zoologist Richard Dawkins investigates an attack on evolution by scientific creationists, based on the book of the same name by the famous zoologist.
  • Riding the Stack
    E4
    Riding the StackAstronauts and space shuttle designers talk about the risks of space flight, in the light of the space shuttle disaster of January 1986.
  • Bruno Bettelheim: The Man Who Cared for Children
    E5
    Bruno Bettelheim: The Man Who Cared for ChildrenTwo part documentary on psychologist Bruno Bettelheim and his work with emotionally disturbed children.
  • Bruno Bettelheim: A Sense of Surviving
    E6
    Bruno Bettelheim: A Sense of SurvivingTwo part documentary on psychologist Bruno Bettelheim and his work with emotionally disturbed children.
  • Energy from Outer Space
    E7
    Energy from Outer SpaceReport on exploration into releasing energy sources which came from outer space during the formation of the earth, 4,500 million years ago, and have lain dormant under the earth's crust. In Sweden a five mile deep drill hole was made to unleash this energy.
  • The Return of the Osprey
    E8
    The Return of the OspreyDocumentary on the Osprey in north east America, where its natural habitat was being damaged by the use of DDT, but after some conservation work the Osprey is returning to the area.
  • Can AIDS Be Stopped?
    E9
    Can AIDS Be Stopped?Report on the development of the AIDS virus, and current research into vaccines to combat the disease.
  • Police Stress: The John Wayne Syndrome
    E10
    Police Stress: The John Wayne SyndromeDocumentary on the increasing pressure put on the British police resulting in stress and psychological disorders, and also on the work of Dr. Douglas Duckworth, a psychologist at Leeds University who has worked with the police on these problems.
  • To Engineer Is Human
    E11
    To Engineer Is HumanEngineer Henry Petroski explains why engineering can never be an exact science and looks at examples of engineering failures.
  • The Magma Chamber
    E12
    The Magma ChamberReport on the research into volcanoes by British scientists Professor Geoff Brow n and Dr. Hazel Rymer, who have developed a technique of exploring the magma chambers of volcanoes and predicting when they will erupt.
  • Broken Images
    E13
    Broken ImagesReport on two sufferers of visual agnosia. The condition affects their ability to impose order on the visual world, even though they are not blind, but it does reveal a great deal about normal perception.
  • Trial Babies
    E14
    Trial BabiesReport on the different tests done on pregnant women to detect abnormalities in the foetus, with investigation of why these tests are not available in all pregnancies.
  • After Chernobyl - Closer to Home
    E15
    After Chernobyl - Closer to HomeReport on the safety of UK nuclear power stations, following the accident at Chernobyl in the USSR in 1986. The programme focuses on the nuclear installation at Hartlepool on Teeside, which has the smallest evacuation zone in the western world.
  • Making Sex Pay
    E16
    Making Sex PayJames Gould, Professor of Biology at Princeton University, lectures on the mating habits of animals and humans.
  • The Anthropic Principle
    E17
    The Anthropic PrincipleDiscussion of the Anthropic Principle, a scientific theory for man's place in th e Universe.
  • Aircrash: The Burning Issue
    E19
    Aircrash: The Burning IssueReport on the need for improved safety features on airplanes in particular the desirability of smoke hoods, plus an interview with a survivor of the 1985 Manchester aircrash.
  • The Riddle of the Joints
    E20
    The Riddle of the JointsReport on research into rheumatoid arthritis.
  • To Catch a Falling Star
    E21
    To Catch a Falling StarReport on the future and commercial benefit of research into astronomy conducted by the Royal Greenwich Observatory and other scientific institutions in Great Britain.
  • In the Light of New Information
    E22
    In the Light of New InformationReport on the evolution of laser light technology for communication in the 21st century, with a dramatised account of the effect of the technology on our daily lives.
  • Janice's Choice
    E23
    Janice's ChoiceJanice Blenkharn's mother died of Huntington's Chorea, which any child of a victim has a 50-50 chance of inheriting. Janice is faced with the choice of having a test, developed after research in South America, to see if she has this incurable genetic disease.

Cast of 1987

  • Liz TuckerProducer
  • Matthew BarrettProducer
  • Bettina LernerProducer
  • Dominic FlessatiProducer
  • Peter GoodchildProducer
  • Mick RhodesProducer
  • Bruce NormanProducer

 

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