Horizon

1990

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

Where to Watch 1990

20 Episodes

  • Oil Spill
    E1
    Oil SpillAfter the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, Horizon looks at tanker design and the technology used for dealing with major oil slicks.
  • Medicine 2000
    E2
    Medicine 2000Horizon reports on medical developments in Britain which could mean by the year 2000, health care will be very different.
  • Food Irradiation: Would You Buy It?
    E3
    Food Irradiation: Would You Buy It?Horizon examines the history of research into irradiated food.
  • From Earth to Miranda
    E4
    From Earth to MirandaIn this Horizon documentary, we look at how NASA launched the Voyager space probes to explore the planets of the outer solar system.
  • Encounter With Neptune
    E5
    Encounter With NeptuneThis report by Horizon presents the Voyager space probe close up encounter with the planet Neptune.
  • Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
    E6
    Guess What's Coming to Dinner?Horizon looks at the potential implications of genetically engineering plants.
  • The First 14 Days
    E7
    The First 14 DaysHorizon brings you a documentary on embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms from the moment of conception.
  • The 10,000 Year Test
    E8
    The 10,000 Year TestHorizon reports on how America has chosen to bury all of its most lethal radioactive waste under Yucca mountain in the state of Nevada.
  • Hurricane!
    E9
    Hurricane!Horizon explores the inside of Hurricane Gilbert as it neared Jamaica on a direct course for the United States.
  • The Britannic Greenhouse
    E10
    The Britannic GreenhouseHorizon investigates how British scientists have begun to experiment to predict the effects of a changing climate from Greenhouse gases.
  • Cold Fusion
    E11
    Cold FusionThis story by Horizon investigates cold fusion
  • The Quake of '89 - The Final Warning?
    E12
    The Quake of '89 - The Final Warning?Horizon presents the real story of seismic neglect and the failure of the San Francisco city government to protect its citizens.
  • The Sharpest Shot of the Universe
    E13
    The Sharpest Shot of the UniverseIn this episode, Horizon looks at the Hubble space telescope, hailed as the greatest advance in astronomy since Galileo.
  • The Company of Ants and Bees
    E14
    The Company of Ants and BeesWhat can we learn from insects? Professor James Gould explains on Horizon that the human society may be able to predict their own future based on the society structure of ants and bees.
  • The Intelligent Island
    E15
    The Intelligent IslandThis Horizon documentary looks at the radical transformations in the Singapore society as its technology extends into monitoring, logging, and linking up all businesses, information, and aspects of life on computer systems. The country's ultimate plan is to link the entire population electronically through the world's most advanced videotext system called Teleview. The report raises the question of what type of society this may create and also the political implications of such a system.
  • Legacy of a Volcano
    E16
    Legacy of a VolcanoHorizon looks at the area around Mt. St. Helens 10 years after the volcanic eruption that devastated more 500 square kilometres of forest land in just minutes.
  • Do Cows Make You Mad?
    E17
    Do Cows Make You Mad?This episode of Horizon is about BSE transmitted in cattle feed and causing the fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome in humans.
  • The Child Mothers
    E18
    The Child MothersHorizon investigates how teenage pregnancy is now posing massive health and social problems in many societies.
  • Signs of Life
    E19
    Signs of LifeHorizon examines the possibility of scientists, either intentionally or unintentionally, creating living forms which could enjoy an independent existence, initially confined to computers and telephone networks, and in the form of computer viruses.
  • AIDS: A Quest for a Cure
    E20
    AIDS: A Quest for a CureHorizon investigates new breakthroughs in the scientific study, analysis, and reproduction of cells and their compounds, which may lead to the development of a cure for the AIDS virus.

Cast of 1990

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

 

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