Horizon · S23 · E3
Bitter Cold
Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.
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Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.
Season 23
1Are You a Racist?
60 minJan 6, 1986
Horizon presents a documentary about how white racists and black victims of racism volunteered to spend time in an isolated house living and talking about their prejudices.
2Genesis
60 minJan 13, 1986
This Horizon episode is about the discovery of a molecular key which may literally unlock the mystery of life for all creatures.
3Bitter Cold
60 minJan 20, 1986Now viewing
Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.
4The Mould, the Myth and the Microbe
60 minJan 27, 1986
Horizon explores the myth about the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin.
5Outbreak: The Microbe Masters the Mould
60 minFeb 3, 1986
In this episode, Horizon explores the question of when antibiotics were first developed it seemed infectious disease might be eliminated, so what has gone wrong?
6Science...Fiction?
60 minFeb 17, 1986
Horizon investigates the truths of science and it's theories.
7The Children of Eve
60 minFeb 24, 1986
Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.
8The New Face of Leprosy
60 minMar 3, 1986
This episode of Horizon documents leprosy in the USA and India with a focus on medical developments for it's cure and control.
9Hi-Tech à la Française
60 minMar 10, 1986
Horizon investigates the remarkable technological transformation of France over the last 25 years.
10In the Wake of HMS Sheffield
60 minMar 17, 1986
Will the new strategies and weapons introduced because of the Falklands war be a match for the next generation of weapons? Horizon presents this documentary to answer that question.
11AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
60 minMar 24, 1986
Horizon looks at the virus that causes AIDS and the research into vaccines and drugs being developed to counteract the devastating disease of the immune system.
12The Case of the Frozen Addict
60 minApr 7, 1986
In this documentary, Horizon reports on how doctors in America found that addicts using designer drugs developed Parkinson's Disease-like symptoms.
13Nice Guys Finish First
60 minApr 14, 1986
In the interview by Horizon, Richard Dawkins discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favours co-operative behaviour, and focusing especially on the tit for tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game.
14The Men Who Bottled a Cow
60 minApr 21, 1986
This is an interesting Horizon presentation on decoys that look and smell like cows to the tsetse fly who carry a disease fatal to farm animals.
15Twice Five Plus the Wings of a Bird
60 minApr 28, 1986
Horizon researches how we acquire mathematical abilities in the first place.
16What Makes an Animal Smart?
60 minMay 12, 1986
This report by Horizon takes a look at the instinctive side of intelligence in animals that shows us that we owe more to instinct than we may care to think.
17A Handful of Sugar with a Pinch of Salt
60 minMay 19, 1986
Horizon presents a simple, but effective, cure for diarrea in young children; sugar and salt.
18Uranus Encounter
60 minMay 26, 1986
In this episode, Horizon brings you Voyager's encounter with Uranus and the mysteries that are being relayed back to the scientists.
19Who Built Stonehenge?
60 minJun 9, 1986
Horizon presents an interview with Prof. C. Renfrew as he questions the accepted wisdom about the origins of Stonehenge in England.
21Battered Baby: From Generation to Generation
60 minJun 16, 1986
This is the first part of a two-part series on battered children.
22Battered Baby: Breaking the Chain
60 minJun 23, 1986
This is the second part of a two-part series on battered children.
23Doctors to Be
60 minJun 30, 1986
In a unique project, Horizon follows a group of medical students into the next century.