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Horizon · S31 · E20

Orange Sherbet Kisses

  • TV-PG
  • Dec 12, 1994
  • 60 min

Horizon presents a documentary on Synaesthesia which is an unusual disorder of perception in which barriers between the senses dissolve.

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Horizon presents a documentary on Synaesthesia which is an unusual disorder of perception in which barriers between the senses dissolve.

Season 31

21 episodes
  1. 1Small Arms, Soft Targets

    60 minJan 10, 1994

    Horizon brings you the international campaign to frame the laws of war by limiting the design and use of weapons aimed at "soft targets".

  2. 2The Last Mammoth

    60 minJan 17, 1994

    This Horizon documentary explores theories about the reasons for the extinction of mammoths including those which survived on the Island of Wrangel.

  3. 3The Man Who Made Up His Mind

    60 minJan 24, 1994

    This is a Horizon episode that attempts to answer the question, "What is a mind?" and how does your brain create it? Gerald Edelman thinks he has the answer.

  4. 4Genie

    60 minJan 31, 1994

    Horizon brings you the story about a 13 year old girl who had lived most of her life tied up in the back room of her parent's house since the time she was born.

  5. 5Death Wish - The Untold Story

    60 minFeb 7, 1994

    In this report by Horizon, we look at a type of cancer which cured itself. The cancer cells were killing themselves and finding out why may revolutionize future cancer treatment.

  6. 6Air Crash - The Deadly Puzzle

    60 minFeb 14, 1994

    Horizon reports on a team investigating the mysterious disappearance of an airliner in 1992 that was flying over the Panamanian jungle.

  7. 7Hunt for the Doomsday Asteroid

    60 minFeb 28, 1994

    In this documentary, Horizon tries to answer the question if "Star Wars" technology could be used to destroy meteors big enough to threaten life on earth.

  8. 8Hubble Vision

    60 minMar 7, 1994

    This Horizon episode follows the rescue and repair mission carried out by the shuttle astronauts on the Hubble Space Telescope.

  9. 9Some Like iit Hot

    60 minMar 14, 1994

    Horizon explores scientific discoveries made in extraordinary ways.

  10. 10Too Close to the Sun

    60 minMar 21, 1994

    Horizon examines the continuing, bitter controversy over the claim that nuclear fusion has been produced in a test tube.

  11. 11Sir Walter's Journey

    60 minMar 28, 1994

    In this episode, Horizon presents Professor Sir Walter Bodmer who searches for a new history of Britain, one that is written in their genes.

  12. 12After the Flood

    60 minApr 18, 1994

    This episode of Horizon investigates the flooding of the Mississippi river in the USA and a massive flood in Bangladesh.

  13. 13Against The Clock

    60 minApr 25, 1994

    Horizon explores how the demands of a 24-hour culture pushes people too far and the many accidents caused by fatigue.

  14. 14The Blueprints of Genocide

    60 minMay 9, 1994

    This Horizon documentary investigates newly discovered documents in Moscow from 1945 about German concentration camps.

  15. 15Ulcer Wars

    60 minMay 16, 1994

    Horizon reports on a new discovery where stomach ulcers caused by Bacterium Helicobacter Pylori are treatable with antibiotics.

  16. 16Deaf Whale, Dead Whale

    60 minNov 7, 1994

    Horizon investigates how mankind is now polluting the world's oceans with extreme noise caused by many sources such explosions and super tankers.

  17. 17Whispers of Creation

    60 minNov 14, 1994

    Horizon explores the creative process that caused ripples in the universe after the "Big Bang". Three teams of scientists attempt practical experiments to test abstract theories of cosmology.

  18. 18The Predator

    60 minNov 21, 1994

    Horizon presents a documentary on the Partula, a Polynesian tree snail.

  19. 19Close Encounters

    60 minNov 28, 1994

    Horizon investigates some alleged reports of alien abductions.

  20. 20Orange Sherbet Kisses

    60 minDec 12, 1994Now viewing

    Horizon presents a documentary on Synaesthesia which is an unusual disorder of perception in which barriers between the senses dissolve.

  21. 21Designer Wines

    60 minDec 19, 1994

    Horizon brings you Reports from Europe, America, and Australia on how wine making differs and asks whether the traditional and troubled European wine industry will have to change its methods to compete with those wines from the new world.