Horizon · S56 · E4
Inside the Social Network: Facebook's Difficult Year
Following the teams inside Facebook, revealing a hidden technological playground. The film tackles difficult questions, like how our data is used, and also shows how Facebook works.
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Following the teams inside Facebook, revealing a hidden technological playground. The film tackles difficult questions, like how our data is used, and also shows how Facebook works.
Season 56
1We Need to Talk about Death
60 minJan 23, 2019
Dr Kevin Fong makes a personal journey through the moral questions about death that face not just the medical profession, but each and every one of us.
2Britain's Next Air Disaster? Drones
60 minJul 1, 2019
In the wake of the Gatwick drone crisis, high-risk specialist Aldo Kane investigates the threat drones pose to UK skies and tests the new technology we can use to keep ourselves safe.
3The Honest Supermarket: What’s Really in Our Food?
60 minJul 8, 2019
We spend 190 billion pounds a year on groceries, but can we trust our supermarkets to tell us the truth about what we’re buying? Dr Hannah Fry and Priya Tew investigate the food we eat.
4Inside the Social Network: Facebook's Difficult Year
60 minJul 16, 2019Now viewing
Following the teams inside Facebook, revealing a hidden technological playground. The film tackles difficult questions, like how our data is used, and also shows how Facebook works.
5The 250 Million Pound Cancer Cure
60 minJul 22, 2019
Following the NHS as they start to implement proton beam therapy, an advanced but expensive cancer treatment, as well as following as the first children awaiting the lifesaving treatment.
6Cannabis: Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug?
60 minAug 28, 2019
At a pivotal moment in the history of one of the world’s oldest drugs, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim investigates the latest medical and scientific research into the effects of cannabis on the brain and body.