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Season 1983
1983x1
Sizewell Under Pressure
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Air date
Jan 10, 1983
Horizon investigates if Britain should build a United States designed nuclear power station that uses a pressurized water reactor at its core.
1983x2
The Tropical Time Machine
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Air date
Jan 17, 1983
Horizon presents a report by Dr. Alison Jolly who discusses the country of Madagascar, just off of the west coast of Africa. Madagascar's ecology and conservation programs are in conflict with most third world economies.
1983x3
The Geneva Event
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Air date
Jan 24, 1983
Horizon brings you a report about the discovery of two new, and unimaginably short-lived, subatomic particles called "W" and "Z".
1983x4
How Much Can You Drink?
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Air date
Feb 07, 1983
Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.
1983x5
Talking Turtle
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Feb 14, 1983
In the Horizon documentary, we look new ways of using computers in classroom and to what effect computers in our schools will have in future.
1983x6
What Little Girls are Made of
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Air date
Feb 21, 1983
Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.
1983x7
British Science - On the Wrong Track?
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Feb 28, 1983
Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.
1983x8
The Great Plains Massacre
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Air date
Mar 07, 1983
In this Horizon documentary, we look back at the event surrounding the near extermination of the North American bison (buffalo) in the 1880's.
1983x9
Hard Rock
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Air date
Mar 14, 1983
The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.
1983x10
Better Mind the Computer
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Air date
Mar 21, 1983
Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.
1983x11
Madness on Trial
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Apr 11, 1983
Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.
1983x12
Sixty Minutes to Meltdown
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Apr 18, 1983
In this episode, Horizon investigates the nuclear accident which took place in the United States at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant during March 1979.
1983x13
Killer in the Village
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Apr 25, 1983
In this report, Horizon looks at the spread of the AIDS virus in the United States and their search for the cause and cure of the deadly disease.
1983x14
The Case of ESP
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Air date
Sep 26, 1983
n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.
1983x15
The Artificial Heart
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Air date
Oct 03, 1983
Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.
1983x16
Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life
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Air date
Oct 10, 1983
This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.
1983x17
Professor Hawking's Universe
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Air date
Oct 17, 1983
This episode of Horizon features Prof. Stephen Hawking and how he copes with his severe disability, his scientific career, and his relationship with his students.
1983x18
The Cruel Choice
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Air date
Oct 24, 1983
This documentary focuses on animal experiments and the suffering they cause. The video debates their accuracy, whether they are necessary and examines alternative research methods.
1983x19
A Child's Guide To Languages
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Air date
Oct 31, 1983
Looks at different ways of teaching a foreign language and contrasts them with the way babies and young children pick up their native language, without formal teaching.
1983x20
China's Child
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Air date
Nov 07, 1983
Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.
1983x21
The Earthquake Connection
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Air date
Nov 14, 1983
Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.
1983x22
Prisoner or Patient?
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Air date
Nov 28, 1983
Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.
1983x23
Cancer - The Pattern in the Genes
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Dec 05, 1983
In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.
1983x24 Season finale
The Academy
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Air date
Dec 12, 1983
Horizon follows group of men and women going through basic training in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) methods at the Academy in the United States.

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