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Season 2005
2005x1
Global Dimming
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Jan 13, 2005
Horizon producer David Sington on why predictions about the Earth's climate will need to be re-examined.
2005x2
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
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Jan 20, 2005
The unpredictable results of the Theory of Relativity. Horizon brings you the second part of a two-part series on Albert Einsten. In the summer of 1939 Albert Einstein was on holiday in .. show full overview
2005x3
Einstein's Equation of Life and Death
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Jan 27, 2005
The story of Einstein's most famous equation E=mc² – its role in the creation of the atom bomb and our understanding of the beginnings of the Universe. Horizon brings you the second .. show full overview
2005x5
Neanderthal
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Feb 10, 2005
Horizon investigates a strange skull that was discovered in 1848 on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but also had some of the heavy features of an ape... .. show full overview
2005x6
An Experiment to Save the World
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Feb 17, 2005
In this documentary, Horizon follows the scientific world that was rocked by some astonishing news in March 2002 where a distinguished US government scientist claimed he had made nuclear fusion out of sound waves in his laboratory.
2005x7
Who's Afraid of Designer Babies?
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Feb 24, 2005
This Horizon episode is about genetics in humans. Every parent wants their child to have the best in life. But would this extend to picking the best genes for them? To date, genetic .. show full overview
2005x4
Living with ADHD
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Mar 03, 2005
In this documentary, Horizon investigates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is one of the most feared and misunderstood of all medical conditions. Despite over 200 .. show full overview
2005x8
The Lost Civilisation of Peru
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Mar 03, 2005
Horizon brings us back two thousand years ago when a mysterious and little known civilization ruled the northern coast of Peru. Its people were called the Moche.
2005x9
The Next Megaquake
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May 22, 2005
In this documentary on earthquakes, Horizon starts with the worst natural disasters of all time in December 2004. The cause of so much devastation was the most powerful kind of .. show full overview
2005x10
Does the MMR Jab Cause Autism?
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May 29, 2005
In this documentary, Horizon presents the largest public health issue of recent years that has attracted such heated debate as the question of whether the MMR vaccine can cause autism. .. show full overview
2005x11
Malaria: Defeating the Curse
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Jun 05, 2005
This is the story by Horizon of an epic battle between science and nature. It's a battle to destroy a disease that is one of the biggest killers on the planet: malaria.
2005x12
Tsunami: Naming the Dead
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Sep 01, 2005
How the biggest international forensic operation in history identified the victims of the most devastating natural disaster of recent times.
2005x13
The Hawking Paradox
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Sep 08, 2005
Has Stephen Hawking been wrong about the universe for the last 30 years? Horizon explores his latest theory.
2005x14
The Mystery of the Human Hobbit
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Sep 15, 2005
Is the hobbit a new human species or nothing more than a modern human with a crippling deformity?
2005x15
The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again?
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Oct 06, 2005
At the Xishan Hospital, near Beijing, a remarkable medical pilgrimage is taking place. The sick and the dying are travelling here for a treatment pioneered by Dr Huang Hongyun. He claims .. show full overview
2005x16
Could Fish Make My Child Smart?
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Oct 06, 2005
Scientists once got sacked for suggesting oily fish was good for you. Now all and sundry are hailing it as a panacea.
2005x17
Madagascar - A Treetop Odyssey
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Oct 13, 2005
Time is running out for the rainforest, but a team of scientists have come up with a unique strategy to help save it: a giant inflatable raft.
2005x18
Titan. A Place Like Home?
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Nov 10, 2005
Over a billion kilometres away, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, holds tantalising clues to how life began here on Earth. Horizon tells the story of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, the most .. show full overview
2005x19
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
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Dec 08, 2005
On 7 July 2005 Britain experienced its first ever suicide attack. Four bombs exploded in central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700. When Scotland Yard launched one of the .. show full overview
2005x20 Season finale
The Ghost in Your Genes
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Dec 15, 2005
The controversial science of epigenetics suggests you may inherit a lot more than you imagine from your forebears. The scientists who believe your genes are shaped in part by your ancestors' life experiences.

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