Horizon

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  • BBC Two
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1997
1997x1
Psychedelic Science
Episode overview
Horizon reports on the resurgence in research on psychedelic drugs in the 1990's.
1997x2
Fat Cats, Thin Mice
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In this documentary, Horizon investigates obesity in Britain, following a woman, Heather Osborne, who weighs 322 pounds. We watch her progress through a stomach stapling operation and .. show full overview
1997x3
Shipwreck
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Horizon follows the investigations into the origins of a 16th century shipwreck discovered off of the coast of the Channel Islands.
1997x4
Genius of the Jet
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This episode of Horizon presents a profile of the inventor Sir Frank Whittle and his idea for the first jet engine which changed the nature of air travel.
1997x5
Smallpox on Death Row
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In this episode, Horizon reports on the last lab samples of smallpox destined to be destroyed. But do we still have much to learn from this virus?
1997x6
Silent Children, New Language
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In this episode, Horizon investigates an amazing new sign language developed solely by deaf children and explores if we copy language from what surrounds us.
1997x7
Turned On by Danger
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Horizon reports on a radical new theory by Professor Polly Matzinger about the human body's immune system.
1997x8
A Perfect Oil Spill
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Horizon investigates the real impact that oil pollution has on our environment during a 12 month study.
1997x9
The Great Balloon Race
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Horizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.
1997x10
Destination Mars (Update)
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We follow the events leading up to the Pathfinder mission.
1997x11
Crater of Death
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Horizon investigates the theory that a comet impact in the Gulf of Mexico was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
1997x12
Mind Over Body
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Horizon reports on how mainstream science is now looking at whether the brain can affect the immune system.
1997x13
Out of Asia
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In this episode, Horizon presents new findings about the dates for the arrival of people in Australia and the invention of art.
1997x14
The Virus that Cures
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Horizon presents a documentary about scientists who now believe that viruses that can kill bacteria, known as bacteriophage, might win the fight against super-germs.
1997x15
The Man Who Lost his Body
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Looks at Ian Waterman, who at 19 caught a virus that destroyed half of his nervous system and who, in spite of medical assertions that he would never walk, feed or move again, managed by .. show full overview
1997x16
Dawn of the Clone Age
Episode overview
This Horizon documentary is about how and why, a sheep named Dolly, became the first cloned copy of an adult mammal.

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