Horizon

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary

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2010
2010x1
The Secret Life of the Dog
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We have an extraordinary relationship with dogs - closer than with any other animal on the planet. But what makes the bond between us so special? Research into dogs is gaining .. show full overview
2010x2
Why Do Viruses Kill?
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Just months ago, the world stood in fear of an emerging new disease that threatened to kill millions. A new flu variant H1N1 had arrived. In the UK alone, 65,000 deaths were predicted. .. show full overview
2010x3
Pill Poppers
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Over a person's lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14,000 pills. Antibiotics, cholesterol lowering tablets, anti-depressants, painkillers, even tablets to extend youth .. show full overview
2010x4
Don't Grow Old
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For centuries scientists have been attempting to come up with an elixir of youth. Now remarkable discoveries are suggesting that ageing is something flexible that can ultimately be .. show full overview
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To Infinity and Beyond
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By our third year, most of us will have learned to count. Once we know how, it seems as if there would be nothing to stop us counting forever. But, while infinity might seem like an .. show full overview
2010x6
What Makes a Genius?
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Could you have come up with Einstein's theory of relativity? If not - why not? This is what Marcus du Sautoy, professor of mathematics, wants to explore. Marcus readily admits that he is .. show full overview
2010x7
Did Cooking Make Us Human?
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Horizon examines the evidence that our ancestors' changing diet and mastery of fire prompted anatomical and neurological changes that took us out of the trees and into the kitchen.
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Is Everything We Know About the Universe Wrong?
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There's something very odd going on in space - something that shouldn't be possible. It is as though vast swathes of the universe are being hoovered up by a vast and unseen celestial .. show full overview
2010x9
Back from the Dead
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Dr Kevin Fong investigates a technique that is used to bring people back from the dead.
2010x10
The Death of the Oceans
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Sir David Attenborough reveals the findings of one of the most ambitious scientific studies of our time - an investigation into what is happening to our oceans. He looks at whether it is .. show full overview
2010x11
What Happened Before the Big Bang?
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They are the biggest questions that science can possibly ask: where did everything in our universe come from? How did it all begin? For nearly a hundred years, we thought we had the .. show full overview
2010x12
Is Seeing Believing?
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Horizon explores the strange and wonderful world of illusions - and reveals the tricks they play on our senses and why they fool us. We show how easy it is to trick your sense of .. show full overview
2010x13
Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome
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A decade ago, scientists announced that they had produced the first draft of the human genome, the 3.6 billion letters of our genetic code. It was seen as one of the greatest .. show full overview
2010x14
Asteroids: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Famed for their ability to inflict Armageddon from outer space, asteroids are now revealing the secrets of how they are responsible for both life and death on our planet.
2010x15
Deepwater Disaster: The Untold Story
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Horizon reveals the untold story of the 87-day battle to kill the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout a mile beneath the waves - a crisis that became America's worst environmental .. show full overview

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