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1999
1999x1
From Here to Infinity
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Horizon follows the hunt for the most distant star ever seen.
1999x2
Pandemic
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Horizon looks at the knowledge gained following the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918.
1999x3
Elephants or Ivory
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In this episode, Horizon reports from Africa on the effect that rising elephant numbers are having on humans and the natural environment.
1999x4
Electric Heart
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Horizon presents a documentary looking at the United States heart specialist, Michael DeBakey, and his work and research into making miniature pumps which could help make permanent artificial hearts in the future.
1999x5
Sudden Death
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In this Horizon documentary, we present Alfred Steinschneider's theory on cot death where gaps in breathing could be responsible for the death of many infants.
1999x6
New Star in Orbit
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In this report, Horizon explores the arguments for and against the building of the Space Station Freedom and will it ever justify it's huge cost.
1999x7
New Asteroid Danger
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Horizon presents this documentary by scientists who have calculated that the Earth will be hit by a small asteroid within 50 years. How will this effect our planet?
1999x8
Skeleton Key
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In this report, Horizon investigates the rare disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, which causes muscles and ligaments to turn into solid bone. This disease causes severe .. show full overview
1999x9
Wings of Angels
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Dramatisation of biologist David Lack's struggle to reconcile scientific evidence for evolution with his belief in God.
1999x10
Mistaken Identity
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Horizon presents a documentary about Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) where in the 1980's, it suddenly became the talk of the town. Tens of thousands of Americans were diagnosed with .. show full overview
1999x11
Volcanoes of the Deep
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Could giant volcanic 'chimneys' on the ocean floor unlock the secret of how life began on Earth?
1999x12
Anatomy of an Avalanche
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Horizon reports on a February 1999 catastrophic avalanche at Galtür in Austria that claimed 31 lives. Over the next six months, Horizon followed a team of scientists as they pieced .. show full overview
1999x13
The Midas Formula
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Horizon presents the extraordinary story of a beautiful mathematical formula that changed the world, the financial markets, and indeed capitalism itself. It could do the unthinkable - it .. show full overview

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