Horizon Season 1983

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1983x01 Sizewell Under Pressure aired 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.

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1983x02 The Tropical Time Machine aired 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 conserv... read more

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1983x03 The Geneva Event aired Jan 24, 1983

Horizon brings you a report about the discovery of two new, and unimaginably short-lived, subatomic particles called "W" and "Z".

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1983x04 How Much Can You Drink? aired Feb 07, 1983

Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.

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1983x05 Talking Turtle aired 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.

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1983x06 What Little Girls are Made of aired Feb 21, 1983

Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.

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1983x07 British Science - On the Wrong Track? aired Feb 28, 1983

Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.

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1983x08 The Great Plains Massacre aired 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.

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1983x09 Hard Rock aired Mar 14, 1983

The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.

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1983x10 Better Mind the Computer aired Mar 21, 1983

Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.

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1983x11 Madness on Trial aired Apr 11, 1983

Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.

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1983x12 Sixty Minutes to Meltdown aired 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. read more

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1983x13 Killer in the Village aired 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.

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1983x14 The Case of ESP aired Sep 26, 1983

n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.

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1983x15 The Artificial Heart aired Oct 03, 1983

Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.

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1983x16 Dr. Priestley and the Breath of Life aired Oct 10, 1983

This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.

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1983x17 Professor Hawking's Universe aired 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 stud... read more

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1983x18 The Cruel Choice aired 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 altern... read more

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1983x19 A Child's Guide To Languages aired 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 forma... read more

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1983x20 China's Child aired Nov 07, 1983

Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.

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1983x21 The Earthquake Connection aired Nov 14, 1983

Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.

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1983x22 Prisoner or Patient? aired Nov 28, 1983

Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.

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1983x23 Cancer - The Pattern in the Genes aired Dec 05, 1983

In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.

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1983x24 The Academy aired 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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