Horizon Season 1986

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1986x01 Are You a Racist? aired Jan 06, 1986

Horizon presents a documentary about how white racists and black victims of racism volunteered to spend time in an isolated house living and talking about th... read more

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1986x02 Genesis aired Jan 13, 1986

This Horizon episode is about the discovery of a molecular key which may literally unlock the mystery of life for all creatures.

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1986x03 Bitter Cold aired Jan 20, 1986

Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.

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1986x04 The Mould, the Myth and the Microbe aired Jan 27, 1986

Horizon explores the myth about the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin.

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1986x05 Outbreak: The Microbe Masters the Mould aired Feb 03, 1986

In this episode, Horizon explores the question of when antibiotics were first developed it seemed infectious disease might be eliminated, so what has gone wr... read more

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1986x06 The Wrong Stuff aired Feb 10, 1986

This report by Horizon looks inside the airline cockpit and examines the alarming fact that 4 out of 5 crashes are caused by human error.

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1986x07 Science...Fiction? aired Feb 17, 1986

Horizon investigates the truths of science and it's theories.

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1986x08 The Children of Eve aired Feb 24, 1986

Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.

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1986x09 The New Face of Leprosy aired Mar 03, 1986

This episode of Horizon documents leprosy in the USA and India with a focus on medical developments for it's cure and control.

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1986x10 Hi-Tech a la Francaise aired Mar 10, 1986

Horizon investigates the remarkable technological transformation of France over the last 25 years.

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1986x11 In the Wake of HMS Sheffield aired Mar 17, 1986

Will the new strategies and weapons introduced because of the Falklands war be a match for the next generation of weapons? Horizon presents this documentary ... read more

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1986x12 AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus aired Mar 24, 1986

Horizon looks at the virus that causes AIDS and the research into vaccines and drugs being developed to counteract the devastating disease of the immune system. read more

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1986x13 The Case of the Frozen Addicts aired Apr 07, 1986

In this documentary, Horizon reports on how doctors in America found that addicts using designer drugs developed Parkinson's Disease-like symptoms.

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1986x14 Nice Guys Finish First aired Apr 14, 1986

In the interview by Horizon, Richard Dawkins discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favours co-operative behaviour, and focusin... read more

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1986x15 The Men Who Bottled a Cow aired Apr 21, 1986

This is an interesting Horizon presentation on decoys that look and smell like cows to the tsetse fly who carry a disease fatal to farm animals.

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1986x16 Twice Five Plus the Wings of a Bird aired Apr 28, 1986

Horizon researches how we acquire mathematical abilities in the first place.

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1986x17 What Makes an Animal Smart? aired May 12, 1986

This report by Horizon takes a look at the instinctive side of intelligence in animals that shows us that we owe more to instinct than we may care to think.

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1986x18 A Handful of Sugar With a Pinch of Salt aired May 19, 1986

Horizon presents a simple, but effective, cure for diarrea in young children; sugar and salt.

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1986x19 Uranus Encounter aired May 26, 1986

In this episode, Horizon brings you Voyager's encounter with Uranus and the mysteries that are being relayed back to the scientists.

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1986x20 Who Built Stonehenge? aired Jun 09, 1986

Horizon presents an interview with Prof. C. Renfrew as he questions the accepted wisdom about the origins of Stonehenge in England.

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1986x21 Battered Baby - From Generation to Generation aired Jun 16, 1986

This is the first part of a two-part series on battered children.

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1986x22 Battered Baby - Breaking the Chain aired Jun 23, 1986

This is the second part of a two-part series on battered children.

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1986x23 Doctors to Be aired Jun 30, 1986

In a unique project, Horizon follows a group of medical students into the next century.

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