Horizon Season 1987

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1987x01 The Twentyfive Hour Clock aired Jan 05, 1987

Report on research into biological body clocks, which can effect emotional and physical health and well-being.

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1987x02 The Search for the Disappeared aired Jan 12, 1987

Report on how forensic scientists ae identifying individual victims amongst the people murdered by Argentina's military juntas, by examination and genetic te... read more

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1987x03 The Blind Watchmaker aired Jan 19, 1987

In this interview by Horizon, zoologist Richard Dawkins investigates an attack on evolution by scientific creationists, based on the book of the same name by... read more

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1987x04 Riding The Stack aired Jan 26, 1987

Astronauts and space shuttle designers talk about the risks of space flight, in the light of the space shuttle disaster of January 1986.

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1987x05 Bruno Bettelheim: The Man Who Cared For Children aired Feb 02, 1987

Two part documentary on psychologist Bruno Bettelheim and his work with emotionally disturbed children.

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1987x06 Bruno Bettelheim: A Sense of Surviving aired Feb 09, 1987

Two part documentary on psychologist Bruno Bettelheim and his work with emotionally disturbed children.

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1987x07 Energy From Outer Space aired Feb 16, 1987

Report on exploration into releasing energy sources which came from outer space during the formation of the earth, 4,500 million years ago, and have lain dor... read more

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1987x08 The Return of the Osprey aired Feb 23, 1987

Documentary on the Osprey in north east America, where its natural habitat was being damaged by the use of DDT, but after some conservation work the Osprey i... read more

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1987x09 Can AIDS Be Stopped aired Mar 02, 1987

Report on the development of the AIDS virus, and current research into vaccines to combat the disease.

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1987x10 Police Stress: The John Wayne Syndrome aired Mar 09, 1987

Documentary on the increasing pressure put on the British police resulting in stress and psychological disorders, and also on the work of Dr. Douglas Duckwor... read more

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1987x11 To Engineer Is Human aired Mar 16, 1987

Engineer Henry Petroski explains why engineering can never be an exact science and looks at examples of engineering failures.

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1987x12 The Magma Chamber aired Mar 23, 1987

Report on the research into volcanoes by British scientists Professor Geoff Brow n and Dr. Hazel Rymer, who have developed a technique of exploring the magma... read more

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1987x13 Broken Images aired Mar 30, 1987

Report on two sufferers of visual agnosia. The condition affects their ability to impose order on the visual world, even though they are not blind, but it do... read more

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1987x14 Trial Babies aired Apr 06, 1987

Report on the different tests done on pregnant women to detect abnormalities in the foetus, with investigation of why these tests are not available in all pr... read more

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1987x15 After Chernobyl - Closer To Home aired Apr 13, 1987

Report on the safety of UK nuclear power stations, following the accident at Chernobyl in the USSR in 1986. The programme focuses on the nuclear installation... read more

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1987x16 Making Sex Pay aired May 11, 1987

James Gould, Professor of Biology at Princeton University, lectures on the mating habits of animals and humans.

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1987x17 The Anthropic Principle aired May 18, 1987

Discussion of the Anthropic Principle, a scientific theory for man's place in th e Universe.

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1987x18 Aircrash: The Burning Issue aired Jun 01, 1987

Report on the need for improved safety features on airplanes in particular the desirability of smoke hoods, plus an interview with a survivor of the 1985 Man... read more

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1987x19 The Riddle of the Joints aired Jun 08, 1987

Report on research into rheumatoid arthritis.

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1987x20 To Catch a Falling Star aired May 15, 1987

Report on the future and commercial benefit of research into astronomy conducted by the Royal Greenwich Observatory and other scientific institutions in Grea... read more

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1987x21 In the Light of New Information aired Jun 22, 1987

Report on the evolution of laser light technology for communication in the 21st century, with a dramatised account of the effect of the technology on our dai... read more

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1987x22 Janice's Choice aired Jun 29, 1987

Janice Blenkharn's mother died of Huntington's Chorea, which any child of a victim has a 50-50 chance of inheriting. Janice is faced with the choice of havin... read more

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1987x23 Janice's Choice aired Jun 29, 1987

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