Horizon Season 1998

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1998x01 Saddam's Secrets aired Feb 19, 1998

After the 1991 Gulf War, a UN Special Commission was set up to go into war-torn Iraq, seek out Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and destroy or di... read more

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1998x02 Dr Miller and the Islanders aired Feb 26, 1998

Horizon presents a documentary with Jonathan Miller who sets out for the Torres Strait, near Australia, to retrace the footsteps of the first British anthrop... read more

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1998x03 The Rainmaker aired Mar 05, 1998

Horizon presents the scientist, Graeme Mather, whose claims to be able to cause rainfall, are tested in Mexico with his reputation at stake.

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1998x04 Hopeful Monsters aired Mar 19, 1998

In this documentary, Horizon reports on the genetic research of biologist Mike Levine, whose discovery of a mutant fruit fly led to cures for illnesses as di... read more

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1998x05 The Limits to Birth aired Mar 26, 1998

Horizon examines how much further we can and should go in our treatment of those born too soon in Britain.

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1998x06 Overkill aired Apr 02, 1998

Horizon presents the story from Celtic ritual and forensic science with startling conclusions that emerge about the subject and the nature of the evidence it... read more

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1998x07 The Curse of Vesuvius aired Apr 16, 1998

In this story, Horizon looks at the communities that live directly below the shadow of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.

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1998x08 Mir Mortals aired Apr 23, 1998

This documentary by Horizon presents the story of the four Russian men who orbited earth last year on board the ill-fated Mir space station.

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1998x09 The Computer that Ate Hollywood aired Apr 30, 1998

Horizon presents this documentary on how special effects have evolved during the last century of films.

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1998x10 Magic Bullet aired May 07, 1998

Horizon brings the story of a 40 year struggle to bring 'Antisense' into being and it's current trials with incurable cancer patients.

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1998x11 Gulf War Jigsaw aired May 14, 1998

Horizon examines claims that measures to protect American and NATO troops against chemical and biological weapons may have backfired.

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1998x12 Sexual Chemistry aired Sep 10, 1998

Horizon series on the emergence of the new sex drug Viagra for men.

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1998x13 Chimps on Death Row aired Oct 01, 1998

Horizon explores the history of experimentation with chimpanzees, our closest living relatives.

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1998x14 Dinosaurs in Your Garden aired Oct 08, 1998

Horizon tells the story of maverick scientist John Ostrom and his theory that birds are really just dinosaurs with feathers. Thirty years later, a revolution... read more

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1998x15 Mosquito! aired Oct 15, 1998

Horizon investigates how science is fighting against the mosquito-spread disease Malaria.

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1998x16 The Life & Times of Life & Time aired Oct 22, 1998

Horizon follows the work of various scientists attempting to turn back the biological clock.

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1998x17 Thalidomide: A Necessary Evil aired Oct 29, 1998

Horizon presents an investigation into how Thalidomide is being used to treat leprosy, AIDS, and cancer with encouraging results.

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1998x18 Beyond a Joke aired Nov 05, 1998

In this program, Horizon reveals how laughter and play are crucial to the development of the brain, and how some scientists are recommending play as an alter... read more

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