Horizon Season 2005

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2005x01 Global Dimming aired Jan 13, 2005

Horizon producer David Sington on why predictions about the Earth's climate will need to be re-examined.

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2005x02 Einstein's Unfinished Symphony aired Jan 20, 2005

The unpredictable results of the Theory of Relativity. Horizon brings you the second part of a two-part series on Albert Einsten. In the summer of 1939 Albe... read more

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2005x03 Einstein's Equation of Life and Death aired Jan 27, 2005

The story of Einstein's most famous equation E=mc² – its role in the creation of the atom bomb and our understanding of the beginnings of the Universe. Hori... read more

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2005x04 Living with ADHD aired Mar 03, 2005

In this documentary, Horizon investigates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is one of the most feared and misunderstood of all medical c... read more

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2005x05 Neanderthal aired Feb 10, 2005

Horizon investigates a strange skull that was discovered in 1848 on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but also had some of the hea... read more

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2005x06 An Experiment to Save the World aired Feb 17, 2005

In this documentary, Horizon follows the scientific world that was rocked by some astonishing news in March 2002 where a distinguished US government scientis... read more

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2005x07 Who's Afraid of Designer Babies? aired Feb 24, 2005

This Horizon episode is about genetics in humans. Every parent wants their child to have the best in life. But would this extend to picking the best genes fo... read more

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2005x08 The Lost Civilisation of Peru aired Mar 03, 2005

Horizon brings us back two thousand years ago when a mysterious and little known civilization ruled the northern coast of Peru. Its people were called the Mo... read more

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2005x09 The Next Megaquake aired May 22, 2005

In this documentary on earthquakes, Horizon starts with the worst natural disasters of all time in December 2004. The cause of so much devastation was the mo... read more

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2005x10 Does the MMR Jab Cause Autism? aired May 29, 2005

In this documentary, Horizon presents the largest public health issue of recent years that has attracted such heated debate as the question of whether the MM... read more

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2005x11 Malaria: Defeating the Curse aired Jun 05, 2005

This is the story by Horizon of an epic battle between science and nature. It's a battle to destroy a disease that is one of the biggest killers on the plane... read more

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2005x12 Tsunami: Naming the Dead aired Sep 01, 2005

How the biggest international forensic operation in history identified the victims of the most devastating natural disaster of recent times.

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2005x13 The Hawking Paradox aired Sep 08, 2005

Has Stephen Hawking been wrong about the universe for the last 30 years? Horizon explores his latest theory.

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2005x14 The Mystery of the Human Hobbit aired Sep 15, 2005

Is the hobbit a new human species or nothing more than a modern human with a crippling deformity?

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2005x15 The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again? aired Oct 06, 2005

At the Xishan Hospital, near Beijing, a remarkable medical pilgrimage is taking place. The sick and the dying are travelling here for a treatment pioneered b... read more

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2005x16 Could Fish Make My Child Smart? aired Oct 06, 2005

Scientists once got sacked for suggesting oily fish was good for you. Now all and sundry are hailing it as a panacea.

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2005x17 Madagascar - A Treetop Odyssey aired Oct 13, 2005

Time is running out for the rainforest, but a team of scientists have come up with a unique strategy to help save it: a giant inflatable raft.

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2005x18 Titan. A Place Like Home? aired Nov 10, 2005

Over a billion kilometres away, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, holds tantalising clues to how life began here on Earth. Horizon tells the story of the Cassini... read more

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2005x19 The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation aired Dec 08, 2005

On 7 July 2005 Britain experienced its first ever suicide attack. Four bombs exploded in central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700. When Scotla... read more

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2005x20 The Ghost in Your Genes aired Dec 15, 2005

The controversial science of epigenetics suggests you may inherit a lot more than you imagine from your forebears. The scientists who believe your genes are... read more

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