David Stewart
Director
Horizon (1964)
1997
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Released Feb. 4, 1964
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.spatial-awareness, imdb.science, imdb.reenactment, imdb.technology, imdb.nature, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.deep-dive, imdb.one-word-title
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S34E1 - Psychedelic Science
Horizon reports on the resurgence in research on psychedelic drugs in the 1990's.
Feb. 27, 1997, midnight
S34E2 - Fat Cats, Thin Mice
In this documentary, Horizon investigates obesity in Britain, following a woman, Heather Osborne, who weighs 322 pounds. We watch her progress through a stomach stapling operation and explore reports on a so-called fat free fat and two new drugs which have been marketed as the ultimate cure for obesity.
March 6, 1997, midnight
S34E3 - Shipwreck
Horizon follows the investigations into the origins of a 16th century shipwreck discovered off of the coast of the Channel Islands.
March 13, 1997, midnight
S34E4 - Genius of the Jet
This episode of Horizon presents a profile of the inventor Sir Frank Whittle and his idea for the first jet engine which changed the nature of air travel.
March 20, 1997, midnight
S34E5 - Smallpox on Death Row
In this episode, Horizon reports on the last lab samples of smallpox destined to be destroyed. But do we still have much to learn from this virus?
March 27, 1997, midnight
S34E6 - Silent Children, New Language
In this episode, Horizon investigates an amazing new sign language developed solely by deaf children and explores if we copy language from what surrounds us.
April 3, 1997, midnight
S34E7 - Turned On by Danger
Horizon reports on a radical new theory by Professor Polly Matzinger about the human body's immune system.
April 17, 1997, midnight
S34E8 - A Perfect Oil Spill
Horizon investigates the real impact that oil pollution has on our environment during a 12 month study.
April 24, 1997, midnight
S34E9 - The Great Balloon Race
Horizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.
May 1, 1997, midnight
S34E10 - Crater of Death
Horizon investigates the theory that a comet impact in the Gulf of Mexico was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
Sept. 11, 1997, midnight
S34E11 - Mind Over Body
Horizon reports on how mainstream science is now looking at whether the brain can affect the immune system.
Sept. 18, 1997, midnight
S34E12 - Out of Asia
In this episode, Horizon presents new findings about the dates for the arrival of people in Australia and the invention of art.
Sept. 25, 1997, midnight
S34E13 - The Virus that Cures
Horizon presents a documentary about scientists who now believe that viruses that can kill bacteria, known as bacteriophage, might win the fight against super-germs.
Oct. 9, 1997, midnight
S34E14 - The Man Who Lost his Body
Looks at Ian Waterman, who at 19 caught a virus that destroyed half of his nervous system and who, in spite of medical assertions that he would never walk, feed or move again, managed by sheer will-power to get back some mobility. Examines the question of how far the brain can over-ride disease or physical problems.
Oct. 16, 1997, midnight
S34E15 - Dawn of the Clone Age
This Horizon documentary is about how and why, a sheep named Dolly, became the first cloned copy of an adult mammal.
Oct. 23, 1997, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 77006 min.
Released: Feb. 4, 1964
Last Air Date: Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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