Episodes 22

1

Are You a Racist?

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January 6, 19861h

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 their prejudices.

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Genesis

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January 13, 19861h

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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Bitter Cold

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January 20, 19861h

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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The Mould, the Myth and the Microbe

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January 27, 19861h

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

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Outbreak: The Microbe Masters the Mould

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February 3, 19861h

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

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6

Science...Fiction?

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February 17, 19861h

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

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7

The Children of Eve

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February 24, 19861h

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

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8

The New Face of Leprosy

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March 3, 19861h

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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Hi-Tech à la Française

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March 10, 19861h

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

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10

In the Wake of HMS Sheffield

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March 17, 19861h

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 to answer that question.

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11

AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus

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March 24, 19861h

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.

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12

The Case of the Frozen Addict

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April 7, 19861h

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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13

Nice Guys Finish First

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April 14, 19861h

In the interview by Horizon, Richard Dawkins discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favours co-operative behaviour, and focusing especially on the tit for tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game.

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14

The Men Who Bottled a Cow

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April 21, 19861h

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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15

Twice Five Plus the Wings of a Bird

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April 28, 19861h

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

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16

What Makes an Animal Smart?

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May 12, 19861h

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

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18

Uranus Encounter

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May 26, 19861h

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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19

Who Built Stonehenge?

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June 9, 19861h

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

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Battered Baby: Breaking the Chain

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June 23, 19861h

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

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Doctors to Be

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Season Finale
June 30, 19861h

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

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