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Horizon: Season 21

1984 1984
TV-PG

  • 1984-01-09T21:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 22h (22 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

22 episodes

Season Premiere

1984-01-09T21:00:00Z

21x01 The Intelligence Man

Season Premiere

21x01 The Intelligence Man

  • 1984-01-09T21:00:00Z1h

Sir Cyril Burt died in 1971, the most eminent psychologist of his age. Within two years the most bitter and disturbing scientific controversy since Piltdown Man saw Burt accused of lifelong faking and manipulation of phoney data. How and why was Burt allowed to get away with this?

1984-01-16T21:00:00Z

21x02 Microworld!

21x02 Microworld!

  • 1984-01-16T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.

1984-01-23T21:00:00Z

21x03 A New Green Revolution?

21x03 A New Green Revolution?

  • 1984-01-23T21:00:00Z1h

This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.

1984-01-30T21:00:00Z

21x04 Spies in the Wires

21x04 Spies in the Wires

  • 1984-01-30T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.

1984-02-13T21:00:00Z

21x05 Valley of the Inca

21x05 Valley of the Inca

  • 1984-02-13T21:00:00Z1h

In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.

Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.

1984-03-05T21:00:00Z

21x07 Reflections on a River

21x07 Reflections on a River

  • 1984-03-05T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.

1984-03-12T21:00:00Z

21x08 A Normal Face

21x08 A Normal Face

  • 1984-03-12T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.

1984-03-19T21:00:00Z

21x09 Prisoners of Incest

21x09 Prisoners of Incest

  • 1984-03-19T21:00:00Z1h

In this documentary, Horizon reconstructs a therapy session where a man imprisoned for incest meets his family for first time in two and one half years.

Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.

In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.

Horizon presents the first of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.

Horizon presents the second part of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.

1984-04-30T20:00:00Z

21x14 A Cruel Inheritance

21x14 A Cruel Inheritance

  • 1984-04-30T20:00:00Z1h

Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.

1984-05-07T20:00:00Z

21x15 The Malvern Link

21x15 The Malvern Link

  • 1984-05-07T20:00:00Z1h

Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.

Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.

1984-11-12T21:00:00Z

21x17 Picking Winners

21x17 Picking Winners

  • 1984-11-12T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.

1984-11-19T21:00:00Z

21x18 The Brain Puzzle

21x18 The Brain Puzzle

  • 1984-11-19T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.

1984-11-26T21:00:00Z

21x19 Global Village

21x19 Global Village

  • 1984-11-26T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.

1984-12-03T21:00:00Z

21x20 Ivan

21x20 Ivan

  • 1984-12-03T21:00:00Z1h

In this documentary, Horizon spends a week with a victim of Parkinson's disease and how he has to use considerable muscular effort in order to cope with day-to-day life.

Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.

Season Finale

1984-12-17T21:00:00Z

21x22 Supercharged

Season Finale

21x22 Supercharged

  • 1984-12-17T21:00:00Z1h

Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.

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