Horizon - Season 21 / Year 1984

Horizon - Season 21 / Year 1984

Season 21 / Year 1984

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Episodes22
DatesJan 9, 1984 - Dec 17, 1984
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Episodes

The Intelligence Man
Year 1984Episode 160 min

The Intelligence Man

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?
Jan 9, 1984
Microworld!
Year 1984Episode 260 min

Microworld!

Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.
Jan 16, 1984
A New Green Revolution?
Year 1984Episode 360 min

A New Green Revolution?

This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.
Jan 23, 1984
Spies in the Wires
Year 1984Episode 460 min

Spies in the Wires

Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.
Jan 30, 1984
Valley of the Inca
Year 1984Episode 560 min

Valley of the Inca

In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.
Feb 13, 1984
The Conquest of Parasites
Year 1984Episode 660 min

The Conquest of Parasites

Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.
Feb 27, 1984
Reflections on a River
Year 1984Episode 760 min

Reflections on a River

Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.
Mar 5, 1984
A Normal Face
Year 1984Episode 860 min

A Normal Face

Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.
Mar 12, 1984
Prisoners of Incest
Year 1984Episode 960 min

Prisoners of Incest

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.
Mar 19, 1984
Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales
Year 1984Episode 1060 min

Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales

Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
Mar 26, 1984
Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds
Year 1984Episode 1160 min

Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds

In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.
Apr 9, 1984
The Mind of a Murderer - The Case of the Hillside Strangler
Year 1984Episode 1260 min

The Mind of a Murderer - The Case of the Hillside Strangler

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.
Apr 16, 1984
The Mind of a Murderer - The Mask of Madness
Year 1984Episode 1360 min

The Mind of a Murderer - The Mask of Madness

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.
Apr 23, 1984
A Cruel Inheritance
Year 1984Episode 1460 min

A Cruel Inheritance

Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.
Apr 30, 1984
The Malvern Link
Year 1984Episode 1560 min

The Malvern Link

Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.
May 7, 1984
Contented Cows and Other Animals
Year 1984Episode 1660 min

Contented Cows and Other Animals

Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
Nov 5, 1984
Picking Winners
Year 1984Episode 1760 min

Picking Winners

Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.
Nov 12, 1984
The Brain Puzzle
Year 1984Episode 1860 min

The Brain Puzzle

Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.
Nov 19, 1984
Global Village
Year 1984Episode 1960 min

Global Village

Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.
Nov 26, 1984
Ivan
Year 1984Episode 2060 min

Ivan

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.
Dec 3, 1984
A Mathematical Mystery Tour
Year 1984Episode 2160 min

A Mathematical Mystery Tour

Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.
Dec 10, 1984
Supercharged
Year 1984Episode 2260 min

Supercharged

Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.
Dec 17, 1984

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