Episode guide
Horizon: 1984
22 episodes · premiered Jan 9, 1984
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- Episode 1: The Intelligence Man Jan 9, 1984 · 1h 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…
- Episode 2: Microworld! Jan 16, 1984 · 1h Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.
- Episode 3: A New Green Revolution? Jan 23, 1984 · 1h This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.
- Episode 4: Spies in the Wires Jan 30, 1984 · 1h Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.
- Episode 5: Valley of the Inca Feb 13, 1984 · 1h In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.
- Episode 6: The Conquest of Parasites Feb 27, 1984 · 1h Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.
- Episode 7: Reflections on a River Mar 5, 1984 · 1h Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.
- Episode 8: A Normal Face Mar 12, 1984 · 1h Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.
- Episode 9: Prisoners of Incest Mar 19, 1984 · 1h 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.
- Episode 10: Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales Mar 26, 1984 · 1h Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
- Episode 11: Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds Apr 9, 1984 · 1h In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.
- Episode 12: The Mind of a Murderer: The Case of the Hillside Strangler Apr 16, 1984 · 1h 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…
- Episode 13: The Mind of a Murderer: The Mask of Madness Apr 23, 1984 · 1h 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…
- Episode 14: A Cruel Inheritance Apr 30, 1984 · 1h Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.
- Episode 15: The Malvern Link May 7, 1984 · 1h Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.
- Episode 16: Contented Cows and Other Animals Nov 5, 1984 · 1h Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
- Episode 17: Picking Winners Nov 12, 1984 · 1h Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.
- Episode 18: The Brain Puzzle Nov 19, 1984 · 1h Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.
- Episode 19: Global Village Nov 26, 1984 · 1h Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.
- Episode 20: Ivan Dec 3, 1984 · 1h 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.
- Episode 21: A Mathematical Mystery Tour Dec 10, 1984 · 1h Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.
- Episode 22: Supercharged Dec 17, 1984 · 1h Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.