Horizon

7.4
19641h

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: A quick guide to... The Quest for Gravity Control - Horizon - BBC Two

A quick guide to... The Quest for Gravity Control - Horizon - BBC Two

Seasons

9 Episodes • Premiered 1964

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1. The World of Buckminster Fuller

Horizon follows the work of R. Buckminster Fuller and his research of the geodesic dome.

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2. Pesticides and Posterity

Dr. Frank Darling and Dr. Eric Edson discuss different environmental priorities.

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3. A Candle to Nature

A reconstruction of a Michael Faraday lecture last given in December 1860.

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4. Strangeness Minus Three

Horizon explores the findings of physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. Who, after two years and thousands of photographs, have identified a predicted new particle which has a unique characteristic: 'strangeness minus three'.

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5. The Air of Science

Horizon looks at the work of the National Institute for Medical Research.

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6. The Knowledge Explosion

Prof. Arthur C. Clarke, Derek Price and Nigel Balchin discuss the past and future of science.

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7. The Amateur Scientist

The work of amateur scientists.

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8. Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.

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9. Science, Toys and Magic

Horizon takes a look at science in the spirit of Christmas.

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Reviews

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smirno

Excellent BBC science show delivered by top industry recognised professors. Loved by millions of fans and academic institutions worldwide. It really is the model for science communication.

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