Horizon - 2008-2009
Series exploring topical scientific issues
Horizon - 2008-2009 - Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply
Actor and comedian Alan Davies embarks on a maths odyssey, visiting the fourth dimension and exploring infinity with the help of top mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Allergy Planet
We are in the grip of an allergy epidemic. 50 years ago one in 30 were affected, but in Britain today it is closer to one in three. Horizon attempts to solve this medical puzzle.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Can We Make a Star on Earth?
Professor Brian Cox takes a journey in search of the energy source of the future. Called nuclear fusion, it is the process that fuels the sun and every other star in the universe.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Cannabis: The Evil Weed?
Can cannabis cause schizophrenia? Is it addictive? Or is it an undervalued medicine? Dr John Marsden discovers that science is finally beginning to find answers to these questions.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Do You Know What Time It Is?
When particle physicist Professor Brian Cox asks what time it is, it seems like a simple question, with a simple answer. But do we really know what it is that we are asking?
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - How Mad Are You?
Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are 'normal' and the other five have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill. Horizon asks if you can tell who is who
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - How to Survive a Disaster
When disaster strikes who lives and who dies is not purely a matter of luck - Horizon has gathered a team of experts to produce the ultimate guide to disaster survival.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - How Violent Are You?
What makes ordinary people commit extreme acts of violence? Michael Portillo investigates the dark side of human nature, and discovers what it is like to inflict pain.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Jimmy's GM Food Fight
Jimmy Doherty, pig farmer, one-time scientist and poster-boy for sustainable food production is on a mission to find out if GM crops really can feed the world.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - The President's Guide to Science
The world's leading scientists share crucial words of advice to help the new president get to grips with his intimidating responsibility to science.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - The Secret Life of Your Bodyclock
Why are people more likely to have a heart attack at eight in the morning or crash their car on the motorway at two in the afternoon? The answer lies in our biological clock.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - What's the Problem with Nudity?
Why are people embarrassed about their bodies? Horizon challenges a group of volunteers' attitudes and reveals that nakedness may hold the key to the success of the human species.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Who Do You Want Your Child to Be?
David Baddiel sets out to answer one of the greatest questions a parent can ask: how best to educate your child. Along the way he uncovers some unconventional approaches.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Why Are Thin People Not Fat?
At the centre of this programme is a controversial overeating experiment that aims to identify exactly what it is about some people that makes it hard for them to gain weight.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Why Can't We Predict Earthquakes?
When an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise. Horizon asks why science has not yet given us a way to predict when and where the next big quake is going to happen.
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Horizon - 2008-2009 - Why Do We Dream?
An investigation into the meaning of dreams with the findings based upon anecdotal evidence and a series of cutting-edge experiments.
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