Horizon - 2009-2010
Series exploring topical scientific issues
Horizon - 2009-2010 - Did Cooking Make Us Human?
Horizon examines the evidence that our ancestors' changing diet and mastery of fire prompted anatomical and neurological changes that took us out of the trees and into the kitchen.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Do I Drink Too Much?
Addiction expert John Marsden, who likes a drink, makes a professional and personal exploration of our relationship with alcohol, undergoing physical and neurological examinations.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Don't Grow Old
Science series. Horizon meets the scientists who are attempting to piece together why we age and more vitally for all of us, what we can do to prevent it.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Fix Me
Horizon follows the emotional journey of three young people with currently untreatable conditions to see if, within their lifetime, they can be cured.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - How Long is a Piece of String?
Alan Davies tries to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of string? But the task soon turns into a mind-bending voyage of discovery where nothing is as it seems.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world faces a population crisis and if it is the duty of individuals to change the way they live.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?
Investigating the discovery of what is ominously being called 'dark flow', a phenomenon which could mean scientists might have to find a new way of understanding the universe.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Pill Poppers
Science series. How much is really known about the medicines we take, and can they be trusted to work? Horizon investigates the most popular pills people pop.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - The Secret Life of the Dog
Scientific issues. A look at the increasing research into dogs that is giving scientists a greater understanding of humans and even helping to identify disease-causing genes.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - The Secret You
Marcus du Sautoy goes in search of answers to one of science's greatest mysteries: how do we know who we are? He subjects himself to a series of experiments in order to find out.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - To Infinity and Beyond
Series exploring topical scientific issues. Older than time, bigger than the universe and stranger than fiction. This is the story of infinity.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - What Makes a Genius?
Professor Marcus du Sautoy finds out if the brain of a genius is fundamentally different from that of a regular person.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole?
Scientists now believe black holes could hold the key to answering the ultimate question - what was there before the Big Bang? However, researching them is next to impossible.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Why Do Viruses Kill?
Scientific issues. In the wake of dire warnings about new flu variant H1N1, Horizon follows the researchers trying to unravel viruses' secrets to understand when and why they kill.
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Horizon - 2009-2010 - Why Do We Talk?
Talking is a phenomenon that is unique to humans, yet it remains a mystery. Horizon meets the people unlocking the secrets of speech and looks at the theories of linguistics.
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