Horizon (1964)

It is Christmas Day in the house of Hastings. The time (the 1830s), the place (a suburban Victorian home), and the atmosphere (after the pu…

In this special episode, Horizon reports on Erich von Däniken and his theories about astronauts visiting Earth long ago.

This special episode of Horizon shows the latest advances in research into how the visual eyesight system of humans and animals work.

This Horizon special episode recalls the highlights of the past 25 years of the space age.

In the first part of this special two-part series, Horizon reports on the yellow rain problem in South-east Asia.

In this special episode, Horizon brings you a report on space exploration and exploitation. The first half of this episode looks back at th…

This is the second part, of a two-part special series. In this episode, Horizon looks at the history of germ warfare and the research still…

Horizon celebrates twenty one years of work, achievement, and awards with a birthday compilation of highlights from past episodes.

This report by Horizon looks into how the apparitions of Halley's comet came to be predicted so accurately.

Special on Halley's comet

This Horizon special follows the 20 months preparation of the five astronauts who are to man the American space shuttle Discovery launching…

This Horizon special explores the production and processes behind the scenes of the new five pound note to be launched on the 7the June, 19…

This Horizon special episode is part one of a three part series on the projects, cosmonauts, and engineers involved in the Soviet Union spa…

This Horizon special episode is part two of a three part series on the projects, cosmonauts, and engineers involved in the Soviet Union spa…

This Horizon special episode is the last part of a three part series on the projects, cosmonauts, and engineers involved in the Soviet Unio…

This Horizon special program explores what happened when the "Giotto" explorer spacecraft passed within 100 kilometres of Halley's Comet.

This documentary by Horizon reveals the disturbing discoveries made in over 40 inspections looking for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

This report by Horizon brings you the results of a landmark survey about sex.

This Horizon special looks at the mysterious changes in wildlife that has been reported in the USA and that man's reproduction may also be…

Horizon celebrates its 30th birthday by checking on some of the scientific predictions of last three decades.

In this special episode, Horizon examines the use of foetal surgery for life saving operations.

First part of a two-part drama looking at the work and life of Albert Einstein. Mixes archival material with dramatised sequences. Looks at…

This is the second part of a two-part Horizon series on Albert Einstein looking at Einstein's life and work. This program deals with the br…

First part of a two-part investigation into BSE. Looks into the scientific confusion and official bungling surrounding the problem, which a…

This is part two of a two-part Horizon series on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as "mad cow" disease, and how…

An update on the earlier 1992 episode, and the continuing story of the Carbon 60 molecule.

Follows archeologist Natalya Polosmok as she journeys to the Altay Mountains in southern Siberia to search for traces of an ancient people…

In this second part of the Ice Mummies trilogy, attention turns to Ötzi, the Neolithic man plucked with an ice pick and some not inconsider…

This is the bizarre and fascinating story of the remains of Inca culture, frozen for posterity high in the mountains of the Andes. Evidence…

This is part one of a three-part Horizon special about the scientists and others who became explorers in the earth's final frontier, Antarc…

This is part two of a three-part Horizon special about the scientists and others who became explorers in the earth's final frontier, Antarc…

This is part three of a three-part Horizon special about the scientists and others who became explorers in the earth's final frontier, Anta…

This programme traces the lessons learned from a century of road fatalities. How have car makers learnt to predict the injuries their desig…

In this documentary special, Horizon explores how to solve the problem of sailors being unable to pin-point their exact east-west position…

Horizon presents a three-part series focusing on weight-gain, dieting, and eating disorders. In this episode, there is scientific proof tha…

Horizon presents a three-part series focusing on weight-gain, dieting, and eating disorders. In this episode, Horizon examines the shift aw…

Horizon presents a three-part series focusing on weight-gain, dieting, and eating disorders. In this episode, Horizon looks at the eating d…

This is part one of a two-part special Horizon series about Atlantis. In this episode, Horizon explores the mystery of whether Atlantis rea…

This is part two of a two-part special Horizon series about Atlantis. In this episode, Horizon puts Graham Hancock's controversial theories…

Will we find the magic formula that allows us to live forever in the 21st Century?

Ancient diseases we thought we had defeated are returning to haunt us, and plagues of new viruses and bacteria are now emerging.

Will we ever be able to hand-pick genes to manufacture our own tailor-made baby?

Horizon explores how the search for Martians is hotting up.

Tantalising new evidence has emerged that life could exist on Mars. But to find out for sure humans will have to journey to this dry, froze…

In August 2000, the Russian submarine, the Kursk, sank with the loss of 118 lives. It was a tragedy which shocked the world. But to many th…

In this documentary, Horizon reports on a skeleton was found 50 years ago in Southern Italy. The bone structure suggests the owner was an a…

A team of doctors conducts potentially life-saving experiments in Horizon's 'death zone' This two-part special follows a team of doctors co…

A team of doctors conducts potentially life-saving experiments in Horizon's 'death zone' This two-part special follows a team of doctors co…

Professor Jim Al Khalili delves into over 50 years of the BBC science archive to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest…

First of a two-part special. Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are 'normal' and the other five have been of…

Second part of the special documentary considering where the line between sanity and madness lies as ten volunteers come together for an ex…

Professor Brian Cox takes a look through nearly 50 years of BBC archive at the story of man's relationship with the Moon.

In the wake of the swine flu outbreak, virologist Dr Mike Leahy goesw back over 50 years of BBC archives to explore the history of pandemic…

The intriguing possibility of life on Mars has fuelled man's quest to visit the Red Planet. Drawing on 45 years of Horizon archive, space e…

In a Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. In his lengthy c…

Dr Susan Jebb takes a look through nearly fifty years of amazing BBC archive of mankind's relationship with what we eat, charting the shift…

As the Pope ends his visit to Britain, historian Dr Thomas Dixon delves into the BBC's archive to explore the troubled relationship between…

Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how our understanding of intelligence has transformed over the last century. Fr…

Professor Iain Stewart examines the powerful geological forces that unleashed the devastating Japanese earthquake, and explores how the rel…

In 2011, after more than 30 years of service, America's space shuttle will take to the skies for the last time. Its story has been characte…

Our understanding of the world around us is better now than ever before. But are we any closer to knowing how its all going to end? Dallas…

Child psychologist Laverne Antrobus delves into the Horizon archive to find out how science has shaped our approach to parenting and educat…

Dallas Campbell explores how mankind's understanding of dinosaurs has developed since the 1970s. He reveals how technological advances led…

Horizon goes behind the scenes at CERN to follow one of the most epic and expensive scientific quests of all time: the search for the Higgs…

Dallas Campbell looks back through the Horizon archives to find out what science can tell us about our best friend the dog, and whether new…

Marcus Du Sautoy wants to find out how close we are to creating machines that can think like us: robots or computers that have artificial i…

Engineer Jem Stansfield looks back through the Horizon archives to find out how scientists have come to understand and manipulate the mater…

Kevin Fong looks back through 40 years of Horizon archives to explore what science has revealed about methods of perception. He discovers w…

Is there any way to slow or even prevent the ravages of time? Veteran presenter Johnny Ball looks back over the 45 years that Horizon - and…

Horizon goes behind the scenes at NASA as they countdown to the landing of a 2.5 billion-dollar rover on the surface of Mars. In six days t…

Dallas Campbell looks back through almost 50 years of the Horizon archives to chart the scientific breakthroughs that have transformed our…

On a bright, cold morning on 15th February 2013, a meteorite ripped across the skies above the Ural mountains in Russia, distintegrating in…

Transplant surgery has now reached incredible heights, from achieving full face transplants to growing organs in the lab. This Horizon Guid…

Liz Bonnin delves in to the world of invention, revealing the people and technologies set to transform all our lives. She examines the cond…

Changes in the weather, pesticides, and even a virus have all all been blamed for the ongoing mass deaths of bees Bill Turnbull meets the s…

It was hoped that Comet ISON could be the brightest and most spectacular comet for a generation. After travelling towards the sun for ten t…

To celebrate its 50th birthday, Horizon invites the public to play a role in tackling the greatest challenges facing science today. This sp…

Liz Bonnin presents a Horizon special about a rare and beautiful event in our solar system, one that we should all be able to see for ourse…

Something peculiar has happened to Britain's weather. During the last two months we have heard frequent stories of forest fires, dried-up r…

Horizon theorizes how life could be in 2002, using extracts from previous Horizon episodes.

Darwin's theory of evolution transformed our view of the world. But what would he think of the progress we have made since?

An updated report on AIDS, a catastrophic collapse of the immune system that leads to a bizarre range of cancers and potentially fatal infe…

A Horizon special dramatizing the race at the University of Cambridge in 1951 for the discovery of DNA.

Alice Roberts looks through 45 years of Horizon archive material to see how science came to understand sex, strived to solve our problems w…

Dr Helen Czerski delves into the Horizon archive to chart the transformation of a little-known theory into one of the greatest scientific u…

Michael Mosley uses the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why people…

Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day. Can we be optimistic about all that AI can deliver - or fearful o…

Astronaut Tim Peake's video diary of the two years leading up to his arrival at the International Space Station in December 2015.

Comedian Jimmy Carr takes over Horizon for this one-off special programme, produced as part of BBC2's sitcom season. Jimmy turns venerable…

The extraordinary inside story of the biggest scientific challenge of our age - following a small band of vaccine scientists around the wor…

The Life and Times of El Niño combines history and science to show how this meteorological monster has affected global economy and politica…

It's a macabre paradox, but almost every advance in aviation safety has been driven by a crash. After every crash, investigators determine…

In the 1950s up to 8,000 people died every year on the roads in this country - a truly horrific figure. Thankfully it has now fallen to aro…

Playful pets, fearsome fighters or deadly hunters? Millions of us have cats in our homes, yet we know very little about them. In this serie…

The second episode of this unique scientific study reveals the wild side of pet cats. Using GPS trackers and cat cameras, they show how the…

In the final episode of this groundbreaking scientific study, Liz Bonnin and a team of scientists reveal the secret language of our cats, t…

Instead of reaching for the latest fad diet, the best way to lose weight successfully is a personalised approach - diets tailored to your i…

It is time to see if personalised dieting will work in normal life. The volunteers have been given one of three diets to follow - based on…

So far the volunteers have successfully been losing lost weight, but now the honeymoon period is over. It is the final two months of the di…

Professor Brian Cox takes a journey through the BBC science archive to explore the story of mankind's relationship with the moon, from Jame…

In an intensely personal and often surprising film for BBC Two, Alastair Campbell candidly talks about his experience living with depressio…

BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs makes an emotional return to Antarctica, years after he lived and worked at the British Antarctic Survey's Halle…

BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs's return to Antarctica becomes something of a rescue mission. The British Antarctic Survey reveals how it will s…

Investigating the scientific facts and figures behind the biggest public health crisis in living memory as a new coronavirus takes an unpre…

Dr Chris van Tulleken, Dr Hannah Fry and Michael Mosley examine the latest research and explore some of the big questions about the new cor…

In this third Horizon special, Dr Chris Van Tulleken is joined by his brother Xand and Dr Guddi Singh to take us through the latest develop…

The extraordinary inside story of the biggest scientific challenge of our age - following a small band of vaccine scientists around the wor…

In December 2015, Tim Peake became Britain’s first astronaut on board the International Space Station. For two years, he had been filming a…