Horizon (1964)

Horizon producer David Sington on why predictions about the Earth's climate will need to be re-examined.

The unpredictable results of the Theory of Relativity. Horizon brings you the second part of a two-part series on Albert Einsten. In the su…

The story of Einstein's most famous equation E=mc² – its role in the creation of the atom bomb and our understanding of the beginnings of t…

In this documentary, Horizon investigates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is one of the most feared and misunderstoo…

Horizon investigates a strange skull that was discovered in 1848 on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but also h…

In this documentary, Horizon follows the scientific world that was rocked by some astonishing news in March 2002 where a distinguished US g…

This Horizon episode is about genetics in humans. Every parent wants their child to have the best in life. But would this extend to picking…

Horizon brings us back two thousand years ago when a mysterious and little known civilization ruled the northern coast of Peru. Its people…

In this documentary on earthquakes, Horizon starts with the worst natural disasters of all time in December 2004. The cause of so much deva…

In this documentary, Horizon presents the largest public health issue of recent years that has attracted such heated debate as the question…

This is the story by Horizon of an epic battle between science and nature. It's a battle to destroy a disease that is one of the biggest ki…

How the biggest international forensic operation in history identified the victims of the most devastating natural disaster of recent times.

Has Stephen Hawking been wrong about the universe for the last 30 years? Horizon explores his latest theory.

Is the hobbit a new human species or nothing more than a modern human with a crippling deformity?

At the Xishan Hospital, near Beijing, a remarkable medical pilgrimage is taking place. The sick and the dying are travelling here for a tre…

Scientists once got sacked for suggesting oily fish was good for you. Now all and sundry are hailing it as a panacea.

Time is running out for the rainforest, but a team of scientists have come up with a unique strategy to help save it: a giant inflatable ra…

Over a billion kilometres away, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, holds tantalising clues to how life began here on Earth. Horizon tells the st…

On 7 July 2005 Britain experienced its first ever suicide attack. Four bombs exploded in central London, killing 52 people and injuring ove…

The controversial science of epigenetics suggests you may inherit a lot more than you imagine from your forebears. The scientists who belie…