• Air date: 09 Jan '84 22 episodes
      Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. The Intelligence Man

      09 Jan '84
      Sir Cyril Burt died in 1971, the most eminent psychologist of his age. Within two years the most bitter and disturbing scientific controversy since Piltdown Man saw Burt accused of lifelong faking and manipulation of phoney data. How and why was Burt allowed to get away with this?
    • 2. Microworld!

      16 Jan '84
      Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.
    • 3. A New Green Revolution?

      23 Jan '84
      This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.
    • 4. Spies in the Wires

      30 Jan '84
      Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.
    • 5. Valley of the Inca

      13 Feb '84
      In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.
    • 6. The Conquest of Parasites

      27 Feb '84
      Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.
    • 7. Reflections on a River

      05 Mar '84
      Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.
    • 8. A Normal Face

      12 Mar '84
      Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.
    • 9. Prisoners of Incest

      19 Mar '84
      In this documentary, Horizon reconstructs a therapy session where a man imprisoned for incest meets his family for first time in two and one half years.
    • 10. Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales

      26 Mar '84
      Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
    • 11. Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds

      09 Apr '84
      In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.
    • 12. The Mind of a Murderer: The Case of the Hillside Strangler

      16 Apr '84
      Horizon presents the first of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.
    • 13. The Mind of a Murderer: The Mask of Madness

      23 Apr '84
      Horizon presents the second part of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.
    • 14. A Cruel Inheritance

      30 Apr '84
      Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.
    • 15. The Malvern Link

      07 May '84
      Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.
    • 16. Contented Cows and Other Animals

      05 Nov '84
      Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
    • 17. Picking Winners

      12 Nov '84
      Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.
    • 18. The Brain Puzzle

      19 Nov '84
      Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.
    • 19. Global Village

      26 Nov '84
      Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.
    • 20. Ivan

      03 Dec '84
      In this documentary, Horizon spends a week with a victim of Parkinson's disease and how he has to use considerable muscular effort in order to cope with day-to-day life.
    • 21. A Mathematical Mystery Tour

      10 Dec '84
      Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.
    • 22. Supercharged

      17 Dec '84
      Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.