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Horizon : Season 35
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Air date: 19 Feb '98 - 18 episodesHorizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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List of Episodes (18)
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1. Saddam's Secrets
19 Feb '98After the 1991 Gulf War, a UN Special Commission was set up to go into war-torn Iraq, seek out Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and destroy or disable them. This remarkable Horizon follows the tension of the inspectors' every move as they track down secret military bases, Scud missile launchers, the infamous super-gun barrels, decaying chemical weapons dumps, and the remains of the nuclear research establishment, cunningly hidden amongst debris and the innocent-looking rubble of
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2. Dr Miller and the Islanders
26 Feb '98Horizon presents a documentary with Jonathan Miller who sets out for the Torres Strait, near Australia, to retrace the footsteps of the first British anthropological expedition 100 years ago. The expedition laid the foundations of modern anthropology's aims, ethos, and rules.
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3. The Rainmaker
05 Mar '98Horizon presents the scientist, Graeme Mather, whose claims to be able to cause rainfall, are tested in Mexico with his reputation at stake.
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4. Hopeful Monsters
19 Mar '98In this documentary, Horizon reports on the genetic research of biologist Mike Levine, whose discovery of a mutant fruit fly led to cures for illnesses as diverse as Parkinson's disease and skin cancer.
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5. The Limits to Birth
26 Mar '98Horizon examines how much further we can and should go in our treatment of those born too soon in Britain.
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6. Overkill
02 Apr '98Horizon presents the story from Celtic ritual and forensic science with startling conclusions that emerge about the subject and the nature of the evidence itself.
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7. The Curse of Vesuvius
16 Apr '98In this story, Horizon looks at the communities that live directly below the shadow of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.
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8. Mir Mortals
23 Apr '98This documentary by Horizon presents the story of the four Russian men who orbited earth last year on board the ill-fated Mir space station.
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9. The Computer that Ate Hollywood
30 Apr '98Horizon presents this documentary on how special effects have evolved during the last century of films.
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10. Magic Bullet
07 May '98Horizon brings the story of a 40 year struggle to bring 'Antisense' into being and it's current trials with incurable cancer patients.
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11. The Gulf War Jigsaw
14 May '98Horizon examines claims that measures to protect American and NATO troops against chemical and biological weapons may have backfired.
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12. Sexual Chemistry
10 Sep '98Horizon series on the emergence of the new sex drug Viagra for men.
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13. Chimps on Death Row
01 Oct '98Horizon explores the history of experimentation with chimpanzees, our closest living relatives.
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14. Dinosaurs in Your Garden
08 Oct '98Horizon tells the story of maverick scientist John Ostrom and his theory that birds are really just dinosaurs with feathers. Thirty years later, a revolution in palaeontology has proven him correct. Horizon looks at the compelling and recent evidence that shows how modern birds fine-tuned their unique design for flight. It also confirms that Velociraptor dinosaur is more closely related to the sparrow than it is to the crocodile.
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15. Mosquito!
15 Oct '98Horizon investigates how science is fighting against the mosquito-spread disease Malaria.
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16. The Life and Times of Life and Time
22 Oct '98Horizon follows the work of various scientists attempting to turn back the biological clock.
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17. Thalidomide: A Necessary Evil
29 Oct '98Horizon presents an investigation into how Thalidomide is being used to treat leprosy, AIDS, and cancer with encouraging results.
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18. Beyond a Joke
05 Nov '98In this program, Horizon reveals how laughter and play are crucial to the development of the brain, and how some scientists are recommending play as an alternative to drugs in helping to treat hyperactive youngsters.
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