7.6/1018 votes#1 - Psychedelic Science
Season 34 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/1997
Horizon reports on the resurgence in research on psychedelic drugs in the 1990's.
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#2 - Fat Cats, Thin Mice
Season 34 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/1997
In this documentary, Horizon investigates obesity in Britain, following a woman, Heather Osborne, who weighs 322 pounds. We watch her progress through a stomach stapling operation and explore reports on a so-called fat free fat and two new drugs which have been marketed as the ultimate cure for obesity.
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#3 - Shipwreck
Season 34 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/1997
Horizon follows the investigations into the origins of a 16th century shipwreck discovered off of the coast of the Channel Islands.
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#4 - Genius of the Jet
Season 34 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/1997
This episode of Horizon presents a profile of the inventor Sir Frank Whittle and his idea for the first jet engine which changed the nature of air travel.
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#5 - Smallpox on Death Row
Season 34 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/1997
In this episode, Horizon reports on the last lab samples of smallpox destined to be destroyed. But do we still have much to learn from this virus?
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#6 - Silent Children, New Language
Season 34 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/1997
In this episode, Horizon investigates an amazing new sign language developed solely by deaf children and explores if we copy language from what surrounds us.
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#7 - Turned On by Danger
Season 34 Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/1997
Horizon reports on a radical new theory by Professor Polly Matzinger about the human body's immune system.
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#8 - A Perfect Oil Spill
Season 34 Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/1997
Horizon investigates the real impact that oil pollution has on our environment during a 12 month study.
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#9 - The Great Balloon Race
Season 34 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/1997
Horizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.
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#10 - Crater of Death
Season 34 Episode 10 - Aired 9/11/1997
Horizon investigates the theory that a comet impact in the Gulf of Mexico was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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#11 - Mind Over Body
Season 34 Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/1997
Horizon reports on how mainstream science is now looking at whether the brain can affect the immune system.
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#12 - Out of Asia
Season 34 Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/1997
In this episode, Horizon presents new findings about the dates for the arrival of people in Australia and the invention of art.
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#13 - The Virus that Cures
Season 34 Episode 13 - Aired 10/9/1997
Horizon presents a documentary about scientists who now believe that viruses that can kill bacteria, known as bacteriophage, might win the fight against super-germs.
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#14 - The Man Who Lost his Body
Season 34 Episode 14 - Aired 10/16/1997
Looks at Ian Waterman, who at 19 caught a virus that destroyed half of his nervous system and who, in spite of medical assertions that he would never walk, feed or move again, managed by sheer will-power to get back some mobility. Examines the question of how far the brain can over-ride disease or physical problems.
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#15 - Dawn of the Clone Age
Season 34 Episode 15 - Aired 10/23/1997
This Horizon documentary is about how and why, a sheep named Dolly, became the first cloned copy of an adult mammal.
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The Best Episodes of Horizon Season 34
Every episode of Horizon Season 34 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Horizon Season 34!
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Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two
Season 34 Ratings Summary
"Psychedelic Science" is the best rated episode of "Horizon" season 34. It scored 7.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/27/1997. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Fat Cats, Thin Mice".