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The Best Episodes of Horizon Season 57

Every episode of Horizon Season 57 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Horizon Season 57!

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two

Season 57 Ratings Summary

"Addicted to Painkillers? Britain's Opioid Crisis" is the best rated episode of "Horizon" season 57. It scored 6.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2020. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People And Counting".

  • Addicted to Painkillers? Britain's Opioid Crisis
    6.6/1014 votes

    #1 - Addicted to Painkillers? Britain's Opioid Crisis

    Season 57 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2020

    Dr Michael Mosley immerses himself on the frontline of our prescription painkiller habit. In America, it is an epidemic. Now, new evidence raises concern about the UK's use of prescription opioids.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People And Counting
    7.2/1075 votes

    #2 - Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People And Counting

    Season 57 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2020

    Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.

    Director: Charlie Russell

    Writer: N/A

  • Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings
    6.1/107 votes

    #3 - Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings

    Season 57 Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/2020

    The unknown story of the worst child-poisoning case since thalidomide, featuring a landmark legal battle by a group of mothers determined to uncover the truth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Restaurant that Burns Off Calories
    7.6/1018 votes

    #4 - The Restaurant that Burns Off Calories

    Season 57 Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2020

    Fred Sirieix and Zoe Williams open a restaurant with a difference, where every calorie eaten must be burned off by a secret gym team.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed
    5.9/1011 votes

    #5 - Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed

    Season 57 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2020

    To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of our universe and how a team of daring astronauts risked their lives to keep it working.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great British Intelligence Test
    7.5/1056 votes

    #6 - The Great British Intelligence Test

    Season 57 Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2020

    Dr Hannah Fry and Michael Mosley put the public to the test, pitting young and old, males and females and tech lovers and readers against each other in a battle of wits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What's the Matter with Tony Slattery
    6.4/1013 votes

    #7 - What's the Matter with Tony Slattery

    Season 57 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2020

    Comedian Tony Slattery meets experts to explore his psychological problems, finding out if he is definitely bipolar, confronting addiction and opening up about a childhood trauma.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pluto: Back From the Dead
    NaN/100 votes

    #8 - Pluto: Back From the Dead

    Season 57 Episode 8 - Aired 7/6/2020

    The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity - where some form of alien life might exist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A