Horizon — Season 23

Aired 6 January 1986 • 60 min

Horizon presents a documentary about how white racists and black victims of racism volunteered to spend time in an isolated house living and talking about their prejudices.

Aired 13 January 1986 • 60 min

This Horizon episode is about the discovery of a molecular key which may literally unlock the mystery of life for all creatures.

Aired 20 January 1986 • 60 min

Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.

Aired 27 January 1986 • 60 min

Horizon explores the myth about the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin.

Aired 3 February 1986 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon explores the question of when antibiotics were first developed it seemed infectious disease might be eliminated, so what has gone wrong?

Aired 17 February 1986 • 60 min

Horizon investigates the truths of science and it's theories.

Aired 24 February 1986 • 60 min

Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.

Aired 3 March 1986 • 60 min

This episode of Horizon documents leprosy in the USA and India with a focus on medical developments for it's cure and control.

Aired 10 March 1986 • 60 min

Horizon investigates the remarkable technological transformation of France over the last 25 years.

Aired 17 March 1986 • 60 min

Will the new strategies and weapons introduced because of the Falklands war be a match for the next generation of weapons? Horizon presents this documentary to answer that question.

Aired 24 March 1986 • 60 min

Horizon looks at the virus that causes AIDS and the research into vaccines and drugs being developed to counteract the devastating disease of the immune system.

Aired 7 April 1986 • 60 min

In this documentary, Horizon reports on how doctors in America found that addicts using designer drugs developed Parkinson's Disease-like symptoms.

Aired 14 April 1986 • 60 min

In the interview by Horizon, Richard Dawkins discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favours co-operative behaviour, and focusing especially on the tit for tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game.

Aired 21 April 1986 • 60 min

This is an interesting Horizon presentation on decoys that look and smell like cows to the tsetse fly who carry a disease fatal to farm animals.

Aired 28 April 1986 • 60 min

Horizon researches how we acquire mathematical abilities in the first place.

Aired 12 May 1986 • 60 min

This report by Horizon takes a look at the instinctive side of intelligence in animals that shows us that we owe more to instinct than we may care to think.

Aired 19 May 1986 • 60 min

Horizon presents a simple, but effective, cure for diarrea in young children; sugar and salt.

Aired 26 May 1986 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon brings you Voyager's encounter with Uranus and the mysteries that are being relayed back to the scientists.

Aired 9 June 1986 • 60 min

Horizon presents an interview with Prof. C. Renfrew as he questions the accepted wisdom about the origins of Stonehenge in England.

Aired 16 June 1986 • 60 min

This is the first part of a two-part series on battered children.

Aired 23 June 1986 • 60 min

This is the second part of a two-part series on battered children.

Aired 30 June 1986 • 60 min

In a unique project, Horizon follows a group of medical students into the next century.