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- First Aired on
Feb 04, 1964
- Popularity: 87.4061
- 30 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
60 seaons till Jul 22, 2024
Last episode: The Battle to Beat Malaria
Seasons & episodes
Total 60 seasons, 1162 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1Horizon Christmas Special: Hand me my Sword, Humphrey60 min
It is Christmas Day in the house of Hastings. The time (the 1830s), the place (a suburban Victorian home), and the atmosphere (after the pudding with the children waiting to be entertained) are ripe for father to stun his audience with his knowledge of the world of natural philosophy. It is a world of exploding biscuit tins, unpredictable hard-boiled eggs, singing drainpipes, and enough amateur science to make young enthusiasts reach for their bunsen burners, and mothers for their smelling salts.
Episode 2The Case of the Ancient Astronauts60 min
In this special episode, Horizon reports on Erich von Däniken and his theories about astronauts visiting Earth long ago.
Episode 3The Mind's Eye60 min
This special episode of Horizon shows the latest advances in research into how the visual eyesight system of humans and animals work.
Episode 425 Years in Space60 min
This Horizon special episode recalls the highlights of the past 25 years of the space age.
Episode 5Biology at War: The Mystery of Yellow Rain60 min
In the first part of this special two-part series, Horizon reports on the yellow rain problem in South-east Asia.
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