Episodes
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1. Psychedelic Science
27 Feb 1997 · 60 min
Horizon reports on the resurgence in research on psychedelic drugs in the 1990's.
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2. Fat Cats, Thin Mice
6 Mar 1997 · 60 min
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
13 Mar 1997 · 60 min
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
20 Mar 1997 · 60 min
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
27 Mar 1997 · 60 min
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
3 Apr 1997 · 60 min
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
17 Apr 1997 · 60 min
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
24 Apr 1997 · 60 min
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
1 May 1997 · 60 min
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
11 Sept 1997 · 60 min
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
18 Sept 1997 · 60 min
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
25 Sept 1997 · 60 min
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
9 Oct 1997 · 60 min
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
16 Oct 1997 · 60 min
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
23 Oct 1997 · 60 min
This Horizon documentary is about how and why, a sheep named Dolly, became the first cloned copy of an adult mammal.
Horizon 1997: quick answers
How many episodes are in Horizon 1997?
1997 of Horizon has 15 episodes, about 15 hours in total.
When did Horizon 1997 come out?
1997 premiered on 27 Feb 1997.