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Horizon Season 34

February. 27,1997
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Horizon Season 34 Full Episode Guide

Episode 15 - Dawn of the Clone Age
First Aired: October. 23,1997

This Horizon documentary is about how and why, a sheep named Dolly, became the first cloned copy of an adult mammal.

Episode 14 - The Man Who Lost his Body
First Aired: October. 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.

Episode 13 - The Virus that Cures
First Aired: October. 09,1997

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.

Episode 12 - Out of Asia
First Aired: September. 25,1997

In this episode, Horizon presents new findings about the dates for the arrival of people in Australia and the invention of art.

Episode 11 - Mind Over Body
First Aired: September. 18,1997

Horizon reports on how mainstream science is now looking at whether the brain can affect the immune system.

Episode 10 - Crater of Death
First Aired: September. 11,1997

Horizon investigates the theory that a comet impact in the Gulf of Mexico was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

Episode 9 - The Great Balloon Race
First Aired: May. 01,1997

Horizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.

Episode 8 - A Perfect Oil Spill
First Aired: April. 24,1997

Horizon investigates the real impact that oil pollution has on our environment during a 12 month study.

Episode 7 - Turned On by Danger
First Aired: April. 17,1997

Horizon reports on a radical new theory by Professor Polly Matzinger about the human body's immune system.

Episode 6 - Silent Children, New Language
First Aired: April. 03,1997

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.

Episode 5 - Smallpox on Death Row
First Aired: March. 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?

Episode 4 - Genius of the Jet
First Aired: March. 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.

Episode 3 - Shipwreck
First Aired: March. 13,1997

Horizon follows the investigations into the origins of a 16th century shipwreck discovered off of the coast of the Channel Islands.

Episode 2 - Fat Cats, Thin Mice
First Aired: March. 06,1997

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.

Episode 1 - Psychedelic Science
First Aired: February. 27,1997

Horizon reports on the resurgence in research on psychedelic drugs in the 1990's.

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