Episode guide
Horizon: 2016
16 episodes · first aired Mar 16, 2016
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- 1 The Immortalist Mar 16, 2016 · 1h Investigating the story of how a Russian internet millionaire, Dmitry Itskov, is turning to cutting edge science to try to unlock the secret of living forever. The programme investigates…
- 2 Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control Mar 23, 2016 · 1h Documentary exploring science's long-standing obsession with the idea of gravity control, including recent breakthroughs in the search for loopholes in conventional physics. The programme…
- 3 The Mystery of Dark Energy Mar 30, 2016 · 1h Examining Dark Energy, the mysterious force that is unexpectedly causing the universe's expansion to speed up. Its effects were discovered in 1998, but physicists still do not know what it…
- 4 Oceans of the Solar System Apr 6, 2016 · 1h The oceans define the earth. They are crucial to life and we used to think that they were unique to our blue planet. But we were wrong. It has recently been discovered that there are…
- 5 The End of the Solar System Apr 13, 2016 · 1h This is the story of how our solar system will be transformed by the aging sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. Astronomers can peer into the far future to…
- 6 Should We Close Our Zoos? Apr 17, 2016 · 1h Liz Bonnin presents a controversial and provocative episode of Horizon, investigating how new scientific research is raising hard questions about zoos - the film explores how and why zoos…
- 7 How to Find Love Online Apr 25, 2016 · 1h Dr Xand Van Tulleken is single and looking for love. Mathematician Dr Hannah Fry wants to use him as her guinea pig to test whether the algorithms that dating sites use to match people…
- 8 Ice Station Antarctica May 4, 2016 · 1h Antarctica is the last great wilderness. It's the coldest, windiest, driest and most isolated place on Earth. And every winter, for over three months of the year, the sun never rises. But…
- 9 Curing Alzheimer's May 11, 2016 · 1h Horizon investigates a new era of Alzheimer's research, which is bringing hope to millions of sufferers across the world. New scanning and gene technology is allowing scientists to…
- 10 E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? May 22, 2016 · 1h Michael Mosley investigates the dramatic rise in e-cigarettes. They're everywhere these days, but what does the latest scientific research on them reveal? Michael reveals what e-cigarettes…
- 11 Why Are We Getting So Fat? Jun 7, 2016 · 1h Over 62% of adults in the UK are currently overweight or obese and this figure is set to rise. A common attitude is that obese people should be ashamed - it is their fault, they have no…
- 12 Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? Jul 19, 2016 · 1h Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates the world of performance-enhancing drugs - from the athletes seeking the rewards of fame, glory and lucrative sponsorship deals to the hundreds of…
- 13 Inside CERN Aug 10, 2016 · 1h With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, Horizon follows the highs and lows of an extraordinary story in particle physics. In June 2015, teams at CERN started running the large hadron…
- 14 My Amazing Twin Aug 25, 2016 · 1h The acerbically witty and severely facially disfigured broadcaster Adam Pearson presents a personal film about genetics. He and his twin brother Neil are genetically identical and both…
- 15 The Lost Tribes of Humanity Oct 12, 2016 · 1h Alice Roberts explores the latest discoveries in the study of human origins, revealing the transformation that has been brought about in this field by genetics.
- 16 The Wildest Weather in the Universe Oct 23, 2016 · 1h We love talking about the weather - is it too hot or too cold, too wet or too windy? It's a national obsession. Now scientists have started looking to the heavens and wondering what the…