Episode guide

Horizon: 2018

13 episodes · first aired Feb 5, 2018

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1 My Amazing Brain: Richard's War Feb 5, 2018 · 1h The rarely seen journey back to recovery of Richard Gray after a life-changing catastrophic stroke. Initially bed bound and unable to do anything, including speak, the initial outlook was…
2 Teenagers vs Cancer: A User's Guide Jun 26, 2018 · 1h What is it like to be young and find out you have got cancer? What you will find out in this film may surprise you. This film, narrated by actor and comedian Jack Whitehall, tells 11…
3 How to Build a Time Machine Jul 10, 2018 · 1h Time travel is not forbidden by the laws of nature, but to build a time machine, we would need to understand more about those laws and how to subvert them than we do now. And every day…
4 Spina Bifida & Me Jul 26, 2018 · 1h One in every 1,000 pregnancies in Britain has a spine or brain defect like spina bifida. 30 years ago, actress Ruth Madeley was one of them. Despite having spina bifida herself, it is a…
5 Jupiter Revealed Aug 7, 2018 · 1h 'To send a spacecraft there is a little bit insane,' says Scott Bolton when talking about Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. But that is exactly what he has done, because…
6 Stopping Male Suicide Aug 22, 2018 · 1h Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK - causing more deaths in this group than car accidents, and even more than cancer. This means that the most likely thing to kill Dr…
7 A Week Without Lying - The Honesty Experiment Aug 29, 2018 · 1h Deception is an integral part of human nature and it is estimated we all lie up to nine times a day. But what if we created a world in which we couldn't lie? In a radical experiment…
8 The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body? Oct 4, 2018 · 1h Dr. Michael Mosley cures real pain with fake pills in Britain's largest ever placebo trial.
9 Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick? Oct 11, 2018 · 1h We all have a biological clock ticking away inside us that governs our daily rhythms. This affects our health as much as our diet and whether we exercise. So what can we do to manage this…
10 Avalanche: Making a Deadly Snowstorm Oct 18, 2018 · 1h Can we predict avalanches? How can we save more lives? A team of scientists led by Prof Danielle George create a massive avalanche to find out.
11 Vitamin Pills: Miracle or Myth? Oct 25, 2018 · 1h Nearly half of us take a vitamin or mineral supplement every day, but what are these pills sold on every high street actually doing? Digging deeper than the eye-catching words on the…
12 Diagnosis on Demand? The Computer Will See You Now Nov 1, 2018 · 1h Could a machine replace your doctor? Dr Hannah Fry explores the incredible ways AI is revolutionising healthcare - and what this means for all of us. This film chronicles the inside story…
13 The Contraceptive Pill: How Safe Is It? Nov 21, 2018 · 1h In recent years a groundbreaking new study has been released into the effects of the contraceptive pill. Research from Denmark claimed women on the pill and other forms of hormonal…