Horizon — Season 20

Aired 10 January 1983 • 60 min

Horizon investigates if Britain should build a United States designed nuclear power station that uses a pressurized water reactor at its core.

Aired 17 January 1983 • 60 min

Horizon presents a report by Dr. Alison Jolly who discusses the country of Madagascar, just off of the west coast of Africa. Madagascar's ecology and conservation programs are in conflict with most third world economies.

Aired 24 January 1983 • 60 min

Horizon brings you a report about the discovery of two new, and unimaginably short-lived, subatomic particles called "W" and "Z".

Aired 7 February 1983 • 60 min

Horizon examines some of the effects that moderate amounts of alcohol can have on the body.

Aired 14 February 1983 • 60 min

In the Horizon documentary, we look new ways of using computers in classroom and to what effect computers in our schools will have in future.

Aired 21 February 1983 • 60 min

Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.

Aired 28 February 1983 • 60 min

Horizon reports on the state of scientific research in Britain and the past blunders of the National Research Development Council.

Aired 7 March 1983 • 60 min

In this Horizon documentary, we look back at the event surrounding the near extermination of the North American bison (buffalo) in the 1880's.

Aired 14 March 1983 • 60 min

The Horizon episode is about the Carsington Aqueduct Scheme in Derbyshire, England, and the massive excavation problems encountered during construction.

Aired 21 March 1983 • 60 min

Horizon presents a look at the current research into artificial computer intelligence.

Aired 11 April 1983 • 60 min

Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.

Aired 18 April 1983 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon investigates the nuclear accident which took place in the United States at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant during March 1979.

Aired 25 April 1983 • 60 min

In this report, Horizon looks at the spread of the AIDS virus in the United States and their search for the cause and cure of the deadly disease.

Aired 26 September 1983 • 60 min

n this documentary, Horizon investigates the power of the mind for psychic phenomena; telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis.

Aired 3 October 1983 • 60 min

Horizon investigates the current research into development and use of an artificial heart.

Aired 10 October 1983 • 60 min

This report by Horizon examines the experiments of Joseph Priestly on blood and oxygen in photosynthesis.

Aired 17 October 1983 • 60 min

This episode of Horizon features Prof. Stephen Hawking and how he copes with his severe disability, his scientific career, and his relationship with his students.

Aired 24 October 1983 • 60 min

Horizon presents a discussion on the use of animals for experiments.

Aired 31 October 1983 • 60 min

Looks at different ways of teaching a foreign language and contrasts them with the way babies and young children pick up their native language, without formal teaching.

Aired 7 November 1983 • 60 min

Horizon examines how the government of China presents the "one child per family" population policy to the people.

Aired 14 November 1983 • 60 min

Horizon investigates today's research into earthquakes and the usefulness of the findings.

Aired 28 November 1983 • 60 min

Horizon presents this documentary on how Britain deals with its mentally ill criminal offenders.

Aired 5 December 1983 • 60 min

In this report, Horizon outlines the latest research into cancer with specific reference to oncogenes.

Aired 12 December 1983 • 60 min

Horizon follows group of men and women going through basic training in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) methods at the Academy in the United States.