The BEST episodes of Horizon season 1984

#1 - A Mathematical Mystery Tour

Season 1984 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/10/1984

Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.

#2 - Microworld!

Season 1984 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/1984

Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.

#3 - Supercharged

Season 1984 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/17/1984

Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.

#4 - Ivan

Season 1984 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/3/1984

In this documentary, Horizon spends a week with a victim of Parkinson's disease and how he has to use considerable muscular effort in order to cope with day-to-day life.

#5 - Global Village

Season 1984 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/26/1984

Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.

#6 - The Brain Puzzle

Season 1984 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/19/1984

Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.

#7 - Picking Winners

Season 1984 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/12/1984

Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.

#8 - Contented Cows and Other Animals

Season 1984 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/5/1984

Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.

#9 - The Malvern Link

Season 1984 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/7/1984

Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.

#10 - A Cruel Inheritance

Season 1984 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/30/1984

Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.

#11 - The Mind of a Murderer - The Mask of Madness

Season 1984 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/23/1984

Horizon presents the second part of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.

#12 - The Mind of a Murderer - The Case of the Hillside Strangler

Season 1984 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/16/1984

Horizon presents the first of a two-part documentary about Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, who was convicted of the murder of 12 women even though his defence was that he had no memory of the crimes.

#13 - Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds

Season 1984 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/1984

In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.

#14 - Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales

Season 1984 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/1984

Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.

#15 - Prisoners of Incest

Season 1984 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/1984

In this documentary, Horizon reconstructs a therapy session where a man imprisoned for incest meets his family for first time in two and one half years.

#16 - A Normal Face

Season 1984 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/1984

Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.

#17 - Reflections on a River

Season 1984 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/1984

The River Waveney runs between Norfolk and Suffolk, through some of Britain's fast-disappearing marshland. It is host to a delightful diversity of wildlife, and supports many traditional riverside activities, including fishing, eel-catching, and reed-cutting. Throughout last year "Horizon"'s cameras followed the scientists, naturalists, farmers, historians and conservationists whose interests often conflict as they work to investigate, exploit or protect one of nature's resources.

#18 - Conquest of the Parasites

Season 1984 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/1984

Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.

#19 - Valley of the Inca

Season 1984 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/1984

In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.

#20 - Spies in the Wires

Season 1984 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1984

Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.

#21 - A New Green Revolution?

Season 1984 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/1984

This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.

#22 - The Intelligence Man

Season 1984 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1984