January 13, 1986
This Horizon episode is about the discovery of a molecular key which may literally unlock the mystery of life for all creatures.
Episode 3
Bitter Cold
January 20, 1986
Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.
Episode 4
The Mould, the Myth and the Microbe
January 27, 1986
Horizon explores the myth about the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin.
Episode 5
Outbreak: The Microbe Masters the Mould
February 3, 1986
In this episode, Horizon explores the question of when antibiotics were first developed it seemed infectious disease might be eliminated, so what has gone wrong?
Episode 6
Science...Fiction?
February 17, 1986
Horizon investigates the truths of science and it's theories.
Episode 7
The Children of Eve
February 24, 1986
Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.
Episode 8
The New Face of Leprosy
March 3, 1986
This episode of Horizon documents leprosy in the USA and India with a focus on medical developments for it's cure and control.
Episode 9
Hi-Tech à la Française
March 10, 1986
Horizon investigates the remarkable technological transformation of France over the last 25 years.
Episode 10
In the Wake of HMS Sheffield
March 17, 1986
Will the new strategies and weapons introduced because of the Falklands war be a match for the next generation of weapons? Horizon presents this documentary to answer that question.
Episode 11
AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
March 24, 1986
Horizon looks at the virus that causes AIDS and the research into vaccines and drugs being developed to counteract the devastating disease of the immune system.
Episode 12
The Case of the Frozen Addict
April 7, 1986
In this documentary, Horizon reports on how doctors in America found that addicts using designer drugs developed Parkinson's Disease-like symptoms.
Episode 13
Nice Guys Finish First
April 14, 1986
In the interview by Horizon, Richard Dawkins discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favours co-operative behaviour, and focusing especially on the tit for tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game.
Episode 14
The Men Who Bottled a Cow
April 21, 1986
This is an interesting Horizon presentation on decoys that look and smell like cows to the tsetse fly who carry a disease fatal to farm animals.
Episode 15
Twice Five Plus the Wings of a Bird
April 28, 1986
Horizon researches how we acquire mathematical abilities in the first place.
Episode 16
What Makes an Animal Smart?
May 12, 1986
This report by Horizon takes a look at the instinctive side of intelligence in animals that shows us that we owe more to instinct than we may care to think.
Episode 17
A Handful of Sugar with a Pinch of Salt
May 19, 1986
Horizon presents a simple, but effective, cure for diarrea in young children; sugar and salt.
Episode 18
Uranus Encounter
May 26, 1986
In this episode, Horizon brings you Voyager's encounter with Uranus and the mysteries that are being relayed back to the scientists.
Episode 19
Who Built Stonehenge?
June 9, 1986
Horizon presents an interview with Prof. C. Renfrew as he questions the accepted wisdom about the origins of Stonehenge in England.
Episode 21
Battered Baby: From Generation to Generation
June 16, 1986
This is the first part of a two-part series on battered children.
Episode 22
Battered Baby: Breaking the Chain
June 23, 1986
This is the second part of a two-part series on battered children.
Episode 23
Doctors to Be
June 30, 1986
In a unique project, Horizon follows a group of medical students into the next century.