Horizon

1h

Documentary

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Episodes

Cast

The World of Buckminster Fuller

1. The World of Buckminster Fuller

1h

4th Feb 1964

Horizon follows the work of R. Buckminster Fuller and his research of the geodesic dome.

Pesticides and Posterity

2. Pesticides and Posterity

1h

30th May 1964

Dr. Frank Darling and Dr. Eric Edson discuss different environmental priorities.

A Candle to Nature

3. A Candle to Nature

1h

27th Jun 1964

A reconstruction of a Michael Faraday lecture last given in December 1860.

Strangeness Minus Three

4. Strangeness Minus Three

1h

25th Jul 1964

Horizon explores the findings of physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. Who, after two years and thousands of photographs, have identified a predicted new particle which has a unique characteristic: 'strangeness minus three'.

The Air of Science

5. The Air of Science

1h

22nd Aug 1964

Horizon looks at the work of the National Institute for Medical Research.

The Knowledge Explosion

6. The Knowledge Explosion

1h

21st Sep 1964

Prof. Arthur C. Clarke, Derek Price and Nigel Balchin discuss the past and future of science.

The Amateur Scientist

7. The Amateur Scientist

1h

19th Oct 1964

The work of amateur scientists.

Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

8. Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

1h

16th Nov 1964

Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.

Science, Toys and Magic

9. Science, Toys and Magic

1h

14th Dec 1964

Horizon takes a look at science in the spirit of Christmas.

First air date

4th Feb 1964

Last air date

18th Aug 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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