Horizon presents a documentary about how white racists and black victims of racism volunteered to spend time in an isolated house living and talking about their prejudices.
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January 6, 1986
2. Genesis
This Horizon episode is about the discovery of a molecular key which may literally unlock the mystery of life for all creatures.
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January 13, 1986
3. Bitter Cold
Horizon presents a documentary on scientists who take themselves to Antarctica in 1980 to act as physical and mental guinea pigs.
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January 20, 1986
4. The Mould, the Myth and the Microbe
Horizon explores the myth about the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin.
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January 27, 1986
5. Outbreak: The Microbe Masters the Mould
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?
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February 3, 1986
6. Science...Fiction?
Horizon investigates the truths of science and it's theories.
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February 17, 1986
7. The Children of Eve
Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.
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February 24, 1986
8. The New Face of Leprosy
This episode of Horizon documents leprosy in the USA and India with a focus on medical developments for it's cure and control.
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March 3, 1986
9. Hi-Tech à la Française
Horizon investigates the remarkable technological transformation of France over the last 25 years.
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March 10, 1986
10. In the Wake of HMS Sheffield
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.
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March 17, 1986
11. AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
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.
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March 24, 1986
12. The Case of the Frozen Addict
In this documentary, Horizon reports on how doctors in America found that addicts using designer drugs developed Parkinson's Disease-like symptoms.
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April 7, 1986
13. Nice Guys Finish First
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.
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April 14, 1986
14. The Men Who Bottled a Cow
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.
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April 21, 1986
15. Twice Five Plus the Wings of a Bird
Horizon researches how we acquire mathematical abilities in the first place.
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April 28, 1986
16. What Makes an Animal Smart?
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.
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May 12, 1986
17. A Handful of Sugar with a Pinch of Salt
Horizon presents a simple, but effective, cure for diarrea in young children; sugar and salt.
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May 19, 1986
18. Uranus Encounter
In this episode, Horizon brings you Voyager's encounter with Uranus and the mysteries that are being relayed back to the scientists.
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May 26, 1986
19. Who Built Stonehenge?
Horizon presents an interview with Prof. C. Renfrew as he questions the accepted wisdom about the origins of Stonehenge in England.
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June 9, 1986
21. Battered Baby: From Generation to Generation
This is the first part of a two-part series on battered children.
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June 16, 1986
22. Battered Baby: Breaking the Chain
This is the second part of a two-part series on battered children.
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June 23, 1986
23. Doctors to Be
In a unique project, Horizon follows a group of medical students into the next century.