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Horizon

  • TV Series
  • 1964– 1964–
  • 50m
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8.6/10
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Horizon (1964)
Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,729
2,687
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    • Creators
      • Nicola Cook
      • Adriana Timco
      • Catherine Wyler
    • Stars
      • Paul Vaughan
      • Jack Fortune
      • Dilly Barlow
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    • Creators
      • Nicola Cook
      • Adriana Timco
      • Catherine Wyler
    • Stars
      • Paul Vaughan
      • Jack Fortune
      • Dilly Barlow
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    • Won 8 BAFTA Awards
      • 11 wins & 17 nominations total

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    8/10
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    Horizon is a prism... it is mostly scientific, retaining much of its earliest episodes in its latter ones (although not quite the details, especially when it concerns physics).

    Its episodes concerning astronomy, in particular, are usually awe-inspiring, and although Horizon attempts to add in musical details that add to the whole picture (thus sensationalizing it, effectively) it does mostly succeed in conveying both the artistic aspect of what science could achieve and the actual details themselves, although when tackling topics that are more philosophical, like infinity, sensationalism may take over with not as many details.

    Horizon also tries to explain sociological issues that verge on the scientific, like the placebo effect and autism; with the former it does succeed (in my opinion) in conveying both the hard science and psychology behind it, despite involving some random people... whereas, with autism, it fails scientifically, and seems to involve random people for no apparent reason.

    Generally, as long as Horizon concentrates on the science it succeeds, but when it ends up speculating on anecdotes it doesn't so well (even with the earlier episodes, individual scientists were interviewed but they didn't necessarily talk about themselves).

    Science should be at the centre of any documentaries that attempt to tackle such questions (autism clearly involves neurotransmitters e.g. and yet none were mentioned). Anecdotes should be used only in rare, specific cases like Henry Molaison's.

    Overall, though, Horizon does seem to present science well...
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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1964 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Горизонт
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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