Horizon: 1984
Season 21 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Horizon Season 20.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
The Intelligence Man
Jan 9, 1984 · 60 min
Sir Cyril Burt died in 1971, the most eminent psychologist of his age. Within two years the most bitter and disturbing scientific controversy since Piltdown Man saw Burt accused of
Microworld!
Jan 16, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon looks at the research advances in physics and technology of microelectronics.
A New Green Revolution?
Jan 23, 1984 · 60 min
This episode of Horizon looks at the role of scientists in agriculture throughout the Third World countries.
Spies in the Wires
Jan 30, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon examines the various ways of committing computer fraud and at the efforts to prevent it and preserve our privacy.
Valley of the Inca
Feb 13, 1984 · 60 min
In this documentary, Horizon examines the work at an archaeological project in the Cusichaca Valley, Peru.
The Conquest of Parasites
Feb 27, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon presents this report on parasites, their life styles, and the diseases they cause in Third World countries.
Reflections on a River
Mar 5, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon investigates the life for various civilizations along the river Waveney in east Angola.
A Normal Face
Mar 12, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon presents a report on current research and trends in facial reconstructive surgery.
Prisoners of Incest
Mar 19, 1984 · 60 min
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.
Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales
Mar 26, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon investigates the linguistic potential of non-human species.
Professor Bonner and the Slime Moulds
Apr 9, 1984 · 60 min
In the documentary, Horizon reports on the life of slime moulds and how they provides clues to cell differentiation.
The Mind of a Murderer: The Case of the Hillside Strangler
Apr 16, 1984 · 60 min
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
The Mind of a Murderer: The Mask of Madness
Apr 23, 1984 · 60 min
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 de
A Cruel Inheritance
Apr 30, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon reports on new medical techniques to diagnose the inherited diseases; sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.
The Malvern Link
May 7, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon investigates the military bias of British scientific industries and the possible consequences if the bias continues.
Contented Cows and Other Animals
Nov 5, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon explores the behavioural patterns of sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs under both natural and intensive farming conditions.
Picking Winners
Nov 12, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon reports on the decline in the amount of gambling leading to a severe reductions in money to fund the scientific research in Britain.
The Brain Puzzle
Nov 19, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon documents the current medical research into finding new ways of repairing damage to the brain and the central nervous system.
Global Village
Nov 26, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon examines the concept and implications of a global village in Third World countries.
Ivan
Dec 3, 1984 · 60 min
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.
A Mathematical Mystery Tour
Dec 10, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon attempts to explain some of the theories proposed by pure mathematicians over the ages.
Supercharged
Dec 17, 1984 · 60 min
Horizon presents a chronological history of the development of the racing car during the 15 years prior to World War II.