Horizon: 1993
Season 30 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 29.
- 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 30 Progress Shield
Awakening the Frozen Addicts
Jan 4, 1993 · 60 min
Horizons presents a report on a daring Swedish operation that transplants foetal tissue into the brains of Parkinson's disease sufferers.
Cheating Time
Jan 11, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon investigates the current benefits and disadvantages of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
TB - The Forgotten Plague
Jan 18, 1993 · 60 min
This Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.
No Ordinary Genius (1)
Jan 25, 1993 · 60 min
This is the first part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
No Ordinary Genius (2)
Feb 1, 1993 · 60 min
This is the second part of a two-part Horizon series presenting a portrait of Richard Feynman, the American Nobel Prize winning physicist.
Mars Alive
Feb 8, 1993 · 60 min
This Horizon episode attempts to answer the question if it will be possible to 'terraform' Mars by creating a new atmosphere, and then adding water and plants to make the planet ha
Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers
Feb 15, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon investigates how market research, opinion polls, TV ratings, and consumer surveys have got it disastrously wrong. Commercial decisions depend increasingly on this informati
The Pyramid Builders
Feb 22, 1993 · 60 min
This Horizon documentary looks at how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids without the use of the wheel, ramps, or levers.
Here Be Monsters
Mar 1, 1993 · 60 min
This documentary by Horizon looks at how the Hubble space telescope is uncovering evidence of black holes in our distant galaxies.
Iceman (Update)
Mar 8, 1993 · 60 min
This is a Horizon update to the story of the Stone Age man found frozen in an Alpine glacier in 1991.
Whatever Happened to Star Wars
Mar 15, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon shows how American scientists struggled to fulfil the dreams which challenged fundamental scientific laws.
Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
Mar 22, 1993 · 60 min
In this episode, Horizon examines the latest scientific evidence about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Dante Goes to Hell
Mar 29, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon presents the story of a robot named Dante, who goes into an active volcano in Antarctica to find out if volcanoes contribute to the ozone hole in our atmosphere.
Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard
Apr 5, 1993 · 60 min
Follows a team of archaeologists led by Michael Novacek as they try to retrace the steps of an expedition launched by the American Museum of Natural History in the 1920's. The o
The New Alchemists
Apr 19, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.
Allergic to the 20th Century
May 10, 1993 · 60 min
In this episode, Horizon examines Asthma, the illness that is the most common condition of the developed world.
Wot U Looking At?
May 24, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon looks at causes of violence and asks psychologists to interview men and boys with a record of violence.
The Electronic Frontier
Jun 7, 1993 · 60 min
In this story, Horizon explores the endless stream of digital information available on demand to the public, but do we need, or even want it?
A Vital Poison
Jun 14, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon describes how researchers discovered that a lethal gas, called nitric oxide, was behind some of the most basic functions of our bodies.
Chimp Talk
Jun 21, 1993 · 60 min
This documentary by Horizon looks back into the 1980's where the work of pioneer researchers trying to determine if chimpanzees could understand language was attacked as charlatani
Life is Impossible
Jun 28, 1993 · 60 min
Horizon investigates how life began on Earth. Did it evolve on land surfaces on Earth, in the sea, or in space?