Horizon S25E16 · Doctors to Be - The Knowledge

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Horizon presents part two of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, we examine the first two years of education at St. Mary's Medical School and at the exams that have to be passed.

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1. 1 1. The Transpanted Brain1988-01-04 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon looks at a new approach that holds hope for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.
2. 2 2. Death of a Star1988-01-11 · 1h 0mHorizon documents the first sighting of a star in supernova at its initial stages. The study of the spacial event provides fascinating insight into the life of our own universe.
3. 3 3. Playing With Madness1988-01-18 · 1h 0mIn the report by Horizon, they looks at manic depression and how is now known that it has a strong genetic component.
4. 4 4. The Canal in the Jungle1988-01-25 · 1h 0mThis episode of the Horizon explores the Panama Canal, now a billion dollar commercial sea crossroad between continents. The future of the canal is in danger because of damage to r
5. 5 5. Death of the Working Classes1988-02-01 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates how those who are born into a working class family are at greater risk of dying early than if born a child of the professional classes.
6. 6 6. The Greenhouse Effect1988-02-08 · 1h 0mThis documentary report by Horizon examines the devastating effects of the Greenhouse Effect (earth's temperature rising) and how man is causing it.
7. 7 7. Struggling for Control1988-02-15 · 1h 0mThis is a Horizon report on Britain's air traffic control capabilities and the use of outdated and unreliable equipment.
8. 8 8. Thinking1988-02-22 · 1h 0mExplores the limits of digital computers and artificial intelligence. Includes the views of John Searle, a philosopher at the University of California who refutes the claims for 't
9. 9 9. Patients on Trial1988-02-29 · 1h 0mHorizon looks at the experimental treatment of four cancer patients in the USA who have volunteered to try the LAK/Interleuken 2 treatment.
10. 10 10. Purple Warrior - Rules of Engagement1988-03-07 · 1h 0mThis is part one of a two-part series by Horizon reporting on a military exercise code named Purple Warrior which is designed to test lessons learned during the Falklands war.
11. 11 11. Purple Warrior - Limited War1988-03-14 · 1h 0mThis is part two of a two-part series by Horizon reporting on a military exercise code named Purple Warrior which is designed to test lessons learned during the Falklands war.
12. 12 12. The Heart of Another1988-03-28 · 1h 0mHorizon looks at the progress of two heart disease patients at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital in Britain.
13. 13 13. Easter Islands - The Secret1988-04-11 · 1h 0mThis is part one of a two-part Horizon series about the mystery of Easter Island, the stone statues, and the civilization that erected them.
14. 14 14. Easter Islands - The Story1988-04-18 · 1h 0mThis is part two of a two-part Horizon series about the mystery of Easter Island, the stone statues, and the civilization that erected them.
15. 15 15. Doctors to Be - Trial by Interview1988-04-23 · 1h 0mHorizon presents part one of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, we look at the ordeal of an interview faced by two potential students appl
16. 16 16. Doctors to Be - The Knowledge1988-04-24 · 1h 0mHorizon presents part two of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, we examine the first two years of education at St. Mary's Medical School a
17. 17 17. Doctors to Be - Welcome to the Real World1988-04-25 · 1h 0mHorizon presents part three of a three-part series on the education of doctors in Britain. In this episode, a group of medical students are followed from the beginning of their thi
18. 18 18. Cancer at Bay1988-05-02 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates if changes in lifestyle could reduce the risks of cancer.
19. 19 19. Traces of Murder1988-05-09 · 1h 0mIn this documentary, Horizon explores how to solve murder cases with the help of new technology.
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22. 22 22. A Good Test?1988-06-06 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates the use of psychological techniques in job recruitment and career development.
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25. 25 25. The Quest for Tannu Tuva1988-07-04 · 1h 0mRichard Feynman was not only an iconoclastic and influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate but also an explorer at heart. Feynman through video recordings and comments f