Horizon S34E09 · The Great Balloon Race

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Horizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.

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2. 2 2. Fat Cats, Thin Mice1997-03-06 · 1h 0mIn this documentary, Horizon investigates obesity in Britain, following a woman, Heather Osborne, who weighs 322 pounds. We watch her progress through a stomach stapling operation
3. 3 3. Shipwreck1997-03-13 · 1h 0mHorizon follows the investigations into the origins of a 16th century shipwreck discovered off of the coast of the Channel Islands.
4. 4 4. Genius of the Jet1997-03-20 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon presents a profile of the inventor Sir Frank Whittle and his idea for the first jet engine which changed the nature of air travel.
5. 5 5. Smallpox on Death Row1997-03-27 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon reports on the last lab samples of smallpox destined to be destroyed. But do we still have much to learn from this virus?
6. 6 6. Silent Children, New Language1997-04-03 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon investigates an amazing new sign language developed solely by deaf children and explores if we copy language from what surrounds us.
7. 7 7. Turned On by Danger1997-04-17 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on a radical new theory by Professor Polly Matzinger about the human body's immune system.
8. 8 8. A Perfect Oil Spill1997-04-24 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates the real impact that oil pollution has on our environment during a 12 month study.
9. 9 9. The Great Balloon Race1997-05-01 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.
10. 10 10. Crater of Death1997-09-11 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates the theory that a comet impact in the Gulf of Mexico was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
11. 11 11. Mind Over Body1997-09-18 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on how mainstream science is now looking at whether the brain can affect the immune system.
12. 12 12. Out of Asia1997-09-25 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon presents new findings about the dates for the arrival of people in Australia and the invention of art.
13. 13 13. The Virus that Cures1997-10-09 · 1h 0mHorizon presents a documentary about scientists who now believe that viruses that can kill bacteria, known as bacteriophage, might win the fight against super-germs.
14. 14 14. The Man Who Lost his Body1997-10-16 · 1h 0mLooks at Ian Waterman, who at 19 caught a virus that destroyed half of his nervous system and who, in spite of medical assertions that he would never walk, feed or move again, mana
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