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Horizon, Living With ADHD
directed by Milla Harrison-Hansley, fl. 2001-2015 and Alicky Sussman, fl. 2002; produced by Alicky Sussman, fl. 2002 and Milla Harrison-Hansley, fl. 2001-2015, in Horizon (London, England - Westminster: BBC Worldwide, 2005), 49 mins
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder kids are often bright and able, but for some reason unable to concentrate. The repercussions, for all involved, can be devastating. The current, controversial treatment, Ritalin, is a powerful amphetamine. This sensitive, uplifting documentary shows what it is really like t...
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directed by Milla Harrison-Hansley, fl. 2001-2015 and Alicky Sussman, fl. 2002; produced by Alicky Sussman, fl. 2002 and Milla Harrison-Hansley, fl. 2001-2015, in Horizon (London, England - Westminster: BBC Worldwide, 2005), 49 mins
Description
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder kids are often bright and able, but for some reason unable to concentrate. The repercussions, for all involved, can be devastating. The current, controversial treatment, Ritalin, is a powerful amphetamine. This sensitive, uplifting documentary shows what it is really like to live with ADHD, and investigates the new science that is giving hope to its victims.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alicky Sussman, fl. 2002, Milla Harrison-Hansley, fl. 2001-2015, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-
Author / Creator
Milla Harrison-Hansley, fl. 2001-2015, Alicky Sussman, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Juliet Stevenson, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Biology and Human Behavior, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon, Season 1, Episode 7, Secrets Of The Solar System
directed by Toby MacDonald, fl. 2002; produced by Toby MacDonald, fl. 2002 and Zoe Heron, fl. 1990-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 1, Episode 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
With clues from plucky probes in every corner of the Solar System and earth-shattering evidence from newly discovered planetary systems, astronomers are rewriting the history of how our planets formed. It's a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's the birth of the solar system - but not as you know it...
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directed by Toby MacDonald, fl. 2002; produced by Toby MacDonald, fl. 2002 and Zoe Heron, fl. 1990-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 1, Episode 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
Description
With clues from plucky probes in every corner of the Solar System and earth-shattering evidence from newly discovered planetary systems, astronomers are rewriting the history of how our planets formed. It's a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's the birth of the solar system - but not as you know it.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Toby MacDonald, fl. 2002, Zoe Heron, fl. 1990-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, Ruth Wilson, 1982-
Author / Creator
Toby MacDonald, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Ruth Wilson, 1982-
Topic / Theme
Planets, Solar system
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon, Season 17, Episode 1, Goodbye Gutenberg
presented by Anthony Smith, 1926-2014; produced by Edward Goldwyn, fl. 1986-1987, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1980), 1 hour 16 mins
Horizon examines some of the more subtle and far reaching effects of the information revolution.
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presented by Anthony Smith, 1926-2014; produced by Edward Goldwyn, fl. 1986-1987, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1980), 1 hour 16 mins
Description
Horizon examines some of the more subtle and far reaching effects of the information revolution.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Edward Goldwyn, fl. 1986-1987, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Anthony Smith, 1926-2014
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1980 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon, Season 17, Episode 12, The Mondragon Experiment
produced by Dominic Flessati, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 12 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1980), 49 mins
Mondragon, in the Basque region of Spain, is a flourishing industrial town with over 80 factories ranging from iron foundries and shipyards to printing works and sawmills. They are the most efficient in Spain - and they are all co-operatively owned. 18,000 workers run the factories, appoint the managers, and decid...
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produced by Dominic Flessati, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 12 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1980), 49 mins
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Mondragon, in the Basque region of Spain, is a flourishing industrial town with over 80 factories ranging from iron foundries and shipyards to printing works and sawmills. They are the most efficient in Spain - and they are all co-operatively owned. 18,000 workers run the factories, appoint the managers, and decide how to distribute the profits. They also run their own bank, their own technical college, and their own research laboratories.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dominic Flessati
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Topic / Theme
Business failures, Communities, Cooperatives, Social cooperatives, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon, Season 17, Episode 20, Living with Dying
produced by Britt Marie, 1981- and Lennart Sundberg, fl. 1981, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 20 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 52 mins
Horizon takes a look at hospices that provide a service to the terminally ill. When nothing else can be done to stop needless pain, drugs such as heroin are used, giving the patients the best quality life possible in their last days on earth.
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produced by Britt Marie, 1981- and Lennart Sundberg, fl. 1981, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 20 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 52 mins
Description
Horizon takes a look at hospices that provide a service to the terminally ill. When nothing else can be done to stop needless pain, drugs such as heroin are used, giving the patients the best quality life possible in their last days on earth.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Britt Marie, 1981-, Lennart Sundberg, fl. 1981, Penelope Lee, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Penelope Lee, 1938-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1981 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon, Season 17, Episode 27, Did Darwin Get It Wrong?
directed by Alec Nisbett, fl. 1980-1989; produced by Alec Nisbett, fl. 1980-1989, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 27 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 1 hour 14 mins
In this episode, Horizon explores the new evolutionary theory that there are sudden, vs. gradual, evolutionary changes from one species to another.
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directed by Alec Nisbett, fl. 1980-1989; produced by Alec Nisbett, fl. 1980-1989, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 27 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
In this episode, Horizon explores the new evolutionary theory that there are sudden, vs. gradual, evolutionary changes from one species to another.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alec Nisbett, fl. 1980-1989, Paul Vaughn, fl. 1981
Author / Creator
Alec Nisbett, fl. 1980-1989
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Paul Vaughn, fl. 1981
Person Discussed
Charles Darwin, 1809-1882
Topic / Theme
Scientists, Earth sciences, Evolution
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1981 BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
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Horizon, Season 17, Episode 29, Resolution on Saturn: The Rings
directed by Fisher Dilke, fl. 1987, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 29 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 49 mins
The Voyager One spacecraft provided detailed photos of the rings of Saturn. The planet and its rings have provided new evidence of the formation of our own Solar System.
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directed by Fisher Dilke, fl. 1987, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 29 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 49 mins
Description
The Voyager One spacecraft provided detailed photos of the rings of Saturn. The planet and its rings have provided new evidence of the formation of our own Solar System.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sir Ian Holm, 1931-
Author / Creator
Fisher Dilke, fl. 1987
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Sir Ian Holm, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Exploration, Planets, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon
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Horizon, Season 17, Episode 30, Resolution on Saturn: The Moons
directed by Fisher Dilke, fl. 1987, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 30 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 48 mins
The Voyager One spacecraft provided detailed photos of the moons of Saturn. The planet and its moons have provided new evidence of the formation of our own Solar System.
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directed by Fisher Dilke, fl. 1987, in Horizon, Season 17, Episode 30 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 48 mins
Description
The Voyager One spacecraft provided detailed photos of the moons of Saturn. The planet and its moons have provided new evidence of the formation of our own Solar System.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sir Ian Holm, 1931-
Author / Creator
Fisher Dilke, fl. 1987
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Sir Ian Holm, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Exploration, Planets, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon
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Horizon, Season 18, Episode 9, The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
produced by Christopher Sykes, 1945-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 18, Episode 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 51 mins
Richard Feynman was an outstanding scientist, Nobel laureate and legendary teacher. Here he talks about his lifelong obsession with finding out how the world works, a passion for knowledge and understanding that began on childhood walks with his father. He was a remarkable man who speaks about science and scientis...
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produced by Christopher Sykes, 1945-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 18, Episode 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1981), 51 mins
Description
Richard Feynman was an outstanding scientist, Nobel laureate and legendary teacher. Here he talks about his lifelong obsession with finding out how the world works, a passion for knowledge and understanding that began on childhood walks with his father. He was a remarkable man who speaks about science and scientists with a rare degree of honesty, insight, humor and irreverence.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Christopher Sykes, 1945-, British Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Feynman, 1918-1988
Person Discussed
Richard Feynman, 1918-1988
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1981 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon, Season 18, Episode 12, Defeating The Hackers
directed by Kate Dart, 1978-; produced by Kate Dart, 1978-, in Horizon, Season 18, Episode 12 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 4 mins
Exploring the murky and fast-paced world of the hackers out to steal money and identities and wreak havoc with people's online lives, and the scientists who are joining forces to help defeat them.
Horizon meets the two men who uncovered the world's first cyber weapon, the pioneers of what is called ultra paranoid...
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directed by Kate Dart, 1978-; produced by Kate Dart, 1978-, in Horizon, Season 18, Episode 12 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 4 mins
Description
Exploring the murky and fast-paced world of the hackers out to steal money and identities and wreak havoc with people's online lives, and the scientists who are joining forces to help defeat them.
Horizon meets the two men who uncovered the world's first cyber weapon, the pioneers of what is called ultra paranoid computing, and the computer expert who worked out how to hack into cash machines.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kate Dart, 1978-, Rupert Penry-Jones, 1970-
Author / Creator
Kate Dart, 1978-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Rupert Penry-Jones, 1970-
Topic / Theme
Cyberattacks
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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Horizon
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