Archive 2002
The Secret of El Dorado
The prehistoric farming methods that hold the key to sustainable agriculture in the Amazon
The Day Earth Nearly Died
Long before the dinosaurs came and went, the Permian Extinction, 300 million years ago killed 95% of all life on Earth
Homeopathy: The Test
Homeopathy appears to defy logic. Horizon conducts its own experiment to see if the alternative medicine has any scientific basis - including a webchat with James Randi
Stone Age Columbus
Flint tools found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean suggest a whole new version of North American prehistory
Freak Wave
Horizon examines how the mariners' mythical wall of water could indeed be a quantum physics reality - with interactive elements you can install on your computer
The England Patient
Revealing the psychological techniques Sven-Göran Eriksson used to make the England football team into World Cup finalists
The A6 Murder
In 1962, James Hanratty was hanged, protesting his innocence of the murder of Michael Gregsten. Can today's forensic technology resolve a forty year old crime?
Killer Lakes
The deadly natural disaster waiting to bubble up from west Africa's deep lakes
The Mystery of the Jurassic
What transformed the dinosaurs from primitive all-so-rans to world-beaters in just 50 million years?
Archimedes' Secret
The salvage of an ancient text reveals that Archimedes was way ahead of his time. Could his ideas have got people to the Moon in the 19th century?
The Fall of the World Trade Center
The Twin Towers' revolutionary designed had allowed for the possibility of being hit by a plane. Why then did they collapse on September 11th 2001? (Emmy award-winner 2003)
The Dinosaur that Fooled the World
Horizon follows the trail of a fake fossil from China to the pages of National Geographic magazine
Parallel Universes
The scientists who believe we live in just one of an infinite number of universes, with up to 11 dimensions
Death of the Iceman
Natural causes or unlawful killing? Horizon conducts an inquest for Ötzi, the neolithic farmer pulled from an Alpine glacier in 1991 - includes exclusive video and a gallery of artefacts
The Lost Pyramids of Caral
A Peruvian archaeologist thinks she may have identified the world's first city civilisation
Fatbusters
The battle against obesity, a disease predicted to afflict one quarter of UK adults by 2010
Volcano Hell
Two respected scientists offer alternative methods to predict volcanic eruptions. Should people evacuate when their conclusions are conflicting? Includes extensive online video
Helike - The Real Atlantis
The mythical drowned city may actually be on land, according to Greek scientists
