Horizon Reviews

Horizon covers such a large variety of subjects but tends to have a particular interest in the sciences. Since it began in 1964, there have been over 1000 episodes spanning various different subjects. An episode can last anywhere between 30 and 60 minutes depending on the subject and usually sticks to the same format. There will be a narrator ...  Read the complete review

--Introduction-- Horizon is a weekly documentary show broadcast on the BBC. It is shown on BBC Two and each separate instalment lasts for 50-minutes. The documentaries focus on the world of science, looking into all fields from biology to chemistry and the environment to medical exploration. It also incorporates ...  Read the complete review

This has to be one of BBC 2's best series' ever. Horizon has been going for years, and rightly so! Horizon is BBC 2's flagship 50 minute science documentary series. It regularly wins a sweep of international science, medical and environmental film awards, and recently has won a BAFTA. Horizon reveals stories ...  Read the complete review

I always say BBC has the best documentaries shown and I always love most of the BBC documentaries, such as the famous Walking With Dinasour. Horizon is a long run BBC documentary show that talks about science technology which includes astronomy (which I like most), medical technologies and biology and so forth. Indeed, I learnt a lot from this ...  Read the complete review

The long running Horizon on BBC 2 is back with another series of programmes dealing with just about any subject under the sun. If you are the sort of person who likes to learn about what goes on in this world then Horizon on Thursday evenings is a must for you. The opening programme dealing with Tsunamis gave us a chilling ...  Read the complete review

This is a long running series on the BBC and while it is not in the "must see" category it does produce some very good programmes. The point is the range of topics covered is so wide that you can't be expected to like every one. Also although it aims to present science for "ordinary" people it is not always easy viewing. ...  Read the complete review