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Horizon

7.4

Yr 1964

Rt 60m

Status Returning Series

Documentary

Series Brief

Overview

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Why fans love it

Running since 1964, Horizon occupies a unique place in television history as a direct conduit between the public and the scientific community. By pairing rigorous inquiry with philosophical weight, the documentary series creates an environment where complex academic shifts and natural mysteries are treated with equal gravity. It avoids the polished spectacle of contemporary science media in favor of a steadier, more cerebral approach to the unknown.

Contributors such as Robert Winston guide viewers through the process of discovery rather than just the results. The series thrives on this inquisitive rhythm, prioritizing the evolution of ideas over superficial pacing. It remains a reliable record of how our understanding of the universe has physically expanded over the last six decades.

Featured Players

Cast 75

1 episode

as Himself - Narrator

1 episode

Richard Branson

1 episode

Nicholas Soames

1 episode

Bob Brier

1 episode

1 episode

Robert Gallo

1 episode

Trevor R. Bryce

1 episode

1 episode

Michio Kaku

2 episodes

1 episode

Gary England

1 episode

1 episode

Kelly Hunter

as Herself - Narrator

2 episodes

Andrew Scott

as Narrator

1 episode

as Narrator

2 episodes

Rupert Penry-Jones

as Himself - Narrator

1 episode

Dr Adam Rutherford

as Presenter

1 episode

Hugo Speer

as Narrator

1 episode

as Presenter

1 episode

Show all 75 cast

as Narrator

1 episode

John Hannah

as Himself - Narrator

1 episode

Peter Gibbs

as Self - Presenter

1 episode

Giles Yeo

as Presenter

3 episodes

Adam Pearson

as Presenter

1 episode

Chris van Tulleken

as Presenter

1 episode

Daniel Kahneman

as Presenter

1 episode

as Presenter

1 episode

Uta Frith

as Presenter

1 episode

Anne Glover

as Herself - Presenter

1 episode

Dr Zoe Williams

as Herself - Presenter

1 episode

Xand van Tulleken

as Presenter

3 episodes

Tim Berners-Lee

as Himself - Interviewed Guest

1 episode

Laura Waters

as Herself - Presenter

1 episode

as Self - Presenter

4 episodes

as Himself - Interviewed Guest

1 episode

Robert Smith

as Himself

1 episode

John Hammond

as Self - Presenter

1 episode

as Self - Presenter

8 episodes

as Self - Presenter

2 episodes

David Attenborough

as Self

3 episodes

Iain Stewart

as Self - Presenter

2 episodes

Liz Bonnin

as Self - Presenter

1 episode

Hannah Fry

as Self - Presenter

4 episodes

Paul McGann

as Himself

1 episode

Toby Jones

as Narrator

1 episode

as Himself

1 episode

Fergal Keane

as Self - Presenter

1 episode

Katherine Parkinson

as Narrator

1 episode

as Self

1 episode

Murray Gell-Mann

1 episode

1 episode

Steven Mackintosh

as Himself - Narrator

3 episodes

Nicholas Samios

1 episode

Arthur C. Clarke

1 episode

as Narrator

1 episode

Terrence Hardiman

as Trofim Lysenko

1 episode

David Swift

as Vavilov

1 episode

Kevin Fong

as Self - Presenter

3 episodes

Simon Lack

as Zhukovskii

1 episode

as Prezent

1 episode

as Michurin

1 episode

as Iakovlev

1 episode

as Lysenko's father

1 episode

as Self

1 episode

Sean Conroy

as Self

1 episode

Peter Middleton

as Self

1 episode

Buckminster Fuller

as Self

1 episode

Robert Horne

as Self

1 episode

Richard Feynman

as Self

4 episodes

as Self - Reporter

2 episodes

Dilly Barlow

as Narrator (voice)

2 episodes

Paul Vaughan

as Narrator (voice)

6 episodes

Jack Fortune

as Narrator

2 episodes

Professor Brian Cox

as Presenter

4 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Director

Catherine Gale Charlie Russell David Stewart Helen Sage Helen Williamson Olly Bootle Emma Hatherley Ben Lawrie Matthew Dyas Nicola Stockley Charles Colville Christopher Sykes George Harris Dick Taylor Jeff Wilkinson Peter Cantor Simon Winchcombe Naomi Law Tristan Quinn Toby MacDonald Helen Sage Helen Nixon Mark Radice Ben Fox Serena Davies Alex Hearle

Cinematography

John McGlashan

Editor

Peter Goodchild Peter Cantor

Producer

Matthew Barrett

Signal Match

Cast Similarity

2 shared cast members

Shared Toby Jones, Adrian Lester

2 shared cast members

Shared Toby Jones, Andrew Scott

1 shared cast member

Shared Andrew Scott

Prehistoric Planet

1 shared cast member

Shared David Attenborough

1 shared cast member

Shared David Attenborough

Planet Earth III

1 shared cast member

Shared David Attenborough

1 shared cast member

Shared John Hannah

1 shared cast member

Shared Adrian Lester

Top of the Pops

1 shared cast member

Shared Liz Bonnin

1 shared cast member

Shared Hugo Speer

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

2 shared crew members

Shared Neville Kidd, Naomi Austin

Roles: Camera Operator, Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

The Umbrella Academy

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director, Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Naomi Austin

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Toby MacDonald

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Neville Kidd

Roles: Director of Photography

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

1 shared keyword

Topics philosophy

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1 shared keyword

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1 shared keyword

To Your Eternity

1 shared keyword

Topics philosophy

1 shared keyword

Topics philosophy

1 shared keyword

Topics philosophy

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

philosophy science

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Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

PBS

US

Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: February 04, 1964
Status: Returning Series
Episode Runtime: 60 minutes
Origin: GB
TMDB Votes: 33