Horizon · SEASON 26
The Poison that Waits
Episode 2 · 1989-01-16
- Documentary
Episode overview
Horizon reports on the abnormally high incidence of and the early onset of diseases such as senile dementia and Parkinson's disease on the island of Guam in the Pacific. Scientists have now linked the diseases to a poison in the native cycad fruit.
60 minutes
Season 26 episodes
1. The Book of Man1989-01-09
2. The Poison that Waits1989-01-16
3. Perils of the Deep1989-01-23
4. Smart Weapons1989-01-30
5. Wasting the Alps1989-02-06
6. In the Last Resort1989-02-13
7. Gaze in Wonder1989-02-20
8. In My Lifetime?1989-02-27
9. Concerto1989-03-06
10. Black Schizophrenia1989-03-13
11. Trial in the Jungle1989-03-20
12. Who Will Make Me Better?1989-04-03
13. A Wonderful Life1989-04-17
14. Why Buildings Make You Sick1989-04-24
15. Jubilee1989-05-08
16. Crash1989-05-15
17. The New Sixth Sense1989-05-22
18. Clive Sinclair: The Anatomy of an Inventor1989-06-12
19. Newpin: A Lifetime1989-06-19
20. Time of Darkness1989-06-26
