Horizon · SEASON 43
Nuclear Nightmares
Episode 11 · 2006-07-13
- Documentary
Episode overview
Horizon explores the topical scientific issues investigates, the truth behind our fear of radioactivity and asks whether our nuclear nightmares really are based on reality. From Hiroshima to Chernobyl scientists have been studying the impact of exposure to radiation for over 60 years and have always assumed that any level of radiation is bad. But now some scientists are questioning the power of radiation to cause cancer and finding evidence to suggest that it may have beneficial health effects.
60 minutes
Season 43 episodes
1. Space Tourists2006-01-12
2. Waiting for a Heartbeat2006-01-19
3. A War on Science2006-01-26
4. The Lost City of New Orleans2006-02-02
5. Most of Our Universe Is Missing2006-02-09
6. Winning Gold in 20122006-03-18
7. The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow2006-06-08
8. The Genius Sperm Bank2006-06-15
9. Bye Bye Planet Pluto2006-06-22
10. We Love Cigarettes2006-06-29
11. Nuclear Nightmares2006-07-13
12. Tutankhamun's Fireball2006-07-20
13. Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes2006-10-03
14. Chimps are People Too2006-10-10
15. The Worlds First Face Transplant2006-10-17
16. Human v2.02006-10-24
17. The Great Robot Race2006-10-31
18. Pandemic2006-11-07
19. We are the Aliens2006-11-14
