Horizon meets scientists working on the cutting edge of discovery - people who may discover how to build wormholes, manipulate entangled photons or build functioning time crystals. Show more

Chris and Maggie look back at some of the stories they have covered in 2021 in the Sky at Night’s big review of the year. Show more

Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all. Show more

Professor Brian Cox guides viewers through 350 years of British science. He grapples with science's darker side, asking why it often gets such a bad press. Show more

The story of some of the genetic scientists who dared to discover the secret of life - men and women obsessed by intellectual challenges but dogged by their human failings. Show more

Mark Miodownik shows that some of the everyday objects that are often taken for granted are in fact little pieces of domestic magic - from razor blades to tights. Show more

Mark Miodownik looks at how materials have enabled us to indulge our curiosity about the world around us, revealing why the everyday and even the mundane is anything but. Show more

Series exploring topical scientific issues. A look at dark matter and dark energy ahead of the Large Hadron Collider being switched on in March 2015, having been upgraded. Show more

Horizon meets the people living with OCD, looks at the therapy available and asks what neuroscience can offer by way of a cure. Show more

Jimmy Carr takes over Horizon for a one-off special to try to get to the bottom of what laughter is, why we enjoy it so much and what, if anything, it has to do with comedy. Show more

Hannah Fry delves into the data we have today to provide an evidence-based vision of tomorrow. With some expert help, she investigates questions we want answered about the future. Show more

Horizon explores the artificial intelligence required to replace human drivers and explores the implications of a driverless world. Show more

Michael Mosley tests the claim that we might only need a few hours of sleep each night, meeting the holder of the world record for staying awake, and turning to prescription drugs. Show more

This episode of the science series explores a dizzying world of cosmic bounces, rips and multiple universes, and finds out what happened before the big bang. Show more

Science daredevil Greg Foot finds out what humans taste of, whether the human race could move the planet by jumping at exactly the same time and whether a bellyflop could kill you. Show more

Science daredevil Greg Foot finds out if you could survive in a falling lift if you jump as it hits the ground, what makes chillies hot and what happens to our bodies when we die. Show more

Greg Foot finds out if winning unfair fights only happens in the movies, asks why the sky is blue and experiences the highs and lows of surviving on your own bodily fluids. Show more

Greg Foot finds out if you can escape when buried alive, what he needs to become the world's fastest man, why a boomerang comes back and why bulletproof vests are bulletproof. Show more

Greg Foot finds out if a falling penny can kill you, is immersed in cold water to test extreme temperatures and has his fingers hammered to test a weird painkiller. Show more

The last episode sees science geek Greg under pressure as he attempts to dig to Australia. He also tries to find out whether it is physically possible to die of a broken heart. Show more