Horizon
Season 39 Episode 16 - Homeopathy: The Test
Homoeopathy was pioneered over 200 years ago. Practitioners and patients are convinced it has the power to heal. Today, some of the most famous and influential people in the world, including pop stars, politicians, footballers and even Prince Charles, all use homoeopathic remedies. Yet according to traditional science, they are wasting their money. Sceptic James Randi is so convinced that homoeopathy will not work, that he has offered $1m to anyone who can provide convincing evidence of its effects. For the first time in the programme's history, Horizon conducts its own scientific experiment, to try and win his money. If they succeed, they will not only be $1m richer - they will also force scientists to rethink some of their fundamental beliefs. The basic principle of homoeopathy is that like cures like: that an ailment can be cured by small quantities of substances which produce the same symptoms. For example, it is believed that onions, which produce streaming, itchy eyes, can be used to relieve the symptoms of hay fever.
Episodes in Season 39
Helike - The Real Atlantis
60 min
Volcano Hell
60 min
Fatbusters
60 min
The Lost Pyramids of Caral
60 min
Death of the Iceman
60 min
Parallel Universes
60 min
The Dinosaur that Fooled the World
60 min
The Fall of the World Trade Center
50 min
Archimedes' Secret
60 min
The Mystery of the Jurassic
60 min
Killer Lakes
60 min
The A6 Murder
60 min
The England Patient
60 min
Freak Wave
60 min
Stone Age Columbus
60 min
Homeopathy: The Test
60 min
The Day the Earth Nearly Died
60 min
The Secret of El Dorado
60 min
