Horizon
Season 43 Episode 11 - Nuclear Nightmares
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.
Episodes in Season 43
Space Tourists
60 min
Waiting for a Heartbeat
60 min
A War on Science
60 min
The Lost City of New Orleans
60 min
Most of Our Universe Is Missing
60 min
Winning Gold in 2012
60 min
The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow
60 min
The Genius Sperm Bank
60 min
Bye Bye Planet Pluto
60 min
We Love Cigarettes
60 min
Nuclear Nightmares
60 min
Tutankhamun's Fireball
60 min
Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes
60 min
Chimps are People Too
60 min
The Worlds First Face Transplant
60 min
Human v2.0
60 min
The Great Robot Race
60 min
Pandemic
60 min
We are the Aliens
60 min