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  1. How Violent Are You?

    17/17Michael Portillo investigates what makes ordinary people commit acts of violence.

  2. Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply

    16/17Alan Davies embarks on a maths odyssey with the help of mathematician Marcus du Sautoy.

  3. Why Can't We Predict Earthquakes?

    15/17Why hasn't science worked out how to predict when and where the next quake will happen?

  4. How to Survive a Disaster

    13/17Horizon has gathered a team of experts to produce the ultimate guide to disaster survival.

  5. The Secret Life of Your Bodyclock

    11/17Exploring the secret world of the biological clock.

  6. Can We Make a Star on Earth?

    10/17Professor Brian Cox journeys in search of the energy source of the future, nuclear fusion.

  7. Why Do We Dream?

    9/17A scientific investigation into the meaning of dreams, drawing on personal testimony.

  8. Who Do You Want Your Child to Be?

    8/17Father of two David Baddiel investigates how best to educate your child.

  9. Cannabis: The Evil Weed?

    8/17Can cannabis cause schizophrenia? Is it addictive? Or is it an undervalued medicine?

  10. Why Are Thin People Not Fat?

    7/17Featuring an experiment that aims to reveal why it is hard for some people to gain weight.

  11. What's the Problem with Nudity?

    6/17Horizon reveals that nakedness may hold the key to the success of the human species.

  12. Do You Know What Time It Is?

    4/17Particle physicist Professor Brian Cox looks into the complicated subject of time.

  13. Allergy Planet

    We are in the grip of an allergy epidemic. Horizon attempts to explain why this may be.

  14. Jimmy's GM Food Fight

    Jimmy Doherty is on a mission to find out if GM crops really can feed the world.

  16. The President's Guide to Science

    Some of the world's leading scientists share some crucial words of advice.