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  1. Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation

    17/17Forget the big bang - the real moment of creation was the cosmic dawn.

  2. The Lost Tribes of Humanity

    16/17Alice Roberts explores recent discoveries in the study of human origins.

  3. First Britons

    15/17Horizon reveals our new findings on the very first Britons.

  4. Inside CERN

    13/17Horizon follows the highs and lows of an extraordinary story in particle physics.

  5. Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost?

    12/17Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates the world of performance-enhancing drugs.

  6. Why Are We Getting So Fat?

    11/17Dr Giles Yeo uncovers why eating less is harder than it sounds for many obese people.

  7. The Wildest Weather in the Universe

    10/17A look at the fledgling field of extra-terrestrial meteorology.

  8. E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace?

    10/17Michael Mosley investigates the dramatic rise in e-cigarettes.

  9. Curing Alzheimer's

    9/17Horizon investigates a new era of Alzheimer's research which is bringing hope to millions.

  10. Jimmy Carr and the Science of Laughter

    8/17Jimmy Carr looks at what laughter is, why we enjoy it and what it has to do with comedy.

  11. Ice Station Antarctica: Part Two

    8/17BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs's return to Antarctica becomes something of a rescue mission.

  12. Ice Station Antarctica: Part One

    8/17BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs makes an emotional return to Antarctica.

  13. Ice Station Antarctica

    8/17BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs makes an emotional return to Antarctica.

  14. Tim Peake Special - How to be an Astronaut

    8/17Tim Peake's video diary of the lead up to his arrival at the International Space Station.

  15. My Amazing Twin

    7/17Adam Pearson and his twin both have neurofibromatosis 1, but they're completely different.

  16. How to Find Love Online

    7/17Dr Xand Van Tulleken and mathematician Dr Hannah Fry test dating site algorithms.

  17. Should We Close Our Zoos?

    6/17Liz Bonnin explores how and why zoos keep animals.

  18. The End of the Solar System

    5/17How our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to an end.

  19. Oceans of the Solar System

    4/17The hunt for oceans in space marks the dawn of a new era in the search for alien life.

  20. The Mystery of Dark Energy

    3/17A look at dark energy - the force that is causing the universe's expansion to speed up.

  21. Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control

    2/17The story of an extraordinary scientific adventure - the attempt to control gravity.

  22. The Immortalist

    How one Russian internet millionaire is trying to unlock the secret of living forever.