On August 2nd 1947, a British civilian version of the wartime Lancaster bomber took off from Buenos Aires airport on a scheduled flight to Santiago. There were 5 crew and 6 passengers on board the plane - named 'Stardust'. But Stardust never made it to Santiago. Instead it vanished when it was apparently just a few minutes from touchdown. One final strange Morse code radio message - 'STENDEC' - was sent, but after that nothing more was heard from the plane. Despite a massive search of the Andes mountains no trace of the plane was ever found. For 53 years the families of those who disappeared have not known what happened to their loved ones.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 36 Episode 17 of Horizon resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Horizon Season 36 Episodes...

• s36e01 - Season 36, Episode 01
• s36e02 - Season 36, Episode 02
• s36e03 - Season 36, Episode 03
• s36e04 - Breath of Life
• s36e05 - The Lost City of Nasca
• s36e06 - The Diamond Makers
• s36e07 - Supervolcanoes
• s36e08 - Miracle in Orbit
• s36e09 - Complete Obsession
• s36e11 - Is GM Safe?
• s36e12 - Planet Hunters Part I
• s36e13 - Planet Hunters
• s36e14 - Moon Children
• s36e15 - Conjoined Twins
• s36e16 - The Lost World of Lake Vostok
• s36e17 - Vanished: The Plane That Disappeared
• s36e18 - Secret Treasures of Zeugma
• s36e19 - The Valley of Life or Death
• s36e20 - Extreme Dinosaurs
• s36e21 - Supermassive Black Holes
• s36e22 - Boy Who Was Turned Into a Girl

Horizon Show Summary

Horizon is BBC Two's flagship 50-minute science documentary series.

Recognised as the world leader in its field, it regularly wins a sweep of international science, medical and environmental film accolades, and has recently won the Royal Television Society Award and the Prix Italia.

In 2002, the British Academy of Film & Television Arts presented Horizon with the BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand.

In 2003 it won the prestigious Images et Science award for best medical documentary and the Carl von Linne Award at the Living Europe film festival in Sweden. That year, a Horizon co-production with WGBH Boston won the Emmy for best documentary.

In September 2014 it celebrated its 50th anniversary and it continues to enjoy outstanding critical acclaim.