Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse examines why science appears to be under attack, and why public trust in key scientific theories has been eroded - from the theory that man-made climate change is warming our planet, to the safety of GM food, or that HIV causes AIDS. He interviews scientists and campaigners from both sides of the climate change debate, and travels to New York to meet Tony, who has HIV but doesn't believe that that the virus is responsible for AIDS. This is a passionate defence of the importance of scientific evidence and the power of experiment, and a look at what scientists themselves need to do to earn trust in controversial areas of science in the 21st century.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 49 Episode 10 of Horizon resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Horizon Season 49 Episodes...

• s49e01 - Back from the Dead
• s49e02 - The Death of the Oceans?
• s49e03 - What Happened Before the Big Bang?
• s49e04 - Is Seeing Believing?
• s49e05 - A Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome
• s49e06 - Asteroids
• s49e07 - Deepwater Disaster: The Untold Story
• s49e08 - What is One Degree?
• s49e09 - What Is Reality?
• s49e10 - Science Under Attack
• s49e11 - The Secret World of Pain
• s49e12 - Surviving a Car Crash
• s49e13 - How to Mend a Broken Heart
• s49e14 - Are We Still Evolving?
• s49e15 - Predators in the Backyard

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.