The series takes a look at how scientists have predicted that this year will see a fit of unhappy activity on the sun which will propel billions of tonnes of superheated gas and pulses of energy towards the planet.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 50 Episode 9 of Horizon resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Horizon Season 50 Episodes...

• s50e01 - Do You See What I See?
• s50e02 - Stars & Telescopes
• s50e03 - The Nine Months that Made You
• s50e04 - The Core
• s50e05 - Are You Good or Evil?
• s50e06 - Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?
• s50e07 - Playing God
• s50e08 - The Truth About Exercise
• s50e09 - Solar Storms: The Threat to Planet Earth
• s50e10 - Out of Control?
• s50e11 - The Truth About Fat
• s50e12 - Global Weirding
• s50e13 - The Hunt for AI
• s50e14 - Defeating Cancer

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.