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Addicted to painkillers? Britain's opioid crisis
止痛藥上癮 : 雅片類藥物危機
| We've all heard about the US opioid epidemic and its deadly impact on America. But could the prescription painkiller catastrophe be coming to the UK? Dr Michael Mosley is on the case, exploring how Britain became Europe's number one user of opioids, and meeting the people who claim they were only taking the pills their doctor prescribed. Few of these chronic pain sufferers seemed aware of the risks. Now they are trying to come off the drug and find new ways to manage their pain. Dr Mosley investigates what's behind the escalation and reveals the shocking truth about the efficacy of prescribed painkillers. |
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ADHD : not just for kids
成人多動症
| It used to be just for kids, but not anymore. This programme dispels the myths about this neurobiological syndrome that children and adults often live with unrecognized for years. Women especially tend to be ignored or misdiagnosed with depression. Successful adults share stories of attempting to code for years with a condition they never even knew they had. Specialists and researchers provide insight on current science and treatment. One out of every 20 children have ADHA, and most of them will carry it into adulthood. |
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ADHD and me
專注力不足及過度活躍症與我
| Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has long been seen as just another name for bad behavior. But we now know that ADHD is as real as autism and dyslexia. It's the most common-and fastest growing-childhood disorder. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Many adults are now being diagnosed too, having struggled with chaotic lives for years without knowing why. This timely investigation looks at the causes and effects of ADHD. Do behavior therapies control the condition as well as medication? Are drugs now handed out as performance enhancers? And should people with ADHD even want to change? |
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Africa's billion pound migrant trail
非洲的十億英鎊移民路線
| This programme exposes the extraordinary scale of people smuggling and human trafficking in areas of North and West Africa, where it has become one of the region's most lucrative industries. Reporter Ben Zand investigates how hundreds of million if dollars are being made from a criminal industry being dubbed the "new slave trade". He traces the smuggling route from the shores of Libya, the gateway to Europe and one of the most brutal places on the migrant trail, back through the deserts of Niger, where the local economy is dependent on the trade in human trafficking, finishing in Nigeria. |
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Algorithms : how they rule our world
演算法 : 如何統治世界
| Algorithms can be complex webs of code, or simple ciphers. It functions like a set of rules, streamlining every aspect of our lives. But can math and the computers that calculate it, be wrong? This set of program examines how algorithms control our lives and some are beginning to question their control and trying wrestle back control. Is it too late to rage against the machine? And how are humans trying to survive in the age of algorithms? |
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Amazon : what they know about us
亞馬遜 : 行銷心理手法
| In a quarter of a century, Amazon has propelled Jeff Bezos from online bookseller to tech titan. He's the richest man on the planet, and the company he founded is one of the most powerful. Panorama investigates Amazon's rise to corporate superpower and asks whether there is a dark side to public's love affair with the company. Former high-level insiders describe Amazon's huge, obsessive data-gathering operation, which enables the company to use what it knows about us to shape not only the future of retail but the workplace and technology too. On both sides of the Atlantic, politicians and regulators are beginning to question Amazon's power and to explore ways to rein it in. But some of Amazon's most senior executives say the company is a force for good, inventing new ways to serve customers and maintain their trust. |
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Antibiotic apocalypse
抗生素啟示錄
| An investigation into the global advance of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and the threat they pose to modern medicine and millions of patients worldwide. Reporter Fergus Walsh travels to India and finds restricted, life-saving antibiotics on sale without prescription and talks to patients back in the UK whose recovery depends on them. |
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Are health tests really a good idea?
體檢真的有用嗎 ?
| Despite living longer and healthier lives than ever before, we have never been more obsessed with our health. And in an effort to detect the signs of silent killers lurking inside, more and more of us are turning to health tests. In this programme human guinea pig Michael Mosley puts himself through a battery of health tests available to people who feel perfectly well. From a simple assessment to a state of the art heart CT scan, in the programme Michael asks whether the pricey Harley street test was really worth the cash... And what about the risks associated with these tests? Scans come with radiation exposure and even the simplest of tests lead to anxiety and possible over diagnosis. |
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Art of France
法國藝術
| Art and history are merged together in France and created an enlightening effect. In this programme, art historian and critic Andrew Graham-Dixon guides audience read French history and character through the sculptures, paintings and palaces. From 18th century to Revolution and from the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to the age of impressionism, understands the relationship between art and history. |
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Awake : the secrets of sleep
不眠 : 睡眠的秘密
| Dr. Pixie McKenna explores the very latest in sleep science and reveals the catastrophic health concerns that can arise from not getting enough shut-eye. From insomnia and narcolepsy, to sleep apnea and sleep deprived parents, Mckenna meets both the sufferers and the scientists whose groundbreaking research is helping to unlock the secrets of sleep. |
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Behavioral clues in occupational fraud : know the red flags
| Despite fraud can cost big damages and losses in productivity and in reputation that let many financial executives concerned, many enterprises continue to overlook the danger, as well as the reality, fraud is always committed by insiders. Dr. Eric Kreuter, a certified fraud examiner as well as a partner in the firm of Mark Paneth LLP, details the behavioral clues of occupational fraud that enterprises need to pay attention to prevent and detect. |
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The benefits from a sustained improvement in working capital
| Most financial executives are quite familiar with the significance of working capital - the financial metric that uses inventory turnover, as well as receivables and payables, to calculate a company's operating liquidity. According to Veronica Wills, the North American working capital improvements can be direct and favorable impact on profitability. The only performance as enterprises grow in size and complexity. |
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Boeing's killer planes
波音737Max : 殺人飛機
| The Boeing 737 Max will dominate the sky for a generation, but two fatal crashes killed more than 300 people, which created a huge crisis for Boeing and the future of this aircraft. The reporter Richard Bilton is going to investigate the plane's fatal flaws and ask whether Boeing should have done more to protect passengers. The show will be filmed in Ethiopia, Indonesia and the United States, interviewing different stakeholders of the accident, family members of the crash, pilots and aviation experts to understand their views on the crash and Boeing's aftermath. |
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Britain's favourite foods : are they good for you?
英國人最愛吃的食物 : 對身體有益嗎
| We like to think of ourselves as having a healthy diet, eating more fruit and knowing more about which foods are good or bad for us. But what's the truth - are we eating well or not? In this programme, presenter Professor Alice Roberts discovers the real story behind our modern-day eating habits. |
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Cannabis : miracle medicine or dangerous drug?
大麻 : 靈丹或毒藥?
| Medicinal cannabis is shrouded in controversy on if it is helpful or harmful and how does it affect the body? Javid Abdelmoneim, A&E doctor, wants to find out the answer by studying the latest research. He meets the epilepsy patient who gets permission on using cannabis for treatment with positive effects. Meanwhile, he also visits Israel to learn why they used cannabis as a medicine for over 20 years. Apart from the treatment, he also finds a new study on linking cannabis to mental health problems and participate in the experiment to show the effects of cannabis on the brain. |
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Catching the catfish
網上情緣騙案
| When Roy met a younger woman online, he thought he'd found the love of his life. But it was a scam. He ended up losing £10000. The woman he fell for was a catfish - an online criminal using a fake identity to trick people into relationships and out of money. And Roy's not the only victim. This programme finds out how, in Mississippi, Homeland Security conducted the most successful ever prosecution of catfish. And they travel to Africa to confront a serial scammer claiming to be a US soldier. Dramatic reveals. Personal stories. This programme uncovers the romance fraudsters preying on the hearts and pockets of ordinary people. |
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The checklist effect : a film about safer surgery worldwide
手術前安全檢查表
| This programme goes into hospitals across Europe, Central America, Asia and Africa to speak to experts, doctors and patients to understand the challenges faces by surgical teams to tackle the global health crisis in surgical safety. At the heart of this battle is The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist. Listen to the lament of a past doctor carrying death on his shoulders, meet the mother who has trekked across mountains to risk a better life for her son, and in the intimate space of an operation theatre, hold your breath as the power goes out during a C-section delivery. |
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Chef vs science : the ultimate kitchen challenge
名廚大戰科學家
| Top chef and a leading scientist go head to head in the kitchen to see who can produce the best food. Marcus Wareing, a two-star Michelin chef with the years of experience and training, faces a challenge from Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist which more acquainted with plastic than pastry. Can Mark win this leading chef by using his scientific knowledge? |
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City in the sky
空中之城
| This series of program explores the hidden world of aviation, revealing the inner workings of the airports, factories and facilities that collectively keep this vast global network functioning. The series also introduces the people who keep the whole thing up and running as well as the hidden networks that air travel depends on. |
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Clean eating : the dirty truth
潔淨飲食的骯髒真相
| This programme takes us on a journey about "clean eating", a concept that urge millions people to eat 'clean', ditch meat, shun sugar and give up gluten which assume you would eat and feel better. Dr. Giles Yeo wants to understand the science behind these eating habits and questions where the advice come from and if it is bases on facts. He meets lifestyle gurus who've become bestselling authors and social media sensations and finds the profits for them could be huge. |
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Climate change : the facts
氣候變化 : 事實真相
| We're just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we'll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 years. But we have the power to prevent it. Using dramatic user-generated content and emotional first-hand testimony, this film delivers the facts about global warming simply and strikingly. Intimate stories get inside the lives of the people affected by climate change, and those fighting it. And world-leading experts reveal the developments that are redefining our horizons. This is the greatest challenge we've faced. And the human race can rise to it. |
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Colour : the spectrum of science
顏色 : 光譜科學
| Just 15 colours tell the entire story of Earth, life and scientific discovery. This series explains how each of these colours occurs, unlocking the mysteries of nature and the forces that underpin the Universe itself. More than any other planet, the Earth is awash with colour. With its flowers, oceans, rainbows and vast array of animal life, our planet stands out from the blackness of space as a multi-coloured jewel. |
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Communicating trust in an age of crisis : your role
| The most valuable asset of many enterprises may be their reputation. When the reputation comes under attack, protecting and defending it becomes the highest priority for executives. But what can you do now so that you will not be fighting an uphill battle when a crisis does occur? Since it is imperative for financial managers to play a leadership role in these times of calamity, public relations guru Richard Levick returns to our program to advocate for strategic initiatives that you ought to pursue before a crisis does take place. |
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Communication intelligence : business etiquette
人際智能 : 商業禮儀
| Even in today's casual work environment, business etiquette can mean the difference between success and failure. This video is designed to raise awareness and reinforce those social skills so important to teamwork, professionalism, and productivity. |
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Conspiracy files : vaccine wars
陰謀論檔案 : 疫苗戰
| The anti-vaccine movement started from the arguments by Dr. Andrew Wakefield who claims that vaccines were dangerous and harmful. And this movement becomes a growing and potentially catastrophic threat to the future of public health. Although scientists work tirelessly to disprove the message, the movement is not stopped because the concept of anti-experts, anti-science, and misinformation spread through the internet. This programme investigates how "anti-vax" message has spread and the political ideology around it. |
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The contraceptive pill : how safe is it?
避孕藥有多安全?
| With the help of the world's leading experts, this film investigates the future of birth control, debunking myths and looking at cutting-edge breakthroughs. Vicky, a journalist whose mental health has been affected by the pill, travels to Copenhagen to find out why women taking the pill are more likely to suffer depression. Cancer survivor Amy learns how the pill can actually protect women against some cancers. In the UK and USA, meet the scientists making advances in male contraception. And as more people look to digital technology for side-effect-free contraceptives, Horizon looks at the Swedish smartphone that – in a world first – has been certified as a contraceptive device. |
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Coronavirus : how the world is changing
新型冠狀病毒 : 如何改變世界
| COVID-19 is the biggest world health crisis to face for a generation, which is prone to affecting 80% of the world's population. This programme is going to investigate what long-term effects of the pandemic will be. From economic aspect to environmental aspect, how the pandemic change the retail and society? Could COVID-19 become a recurring problem? What will the world look like after coronavirus? |
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Coronavirus : the scientific battle
對抗新型冠狀病毒 : 科學之戰
| As politicians decide how and when to lift the lockdown, Justin Rowlatt reports from the scientific frontline, finding out how science can help us defeat the virus. With access to key drug and vaccine trials, he reveals a race against time to help save lives, and he asks when are we likely to be able to return to a normal life. |
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Could a robot do my job?
機械人會搶走我們的飯碗嗎?
| Britain is on the brink of a technological revolution. Machines and artificial intelligence are beginning to replace jobs like never before. This programme looks at the workplaces already using this new technology and ask whether we should feel threatened by it, or whether it will benefit all of us. Are we ready for one of biggest changes the world of work has ever seen? |
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Curing Alzheimer's
治療認知障礙症
| Alzheimer's is the fastest growing disease in world's ageing population which 30 million people suffer from the condition around the world. For last decade, researchers were failed to find method for curing and preventing Alzheimer's although billions of dollar have spent on it. However, the search released and took a revolutionary step forward to curing Alzheimer's. This programme looks at the promising work on all fronts, from the scientists working on chasing the disease at its earliest stage to the researchers working to understand the cause. |
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Cyber attack : the inside story
網絡攻擊 : 癱瘓國民保健服務
| UK's National Health Service was hit by a devastating cyber attack on 12 May 2017, which appointment systems, pathology labs, X-rays and even CT scanners were infected and hackers threatened to keep information locked until the ramson paid which putting date even patients' live at risk. This episode will investigate this case. |
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The dark side of green energies
綠色能源的陰暗面
| Electric cars, wind turbines, solar panels... the energy transition holds the promise of a more prosperous and peaceful world, finally free of oil. pollution ad shortages. But this official thesis proves to be a myth: by breaking free of fossil fuels, we are setting ourselves up for a new dependence on rare metals. Severe ecological, economic for the supply of these strategic resources have already begun. And if the "green world" that awaits us turned out to be a nightmare? |
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The daughter tree
女兒樹 : 印度婦女爭取平等
| In India, thousands of babies are aborted every year because they are girls. In the region of Punjab, 1,000 boys are born for every 750 girls. Filmed over six years, this powerful programme follows, a local midwife and activist on a mission to stop this injustice by challenging a tradition which values a girl's life less than a boy's. This programme showcases a remarkable character fighting for justice for women across India. |
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David Attenborough's natural curiosities
大衛艾登堡的奇妙大自然
| Sir David Attenborough reveals the most intriguing animals he's met. Each episode features two species connected by a distinctive evolutionary quirk: Pizzly bear and killer bee, which are hybrid animals caused by human interference ; Pigeons and dung beetle, which are good in finding the way ; Panda gives birth to the smallest baby of mammals while kiwi lays the egg which is a quarter of its body ; Sir Attenborough also introduce a horse called Hans which was good in mathematics in Germany and some features about bamboos which let them flowers exactly at the same time ; He also finds some matters related to the function and evolution of bird's shells and shells of tortoise ; Finally, he investigates two types of male animals, Siamese fighting fish and kangaroos to understand their fighting behaviour and reasons. |
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Dawn of the driverless car
自動駕駛汽車的嶄新世紀
| The age of artificial intelligence is dawning. In fact, it’s already here—in the guise of the self-driving car. This technology will have a world-changing impact. But how does an AI car see and communicate? Does it really think? Does it have morals? To investigate this complex world of algorithms that will soon be driving us to work, BBC builds its own self-driving car and tours Silicon Valley. Witness the research at the cutting edge of this technological revolution. |
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Depression and me
抑鬱症與我
| Alastair Campbell is best known for his role as Tony Blair's formidable spin doctor but, away from the public eye, he has been dogged by crippling bouts of depression. Some days, just getting out of bed is too hard. Therapy and anti-depressant medication is helping him keep his head above water – but is that the best he can hope for? In this intensely personal film, Alastair asks whether radical new treatments can stop his depression. Encouraged by his partner Fiona and daughter Grace, he tries to find out if science can offer him – and the millions like him – the hope of living depression-free. |
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Diana : seven days that shook the world
戴安娜 : 世紀殞落
| Recalling the week that followed the untimely death of Princess Diana on August 31, 1997, including the extraordinary outpouring of public grief and the behind-the-scenes tensions leading up to her funeral. |
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Don't panic : how to end poverty in 15 years
不要恐慌 : 如何在十五年內結束貧窮
| Statistician Hans Rosling is one of the world's most sought-after public speakers. In this film, timed to coincide with the launch of new development goals at the United Nations Summit, he offers real hope for an end to global poverty. Rosling explains how there are still one billion people around the world living in extreme poverty – but that number has halved since the UN last set development goals 15 years ago. Brought to life by the revolutionary holographic projection system Musion, this is a fascinating as-live studio show that charts where we've come from, where we are now, and where we're heading when it comes to eradicating extreme poverty. |
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Drones : the next air disaster?
無人機 : 下一個空難?
| Drones are transforming the world. We use them to deliver medicines, clean skyscrapers even fight fires, however, they also become a threat to aviation safety. In this programme, risk specialist and former Royal Marine Aldo Kane investigates the threats drones pose to us and uncovers the technology that's being developed to keep our skies safe, including a cutting-edge radio frequency detection system and a high-powered laser that can melt drones out of the sky. |
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E-cigarettes : miracle or menace?
電子煙 : 奇蹟還是威脅?
| Dr. Michael Mosley wants to uncover the truth about e-cigarettes. Are they a great medical breakthrough of the modern age, or just a new way of keeping us addicted to nicotine? Horizon carries out an experiment to find out whether e-cigarettes are effective at helping heavy smokers quit, and whether they have any impact on health. To help find out what e-cigarettes do to a non-smoker, Michael also takes up 'vaping' for a month. He meets the inventor of e-cigarettes, and visits one of the controversial companies that make them: British American Tobacco. Because e-cigarettes don't contain tobacco or involve combustion. their vapor contains far fewer toxins than cigarette smoke - but is this vapor really harmless? |
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Earth's great seasons
地球上的四季
| Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet, bringing huge opportunities and great challenges. Focusing on one season in each episode, this series explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges presented throughout the year. |
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Earth's natural wonders : living on the edge
地球自然奇觀
| This landmark series is the definitive story of some of the most amazing places on our places on our planet, celebrating Earth's greatest natural wonders and revealing the dramatic and extraordinary lives of the people and creatures that inhabit them. Combining the very best science and natural history filmmaking, its spectacular photography gives viewers the chance to experience these mind-blowing landscape and get caught up in the incredible stories of their inhabitants. |
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Epilepsy & me
癲癇與我
| What happens when people can't see your disability? It only becomes apparent on occasions, catching you unaware when you're walking down the street, in a classroom, at a party or on a date. Epilepsy and me is a character-driven observational documentary following a small group of young people that live with epilepsy and deal with the daily challenges it throws up. From starting a new relationship and work experience to making a life-changing decision about their treatment, these are ordinary young people that deal with the typical issues of teenage and young adult life, and where small steps become extraordinary achievements. |
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Expedition new Earth
探索新地球
| Time is running out. Our beautiful blue home may threat by different disasters soon, including asteroid strikes, disease epidemics and catastrophic climate. Stephen Hawking believes we need to colonise Earth 2.0 within 100 years for surviving. And now, from Nasa to the European Space Agency, the brightest minds in the solar system are finding ways to reach beyond our reality. In episode one, Stephen Hawking concludes and explains that we need to leave Earth in the next 100 years. Danielle and Christophe then visit one of the world's largest telescopes in Atacama Desert, Chile which is exploring some Exoplanets of potential habitats of humans ; In episode two, presenters discuss the difficulties of safety transfer to Proxima b, a potential new home for humanity. Danielle learns how to live without gravity and Christophe studies the problems of radiation. Danielle then heads to NASA to meet the scientists who are developing robots to help us set up a colony when we arrive. |
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Fashion's dirty secrets
時尚界的骯髒秘密
| Stacey Dooley investigates the true cost of clothes, revealing how the passion for fast fashion poses a major threat to the environment. Most people are unaware that, along with the oil, coal and palm oil industries, the clothing industry is having a devastating impact on the natural world. British consumers alone spent a whopping GBP47 billion on new clothes last year alone. This unwittingly makes them some of the biggest contributors to catastrophic water contamination and pollution. Stacey challenges big clothing brands to change their practices and help save our planet. |
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Food : delicious science
美食的科學
| Seen at a microscopic level, your food resembles a vast range of strange and beautiful landscapes, which transform in mouthwatering ways as you cook. Using state-of-the art photography and groundbreaking CGI, this landmark series uncovers a secret world of exquisite chemical reactions. Each fizz and tickle of the tongue is captured in such stunning detail you can almost taste it. |
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The food detectives vs diabetes
食物偵探之決戰糖尿病
| This series is about everything you need to know about one of the world fastest growing diseases. The series aims to increase awareness on how best to prevent the onset of diabetes and how to manage it if you've already been diagnosed. |
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Food detectives
食物偵探
| In this one-stop shop for food facts and guidance, scientist Alice Roberts, top chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Sean Fletcher sift through the latest tips and theories so you don't have to. The team meets with industry's leading experts and takes part in immersive experiments to find definitive answers to your questions. Covering cooking, nutrition, shopping and ethics, this comprehensive series reveals everything you need to know about the food you eat. |
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Forces of nature
大自然的力量
| This series taking viewers on a tour of our planet to explain what lies beneath Earth's startling beauty and ultimately what makes our world work. It explores the simplest possible questions about the planet we live on. We can understand the rules that bind the universe if we understand why the shapes of nature exist ; The force of nature created a tidal bores and hurricanes that we can experience although we can't feel its motion ; Also, the forces of nature create rock for the home of life with different ingredients and chemical elements ; Finally, we can learn the secret language of the planet by understanding how colours are created and the energy they carry. |
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From ice to fire : the incredible science of temperature
冰與火 : 神奇的温度科學
| Temperature is a natural part of our everyday lives. It's there when we shiver in the cold, watch a lightning storm or boil the kettle for tea. We think we know all about temperature, but the science behind it is full of surprises. Explosive demonstrations and fascinating case studies examine temperature at a molecular, human and planetary level. Witness solids that behave like liquids, super-cooled ceramics that defy gravity, and plasmas hotter than the sun. Everyday notions of temperature are turned on their head in a show guaranteed to provoke heated debate. In episode one, Helen ventures to the bottom of the temperature scale, revealing how cold has shaped the world around us and why frozen doesn't mean what you might think. She meets the scientists pushing temperature to the very limits of cold, where the normal laws of physics break down and a new world of scientific possibility begins. The extraordinary behaviour of matter at temperatures close to absolute zero is driving the advance of technology, from superconductors to quantum computing. |
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Giving voice to values : the "how" of business ethics
| It is not uncommon for accountants and business managers to find themselves in a situation where they were explicitly told, or were implicitly pressured, to do something that conflicts with their owns. Dr. Mary Gentile, creator/director of the Giving Voice to Values program, demonstrated to the Zicklin Center of Corporate Integrity at Baruch College how values-driven decision making can, and should be, crucial to accountants and financial executives. |
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GM food : cultivating fear
轉基因食品 : 增加恐懼的真相
| In this programme, we learn about a new generation of GM foods which is winning over governments and former critics of the technology, and scientists say the crops could help feed people in the developing world? This programme also asks are those who oppose GM doing more harm than good? And is their opposition based on genuine safety concerns, or is it just feeling fear? |
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The great intelligence test
智力測試
| What does it really mean to be smart? This unique investigation reviews facts, myths, and launches one of the biggest ever UK intelligence experiments. Michael Mosley and Hannah Fry team up with leading scientists from Imperial College, London to measure the brainpower of Britain. Is the phone making people stupid? Can humans make smarter? When does intelligence peak? This programme is going to investigate these issues. |
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The healthy food guide
健康飲食指南
| This entertaining food series bust the myths, navigates the jargon and breaks down the science to deliver the tools and recipes we need to improve our health. Using the food we eat and how we eat it as the main focus, the series takes a holistic approach to our overall well-being and address topics related to stress, sleep, exercise and lifestyle. |
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Hidden India
神秘的印度
| A stunning series celebrating the diversity and flavours of the Indian subcontinent, travelling from the roof of the world in the north to the great rivers and deserts at its heart and the rainforests of the south. This is a land where the natural world has been woven into people's lives. |
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The honesty experiment
誠實實驗
| Deception is an integral part of human nature and it is estimated we all lie up to nine times a day. But what if created a world in which we couldn't lie? In a radical experiment, pioneering scientists from across Europe have come together to make this happen. |
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Hooked on painkillers
止痛藥成癮
| This programme investigates the increasing number of opioid painkillers being prescribed at family doctor level, with one leading pain specialist now seeing patients at pain clinics on does well above the amount believed to be effective. The rise in the use of these painkillers, which come from the same chemical family as heroin, could be putting these patients at higher risk of side effects - including addiction with potentially little effect on their chronic pain. |
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How China fooled the world
中國如何愚弄世界
| China is now the second largest economy in the world and for the last 30 years its economy has been growing at an astonishing rate. While the west has been in the grip of the worst recession in a generation, China's economic miracle has wowed the world, with spending and investment on a scale never seen before in human history. But could this mighty economic giant actually be in serious trouble, with massive debts that may never be repaid? Robert Peston travels to China to investigate. |
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How did North Korea build the nuclear bomb?
北韓如何建造核武?
| With the recent historic peace summit between North and South Korea showing encouraging progress, and a crucial Donald Trump Kim Jong Un summit proposed for summer 2018, it has never been more important to understand the history of North Korea's Nuclear Bomb. How and why did the 'Hermit Kingdom' build the bomb, and what is the context of the USA-North Korea relationship? Charting the roots of the current situation from the Korean War in 1950-52 through to the present, this is the untold story of how North Korea's nuclear arsenal has been developed. |
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How not to D.I.Y.
如何停止自己動手做
| DIY is big business which billions are spent on it each year. This programme is going to collect the films from different people to present their handiwork, which lots of them are disastrously bad, but funny. |
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How to build a time machine
如何製造時光機
| If you think time travel is impossible, think again. We can now make machines capable of this astonishing feat. Voyager 1, Nasa's space probe that left Earth in the '70s, has been travelling at such staggering speeds it's now travelling at such staggering speeds it's now travelled over one second into the future. And after moving through space at high speed for 803 days, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev aged fractionally less than the rest of us. So how far through time can our technology take us? Go back to the future and discover how close we are to cracking one of science's biggest conundrums. |
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How to die a better death
如何做好臨終的醫療和照顧決定
| How should we approach medical treatment when we're dying? It's a question we all have to face, but avoid talking about. Thanks to advances in modern medicine, doctors are better equipped to fight many life-threatening diseases. Their focus is saving lives. Death is something to battle against, right until the bitter end. But, instead of trying to defeat death, should we be more focused on quality of life? In this film, Dr Kevin Fong makes a personal journey through the moral questions around death. |
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How to live longer : the big think
如何活得更長壽 : 大構想
| We can now cure disease, replace failing body parts and even engineer our health on a genetic level. So, are illness and death really inevitable, or can they be overcome? Nobel Prize-winning biologist Paul Nurse has explored through his own research. Scientific breakthroughs across the world are opening up exciting possibilities. But new technologies that extend life raise complex ethical conundrums. Even if we could eradicate death and disease, should we? |
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How to stay young
如何保持年青
| The process of biological decline, the greatest enemy of human who want to stay young. This series investigates the latest research that could put the brakes on the ageing process. Also, Angela Rippon and Dr Chrise van Tulleken team up with scientists to verify the behaviors which can be done to reserve the ageing process. They have invited volunteers to put through a variety of tests and place on a lifestyle plan for three months, to find if those methods able to turn back the steps of ageing or not. |
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Human planet
人類星球
| As the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. This series looks at how human beings have adapted to life in 8 types of habitats: ocean, deserts, Arctic, jungles, mountains, rivers, grasslands and cities, which some are the planet's harshest conditions and extreme environments. |
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Hunters of the south seas
南海上的獵人
| Each isolated community in Coral Triangle in the southwestern Pacific has adapted different challenges of their surroundings. They are famed for the unique skills that have enabled them to survive and thrive in and on the ocean. Presenter Will Millard visits three communities to find these living styles. Bajau are fishermen of Indonesia who are formerly nomadic but now settled in villages at sea, how they adjust to life in fix place? Villagers of Lamalera in Indonesian have survived for centuries by hunting whales, does such a practice have a place in the modern world? Tiny island communities of the western Pacific had created a trading system called "Kula". But as mass tourism arrives, what is the future of Kula? |
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Icons the greatest person of the 20th century
偶像 : 二十世紀最偉大象徵人物
| The 20th century saw many great changes, from those brought about by war, shifts in cultural values, and great process in science and technology. Seven well-known figures explore the achievements and contributions of some of the greatest figures of the 20th century including scientists, writers, artists, entertainers, athletes, activists, and leaders. Each episode explores four key figures from a field, and at the last episode the public vote on their favourite. |
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The immortalist
長生不老
| For centuries humankind has dreamed of eternal life. Now, with our ever-advancing technology, could we bring a profound change in our evolution and our destinies? Dmitry Itskov, a 32-year-old Russian billionaire who wants to live forever. He wants to upload his mind in to a cyborg avatar and achieve immortality. To make it happen, he is courting the world's finest scientific minds including neuroscientists, roboticists and artificial intelligence experts. It might sound like science fiction, but Itskov is not alone. The programme meets the world's leading figures and the technological elite who are also pursing this dream. |
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The impact of the latest technology challenges on you
| An enterprises increasingly rely on digital technologies to conduct their operations, financial executives are becoming more aware that the most recent cyber developments provide the greatest benefit, while posing a growing risk, to their organization. Attorney and technologist Peter Vogel of Foley Gardere emphasizes the need for you to remain alert to the latest changes in the business technology environment, from blockchain and ransomware to GDPR and IOT. |
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Inside CERN : a Horizon special
深入歐洲核子研究組織
| Deep in bowels of CERN, the largest particle physical laboratory in the world, something odd is going on. Scientists are seeing a particle that shouldn't exist. If it does, then our understanding of the Universe's most basic building blocks is wrong. According to the standard model of particle physics, the Higgs-Boson was the last particle left to be discovered. So, whatever is happening in CERN's accelerators, it's completely unprecedented. If proved, this discovery will change our understanding of reality itself. |
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Inside Christie's : the world's biggest auction house
佳士得 : 世界最大的拍賣行
| Christie's is the world biggest auction house, a British institution that evolved into revered and dominant international brand. Now, for the first time, cameras have been given access to Christie's global empire and its auction houses across the world, from New York to Shanghai, and Dubai to Hong Kong. |
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Inside Europe's terror attacks
歐洲恐佈襲擊
| The gripping and timely programme provides an unparalleled insight into Islamic State terrorist operations throughout Europe. From highly organised cells like those responsible for the Paris and Brussels attacks to lone wolf attackers operating alone within communities Journalist Peter Talyor travels across Europe to uncover the different ways in which terrorism is manifesting itself across the continent. This is crucial viewing and reveals much about the extent of terrorism's threat and the urgent efforts of authorities to confront them. |
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Inside North Korea
北韓揭秘
| In May 2016, BBC reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was expelled from North Korea for showing disrespect and "distorting facts". He now tells the full story of his visit to the country and explores what his detention and interrogation by senior Korean officials say about this secretive state. Rupert investigates the apparent upturn in the North Korean economy and asks if the signs of improvement in the capital Pyongyang are real? He also examines whether the people there are genuinely loyal to their young leader or whether Kim Jong Un is ruling by reign of terror. |
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Inside the Christmas factory
工廠內幕 : 聖誕篇
| This series is presented by Gregg Wallance and Cherry Healey, with historian Ruth Goodman providing a look at how products came to exist as we know them today, including mince pies, tinsel, Christmas crackers and other items related to Christmas. |
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Inside the dark web
深入暗網
| The Dark Web is a secret online space that allows users complete anonymity. As online surveillance increases, this virtual world has grown in popularity. For some it is a place where criminals can operate - a shadowy underworld where users can purchase anything from illegal drugs to credit card details. For others, it is a haven, free from the government control and censorship that threatens the regular web. As users, programmers, governments and businesses battle over control of our online world, Horizon takes a trip through the Dark Web and meets the scientists, engineers and programmers fighting to save the internet. |
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Is binge drinking really that bad?
狂飲真的那麼糟 ?
| To investigate whether different damages created on the body between binge drinking occasionally and drinking small amounts of alcohol each day, doctors and genetically identical twins Tulleken Brothers participate in the related experiment for a month to find out how alcohol affects human bodies. |
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Islamic art : mirror of the invisible world
伊斯蘭藝術 : 隱形世界的鏡子
| Narrated by Academy Award winning performer Susan Sarandon, this dazzling documentary reveals the variety and diversity of Islamic art. The film explores themes such as the word, space, ornament, color and water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic art and architecture. It finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. |
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Italy's invisible cities
義大利的隱藏城市
| Assisting by a new 3D scanning technology, Historian Michael Scott explore the hidden treasures and find a new insight into the history of three Italian cities: Naples, Venice and Florence. |
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King coffee
極品咖啡
| Many people have a habit of drinking a cup of coffee in the morning. Coffee is the world's biggest agricultural product while is the most consumed drink after water. Following the consumption of coffee is still on the rise, it has driven more ways to sell coffee. This trend can be revealed from the boom in coffee shops where baristas serve coffee as if it were wine over the last decade. Behind their glistening neo-retro percolators they talk of body, power, fruit, bitterness. It looks as if "quick brew" is becoming "grand cru". |
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Life in the air
天空中的生命
| Flight is the ultimate superpower, an extraordinary ability most of us can only dream of. Yet an astonishing number of animals have mastered the skies. From squirrels to spiders, frogs to fish, and birds to bats with exceptional skills and breathtaking design, these animals hunt, travel, sleep, live and die in the air. This worlds had always been a mystery, a place we humans could not enter or understand. But now into the skies, and reveal their hidden world. |
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The lost tribes of humanity
失落的人類部族
| We humans consider ourselves unique. our ancestors and cousins have all die out. However, the discoveries made in the last few years have made our belief transformed. At least 4 distinct species of human alive on Earth at the same time. A lists of questions have been raised related to the question of who we think we were. Alice Roberts explores these discoveries in the study of human origins, revealing the transformation that has been brought about this field by genetics. |
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The maritime silk road
一帶一路新絲路 : 海上絲綢之路
| The Maritime Silk Road is China's grand trillion dollar plan to link up 65 countries, and 4.4 billion people that's over 60% of the world's population. It will create new trading routes, and cement China's position as a global superpower. But how will this impact all our lives? |
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Meet the Lords
英國上議院
| Inside the gilded halls of the House of Lords, at the heart of government, the Lords face contentious bills, eccentric traditions, bubbling tensions, and a fight for their future. This series provides an insider's glimpse into an astonishing world full of bizarre rules and age-old traditions. |
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Meet the Trumps : from Immigrant to President
認識特朗普 : 從移民到就任總統
| Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States and commander in chief of America's armed forces, which is the one of the most powerful position in the world. This programme is going to reveal the story of his family, from his grandfather, a man who arrived in America in 1880, to his mother and father to present the transformation of this tycoon family. |
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Millennium children
千禧兒童 : 未來何去何從
Almost two billion children have been born since the turn of millennium. They are the first generation of the 21st century. This extraordinary programme sets out to ask what kind of a world these millennium children are about to inherit. In 2000, 180 world leaders agreed on a series of ambitious targets to improve the lives of people everywhere. The Millennium Development Goals they signed up to were meant to herald unprecedented progress in every corner of Earth. They promised enormous reductions in poverty, increased life expectancy and an altogether fairer world. |
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Mother, father, deaf
聾人子女 : 失聰的父母
| Through the stories of CODAs (children of deaf adults), this film offers a previously unseen portrayal and exploration of these children's daily reality and upbringing. |
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The mystery of dark energy
暗能量之謎
| Einstein's theory of General relativity is still one of the pillars of modern physics. But one hundred years after Einstein theory, there is something mystery that undermine everything we though we knew - Dark energy. This force let the universe expand, even accelerating the expansion. This forces is invisible but it makes up 70% of the universe and there is a big debate over what it is. This programme shows the findings and debate about dark energy. |
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The new science of food
食品新科學
| Our understanding of a healthy diet is based on outdated science and questionable advice. Recent findings are fundamentally changing the way we think about food. Individual nutrients like fats, carbohydrates and proteins are no longer the key. From a street market in Brazil to a donut shop in Boston, we reveal the surprising truth of dietary science. |
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The new silk road
一帶一路新絲路 : 西域
| New Silk Road is China's US$200 billion plan to create new trading routes, and galvanize its economy. China is also using the New Silk Road to pursue its ambitions of global leadership. In this series, Anthony Morse travels from China to Central Asia, where Russia, USA and China are competing for influence, to find out the opportunity and the challenges of this plan. |
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New York : America's busiest city
紐約 : 美國最繁忙之都
| This set of television series visits the crucial locations in New York, including Grand Central Terminal and Central Park, to explore the important systems in New York, such as transport, food supply, cleaning and housing. Presenters introduce the day-to-day details and understand how systems operate and motor the city forward. |
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OCD : a monster in my mind
認識強迫症
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) offers an emotional insight into a debilitating disorder. This programme finds out what OCD is, what element triggers it, what way to stop and what are the latest researches. It also meets two people, who are suffered from OCD seriously, Sophie and Richard. The condition of them are so bad that affect their normal lives. |
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Oceans of the solar system
太陽系的海洋
| We thought oceans were unique to Earth, but astronomers are discovering oceans all over the solar system. This programme sets a journey on discovering oceans in solar system, from icy wastes of Enceladus to prehistoric oceans of Mars. The methan lakes found on Titan, the biggest satellite of Saturn, NASA plans to send a submarine to dive into murky depths. Are we on the verge of discovering life in the solar system? |
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On the wing
空中英雄
| Our heroes are physicians, emergency doctors, farmers and, above all, pilots. They carry on their professions in one of these territories at the ends of the earth. These regions that are so difficult to access, that only the airplane can reveal, through the daily work of those whose are living an adventure, in close proximity to nature. |
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The perfect diet for you?
減肥 : 完美的飮食
| In a groundbreaking experiment, this series brings together the world's foremost experts in genetics, biochemistry, neuroscience, nutrition science and applied behavioural medicine to test the latest weight-loss theory. Based on the latest scientific research, the central tenet of this theory suggests the key to sustained weight loss could be in knowing which physiological group, or 'diet tribe', you belong to. |
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The placebo experiment : can my brain cure my body?
安慰劑實驗 : 大腦能否治癒身體?
| Could placebos be used to treat common medical complaints? To find out, Horizon embarks on a landmark study. Over 100 volunteers are treated for backache - using nothing but fake pills and the power of the mind. Their brains are capable of producing effects more powerful than prescription painkillers. But will it work? And how will they react when they find out the truth? This revealing film also looks at other experiments from around the world, including a woman who underwent fake surgery to fix chronic shoulder pain, and a placebo that works even if you know you're taking it. |
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Planet earth. II
行星地球. 二
| David Attenborough returns in this breathtaking documentary showcasing life on Planet Earth. An island existence may seem idyllic due to the limited competition, but isolation also comes at price ; Only the toughest can survive in a mountains ; Jungle is an ideal conditions for life with adequate heat, light and water, however, the life in jungles always face a huge competitions with other creatures ; Lifes in deserts always have conflicts for water, the essence of life ; We can see the best tactics on surviving in open grasslands, no matter to be eat or not to get eaten ; Cities are the fastest growing habitat on Earth with providing creatures fresh opportunities. |
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Planet oil
石油的反思
| This is the rollercoaster story of global energy security, and we are at its critical juncture. Around the world, oil and gas fields are either running dry or have become politically or environmentally toxic. For all the talk of renewables and nuclear, no one is in any doubt that the human race will continue to rely on fossil fuels for the foreseeable future. But how long can Earth's resources sustain life as we know it? |
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Preparing for the new credit loss model : the CECL approach
| Business, as well as banks, are facing a new accounting model for credit losses, known are "current excepted credit loss" or CECL. Under the revised standard, accounting is based on historical and current losses, as well as on any deficit that is expected to occur in the future over the entire lifetime of a loan. Eric Segal, managing director of CFO Consulting Partners, warns that this change in loss reserve philosophy will require enterprises to set aside capital for future loss events that could take place - even if they have not yet occurred. |
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A prescription for murder?
處方抗抑鬱藥引發謀殺事件?
| Shelley Jofre investigates if a rare side effect of commonly prescribed anti-depressant SSRI has played a part in a number of killings including the mass murder at the premiere of a Batman film in Colorado in 2012. |
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Professor Green : hidden & homeless
隱性無家者
| Professor Green sets out to discover the modern face of homelessness, changing our perceptions of who the homeless are and the harsh reality of their lives. From the shocking streets of Manchester, where rough sleeping has doubled in the last year, to meeting those trapped in the same cycle of temporary hostel life and sofa surfing, he uncovers a generation of people without access to normal society or to their futures. |
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The real story of Santa Claus
聖誕老人的起源
| Santa Claus is a genuine icon of popular culture. Yet, very few people know the story of his origin. His strange myth was created by combining ancestral pagan rites with the legend of a Turkish Saint, St. Nicholas, whom held incredible powers. After his remains were brought back to Italy and France, St. Nicholas became a patron Saint of many European cities and a protector of children. Every year, on December 6, he would parade the streets, giving away sweets and gifts to the good kids. In the Netherlands, he was named Sinterklaas. The settlers brought him to America with them. In the 1800s, in New Amsterdam, later renamed New York City, two poets and a caricaturist invented the modern Santa Claus. |
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The restaurant that burns off calories
燃脂餐廳
| Welcome to a restaurant like no other. Where behind the scenes is not just the kitchen, but a secret gym and an army of exercisers - aiming to burn off every single calorie the diners eat. With a three-course meal plus drinks easily coming in at 2,500 calories, it's going to get sweaty. How will the diners feel when all is revealed? And how will they feel when they have to take a turn on the treadmills? |
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The science of laughter
笑的科學
| In this film, Jimmy Carr reveals the fascinating science of laughter and comedy. What is laughter, why do we enjoy it so much and what has it got to do with comedy? With the help of leading scientists along with Jimmy's own theories and ideas, together they try to find answers to what laughter actually is, why we love doing it so much and why we associate laughter with being amused. Science contributors in the studio include Professor Sophie Scott from University College London, who is breaking new ground in how the brain processes natural and social laughter; Professor Pete McGraw from University of Colorado, a psychologist who claims his controversial theory explains all comedy; and Professor Robin Dunbar from Oxford University, an evolutionary biologist and experimental psychologist who has a theory on why laughter was pivotal in our species development. |
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Secret life of growing up
成長的秘密
| Packed with stories of human resilience and reinvention, these two films reveal how humans grow from children into adults and the change of teenager and golden years exist. |
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Secret science : chemical and biological weapons
生化武器基地揭秘
| For the first time, Porton Down, the top-secret British military unit, opens its door to the public since it established in World War One. This base specialises in chemical and biological warfare to response chemical warfare. Now it also helps to fight against biological weapons, the Ebola bomb and global terrorism. |
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Secrets of our nuclear age
核時代的秘密
| Sellafield is the keystone of the UK's nuclear industry. Its story is the story of the nuclear age. Now, for the first time, Sellafield is opening its doors to television cameras. From the world's first commercial nuclear reactor, to the first reprocessing facility ever to recycle used fission material, this is a revelatory tour around one of the country's most controversial sites. Discover secrets that have been hidden for 60 years, in this remarkable account of humanity's attempts - past, present and future - to harness the almost limitless power of the atom. |
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Secrets of the human body
人體的奧秘
| The human body is the most sophisticated organism on earth. This series uses cutting-edge graphics to effectively peel back the skin and reveal the surprisingly beautiful biological processes that how we grow up, how body keep us survive and how to obtain skills. |
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Secrets of the SAS : in their own words
英國特種空勤團的秘密
| The SAS is one of the world's most secretive and feared military units. In this series, elite ex-soldiers reveal the intimate truth about life inside the Special Air Service. |
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Shellfish, from the sea to our plates
甲殼類水產 : 從海洋到美食
| In France, the annual shellfish consumption is nearly 10 kilos per persons. But behind this growing trend, we know relatively little about the origins of these products: How are they caught, raised and packaged, or what's happening between the ocean and our table? We set out to meet the fishermen and fish farmers who are constantly surpassing themselves to meet the growing demand. |
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Should we close our zoos?
是時候關閉動物園 ?
| Humans have a tradition of capturing animals from wild and put them in cages to entertain ourselves. However, contemporary studies let us to understand the complexity of animal behaviours, meanwhile, we can see animals in their natural environment on TV, so can we justify keeping them in cages? In this programme, Liz Bonnin evaluates the role of zoos played in the 21st century from captive breeding programmes and conservations, to education and welfare. |
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The silk road
絲綢之路
| Silk road, covering 5000 miles, passing through 13 countries and crossing some of the most dramatic landscape on the planet, this is the fascinating story of the lucrative trade route which changed the course of civilisation forever. In this series, Dr. Sam Willis explores how the fortunes of the West were shaped by the East. |
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Smart cities 2.0
智能城市2.0
| Over half of the world's population live in cities, and this amount keeps growing. How can cities become smarter to manage urban density and environmental issues? In this series, architect, academic, and urban planner Professor Jason Pomeroy travels to 8 cities to find out what makes them so smart. |
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Special forces. Beijing Special Combat Brigade
北京軍區特種大隊
| The Beijing Special Combat Brigade is one of the People's Liberation Army's elite fighting units for protecting Beijing which their operations and training have largely remained a secret until now. This is the first time getting approval for accessing their camp to demonstrate how to transform the ordinary men into special forces soldiers for earning the badge of "Whistling Arrows" by overcoming the tough training. |
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Sports doping : winning at any cost?
運動禁藥 : 為勝利不惜一切?
| Our sporting heroes do things with their bodies that are almost superhuman. But how many of them reach these heights illegally? As sport continues to hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Horizon investigates the controversial world of doping. Discover the extraordinary ways professional cheaters avoid detection, and meet the amateur athletes destroying their bodies in pursuit of perfection. Presenter Xand van Tulleken undergoes a unique experiment in endurance with his twin brother Chris, and interviews Tim Montgomery -- once the fastest man in the world -- to find out why many sportspeople risk their health to win. |
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Spying on the scammers
電腦詐騙 : 偵察網絡騙徒
| Thousands of people fall victim to computer scams every year, but now internet hackers are fighting back. They are known as scam-baiters and they target the criminal call centres that are preying on innocent victims around the world. There are dozens of these call centres in India with hundreds of employees working on a highly organised and lucrative crime. This programme obtains hacked footage from inside one Indian call centre, which reveals exactly how it operates. The programme tracks down the victims who have been conned and goes in search of the criminal who runs the whole operation. |
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Stopping male suicide
阻止男士自殺
| The leading cause of UK men's death under 50 is suicide. This film explores the gender paradox of suicide, asking questions that have remained taboo for too long. The programme visits men with different careers and someone who've been suicide but survived, they aim to find out methods to save thousands of lives away from suicide. |
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Supermarket secrets. Series 2
超市的秘密. 系列2
| The landscape of British supermarkets is changing. The big five supermarkets once ruled the high street and their ubiquitous megastores could be found in every British town. But times, shopping trends and customer needs are transforming. Customer loyalty is fading, online shopping is on the up, convenience is king and there's a price war like never before. Supermarkets have had to change their tactics - and fast. Which new trade secrets, technological innovations, and marketing strategies have Britain's supermarkets adopted? And is it enough to stay on top? Gregg Wallace and Babita Sharma explore how supermarkets in United Kingdom response the new consumer behaviour, the trend of health and convenience. |
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The super rich and us
貧富懸殊 : 超級富豪與平民
| In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, interviews with key participants and fascinating archive footage, Jacques Peretti investigates the seemingly irresistible rise of the super-rich and examines how the super-rich are upending the lives and certainties of everyone else. |
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Sustainability reporting becomes the "new normal"
| Capital market stakeholders are becoming more vocal about how valuable it is when enterprises provide them with sustainability information on the environmental, social, and governance issues that have an impact on their organizations. Tim Mohin, CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), observes that there is also more widespread acceptance of, and demand for, this data on issues from climate change to diversity in the boardroom and the C-suite. |
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Teenage and gay
青少年同性戀者
| Young gay people in the UK are increasingly discovering the self-awareness and confidence to come out while still in school. This programme discovers that in recent years there has been a revolution in social acceptance, but coming out while still a teen is always fraught with difficulties and potential danger. The programme follows five British teenagers as they come out, capturing intimate first-hand experiences, empathising with them as they seek acceptance for their sexuality. From the 14-year-old footballer who describes herself as a "butch lesbian" to the transgender boy forced out of home and school, the programme features a cross-section of characters |
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Teenagers vs cancer a user's guide
青少年如何對抗癌症
| What's it like to be young and find out you've got cancer? This programme meets young people living with the disease, revealing their fears, hopes and experiences. Chloe, Harry, Liam, Tim and Matt talk about the bespoke ward facilities, specialist nursing and social worker support tailored to this age group. Magda and Sophie give an insight into drugs development, while the case of another patient raises questions about age restrictions on drug trials. And Nick, Yazz and Roisin reveal innovations in teenage and young adult cancer care. These inspirational stories all share a sense of hope – and teenage bloody-mindedness. |
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Tomorrow's food
未來食物
| This cutting-edge series reveals the aweinspiring future of tomorrow's food. With amazing innovations and jaw-dropping advances from around the world that will soon be on our doorstep, from future-facing farms whose crops never see daylight to space-age supermarket aisles and restaurants staffed by robots. |
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Traders : million by the minute
交易員 : 瞬間致富
| A mesemerising account of life in the global financial heartlands, this series gets under the skin of the men and women who work in the strange and compulsive world of the money markets around the world. Featuring a fascinating cast of diverse characters who share a relentless drive to win, a finely honed skill in calling the odds, and a dally dose of the adrenaline rush of risk and reward. |
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Transforming finance : principle-based organizational structure
| Despite the ongoing transformation of the finance function and its responsibilities, recent surveys indicate a continued reluctance by financial executives to adjust the design of their organization. Longtime expert commentator Dean Meyer, who has studied and enhanced organizational designs for decades, explains how a principle-based structure can deliver greater entrepreneurial thinking as well as improved teamwork to your enterprise. |
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Transgender kids : who knows best
跨性別兒童 : 誰最懂
| The programme explores the divisive debate over whether a child should be free to make permanent changes to their gender. Dr Kenneth Zucker once ran the largest public clinic in Toronto for treating children and adolescents with gender dysphoria: an often violent feeling that the body they were born in does not match their true gender. However, Zucker was fired and his clinic closed down amid comparisons to a religious zealot trying to 'cure' homosexuality. His supporters believe he is a victim of virulent form of transgender politics that stifles freedom of speech. The programme features interviews with Zucker, his patients, the families, the clinicians and transgender activists. |
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Treasures decoded
瑰寶解碼
| New forensic science sheds light on six of world's ancient mysteries, helping to reveal their hidden secrets and so uncover their part in history. |
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Trusted advisor : the role of accounting and finance
| Accounting and finance specialists are increasingly called upon to exercise their judgement and skill over a wide range of pressing financial issues. At the same time, these professionals are excepted to take the lead in providing the data-driven insights that will enable their enterprises to make informed strategic decisions. According to Jay Thompson of Protiviti and Tim Hird of Robert Half Management Resources, the mastery of traditional accounting and financial skills is no longer enough to fulfill the role of trusted business advisor. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor. Series 2
醫生講你知. 2
| Michael Mosley and a team of doctors continue to tackle the top questions about our health, revealing something you may want to know about: What food is good for health and how to eat, what time is the best time to exercise to lose weight, how to cure the craving of food, new findings on health and more. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor. Series 5
醫生講你知. 5
| The doctors are back, doing original science to get behind the hype and headlines and answer the health questions that matters. Michael Mosley investigates whether turmeric can protect us against cancer and tries out acupuncture and hypnosis to discover whether these hugely popular alternative therapies really work. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor. Series 6
醫生講你知. 6
| Michael Mosley and a team of doctors continue to tackle the questions about our health in the series. Apart from the new findings of health information and misunderstanding, the programme also does some interesting experiments to find out how to keep healthy. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor. Series 7
醫生講你知. 7
| Michael Mosley and his team go behind the headlines to give the definitive answers to the health questions and new medical discover. Meanwhile, there is a special series for exploring the issue of mental health. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor. Series 8
醫生講你知. 8
| In this program, Michael Mosley finds out how learning a new language can help stave off dementia. Giles Yeo goes vegan for a month to test whether it makes him healthier. Gabriel Weston asks whether you can get drunk on boozy food. Zoe Williams looks at what you can do to improve your health if you are living with heart disease. Alain Gregoire discovers how to protect your teeth from a hidden danger. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor. Series 9
醫生講你知. 9
| This long-running hit gets behind the hype and headlines to find the truth about what's good for your health. The team seek out the latest research and work with leading universities to run major experiments. |
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Trust me I'm a doctor
醫生講你知
| Michael Mosley and a team of doctors tackle the top questions about our health, revealing everything, you ever wanted to know about colds, sleep, stress, headaches, hearts, sun-creams, exercise, vitamins and much more. |
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The truth about antibiotics
抗生素的真相
| Leading experts believe we could be entering a potentially devastating post-antibiotic era. This would mean a paper cut would lead to untreatable blood poisoning, or the risk of infection might render routine operations impossible. This programme meets the patients living with antibiotics-resistant bugs and the doctors researching radical new treatments. In Texas, a scientist hopes medical salvation might lie in alligator blood, and a Yale doctor investigates a Cold War cure with origins in the former Soviet Bloc. Why aren't pharmaceutical industries doing more to avert this health crisis? And how might changing patient behaviour prove crucial? |
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The truth about calories
卡路里的真相
| Calories are the language of many diets and healthy eating plans. But the numbers you see on the packets aren't what they seem. From the farm to the food factory, Dr Chris van Tulleken goes in search of the truth about calories, challenging everything we thought we knew. With the help of expert nutritionists and chefs, Chris discovers that you get more calories from a well-done steak than one that's cooked rare; finds out how adding double cream can actually cut the calories in your mashed potato; and learns the kitchen secrets that strip an astonishing 360 calories out of a meal without changing a single ingredient. |
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The truth about dementia
認知障礙症的真相
| In this programme, presenter Angela Rippon, a prominent campaigner for dementia awareness, investigates the condition that took her mother's life. Visiting the world's foremost research centres, Angela sees for herself how Alzheimer's changes the brain. On her journey, she learns why getting a good night's sleep might help prevent Alzheimer's, what impact learning a new language can have, and how a new drug trial might offer our best hope for a cure. Identifying lifestyle choices that may prevent mental deterioration, The truth about dementia shows there is hope for the future. |
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The truth about healthy eating
健康飲食的真相
| We spend millions of pounds each year on products that we're told are good for us. The promise of improving health is the ultimate marketing ploy. But does the science behind this multi-million-pound business really back up the claims? Using the latest scientific knowledge, this film debunks the fallacies that dictate our choices. Learn how multivitamin tablets have no effect whatsoever, and why our bodies' natural processes make detox products a complete waste of money. Whether exploding the fiction of 'superfoods' or the myths of mineral water, The Truth About Health Foods is a revelatory take on an issue that affects us all. |
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The truth about looking good
美容的真相
| A huge cosmetics industry feeds our pursuit of acquiring younger, more attractive, shinier versions of ourselves. But are we wasting money on products that we do not need and do not actually work? This program is going to conduct different experiments to reveal the facts about pseudo-science behind creams and potions that claim to fight the aging process. The adverts and packaging are bandied with scientific-sounding terms that make consumers confused, Independent experts help to find out the truth and find the products that objectively improve how we look. |
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The truth about obesity
肥胖症的真相
| This programme looks at groundbreaking new treatments: from faecal transplants to the hunger-hormone injection that might eliminate obesity forever. And time-travelling experiment reveals how we're fatter than we were in the 70s despite eating fewer calories and doing the same amount of exercise. Learn the real reasons we get fat, how it affects our bodies, and how you can stop it happening to you. |
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The truth about takeaways
外賣食物的真相
| Around the world, millions of takeaways are eaten every week. And with the explosion of food delivery apps, we're cooking less and less food at home. This fascinating programme uncovers the truth behind the tastes - how much do we know about our fast food, what is it really doing to our health, and can science help us make smarter takeaway choices? Learn how addictive foods are changing our appetites - and what we can do about it. Discover the best time to eat junk food. And find out which fast food is healthiest - and which we should avoid. Full of surprising revelations and healthy tips, this is a closer look at our favourite feel-good foods. |
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Vitamin pills : miracle or myth?
維他命丸 : 神奇還是神話?
| The global vitamin industry is worth billions of pounds. If you believe the hype, vitamin pills are the answer to all your problems - they keep your heart healthy, improve your intelligence, make your hair shine, and the essential for general wellbeing. And we do believe it. but official advice says we don't really need vitamins. They're only recommended for pregnant women, very young children, and the elderly. So, what information should we trust? And should you be taking vitamins? This timely investigation uncovers the truth. |
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The weirdest weather in the universe
宇宙中最極端的天氣
| From bowling-ball-sized hailstones to twisting tornadoes, the weather on our planet is extraordinary. But even Earth’s most extreme weather can’t compare to that seen on other planets in our solar system – let alone planets millions of light-years away. Using state-of-the-art research and amazing CGI images, Horizon recreates the most spectacular weather in the Universe. From diamond rain to clouds of molten lava, these are conditions that even the most creative sci-fi writers could never imagine. |
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Welcome to the Mosque
歡迎來到清真寺
| East London Mosque is one of the largest in Europe - over a quarter a million people walk through its doors during the month of Ramadan, and up to 7,000 fill its walls for Friday prayers. But this program discovers that for most people outside, it's a place of mystery. Filmmaker Robb Leech now asks what it's like to be an ordinary Muslim living in the West. He follows the everyday lives of the people in the community, experiencing their faith at first hand. |
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What's it like to catch Coronavirus
在家抗疫自救日記
| What is it actually like to catch the Coronavirus? This is a question everyone wants to ask and this programme documents the experiences of 8 victims on how to fight Coronavirus from first symptoms through their full recovery. The programme also invites experts to break down the science and dispel the myths about the virus, whilst also revealing the way it impacts on people's mental and economic health. |
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What makes a psychopath?
精神變態者的成因
| Nothing strikes fear into the public consciousness more than the idea of a psychopathic killer. But not all psychopaths are violent. Some become hugely successful even heroic public figures. So, what constitutes psychopathy? Can we cure it? And, even if we can, should we? In this programme, scientists give insights into this fascination field, and criminals give their own perspective on their crimes. From the brain scans that could identify potential psychopaths, to the antidepressant used to reduce violent behaviour in prisons, this is the definitive guide to the brave new science of psychopathy. |
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While you were sleeping
睡眠的科學
| The only purpose of sleep considered as a way of charging our batteries in the past, but the new technologies provide evidence that the functions of sleeping are various actually. This program is going to show how energetic and purposeful of sleeping brain are which helping us to control the weight, making memories and fighting off diseases, such as Alzheimer's. |
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Why did I go mad?
為何會精神分裂
| When seven-year-old Rachel looked into the mirror one morning, she saw a nightmarish creature looking back at her. Without warning, teenager Jacqui heard voices telling her what to do. Oxford scholar David walked into his lab one afternoon and saw hideous rat-like creatures running around. Like millions of others, they had all developed psychosis. But why? For hundreds of years, psychiatry has treated voices and hallucinations as an enemy. But now, new insights are leading to a radical rethink on how psychosis should be treated. Horizon joins Rachel, David and Jacqui to explore the impact of social, genetic and environmental influences on this most notorious mental illness. |
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Why we voted leave : Britain speaks
為何英國選擇脫歐
| Adrian Chiles goes home to the West Midlands to meet Leave voters from both sides of the political divide and find out why Britain voted for Brexit. He discovers an unlikely alliance of young and old, wealthy and non-wealthy, white and non-white, who all share a belief that their views have not so far been listened to by mainstream politicians. Adrian learns about their lives and their concerns about immigration, jobs and feeling excluded from the benefits of an increasingly globalised world. He also meets Remain voters who blame the Brexiters for pushing Britain into crisis. As the nation reels from the fallout of the Referendum result, Adrian's journey across the region shows just how divided Britain has become. |
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The wonderful world of blood
血液的奇妙世界
| The presenter of this programme, Michael Mosley, want to discover the function of blood, such as protecting body from infection, healing when wounded, and powering our live. To understand the function of blood, he put himself through some experiments. including entering a low-oxygen environment; poisoning his blood with a vial of viper venom; doing a state-of-the-art body scan; and jumping into a white-water rafting. |
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World's busiest cities
世界繁忙之都
| The presenters of this set of documentary visit four most iconic megacities, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Moscow and Delhi. They discover the secrets systems that keep these cities on the move, from transport and engineering to food and trade, and highlight the logistical and social challenges which these cities faced. |
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Yoghurt : as pure as snow?
乳酪 : 純正如雪?
| There was a time when yoghurt was white and natural but that time has gone with the arrival of mass consumption and the overriding need for originality. The list is too long to mention them all: bifudus, farm, Greek, Bulgarian, brewed, fruit, soya, organic, flavoured yoghurts, etc. An investigation into the dessert business where brands compete to outdo each other in imagination in order to get a bigger slice of the cake. Is yogurt really good for health? Are there any differences between brands? We investigate the biggest market in the French food industry. |
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7.7 billion people & counting
地球永續 : 從七十七億人口開始
| By 2050, there could be 10 billion people living on the planet. For Chris Packham, who's dedicate his life to protecting the natural world, that may simply be too many people for the Earth to sustain. Travelling around the world in search of answer to difficult and controversial questions, Chris investigates what he believes may be the most important challenge of our time. Can we reduce the impact of the growing human population, and could humans ever choose not to reproduce, for the sake of the planet? |
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10 things you need to know about the future
關於未來需要了解的十件事
| Hannah Fry delves into the data we have today to provide an evidence-based vision of tomorrow. With some expert help, she investigates questions we want answered about the future. |
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17 and life doesn't wait
時不我待的十七歲
| 17 and life doesn't wait paints a candid and emotionally charged view of life through the eyes of three teen girls. The programme catches the girls in their final year of high school, as they experience the impact of the outside world, their impending independence, and the conflicting expectations that come with the ever present gender divide. It delves into the teens’ attitudes, actions and goals, as they dream about the future, and discover their passions and anxieties. |
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The 21st century race for space
廿一世紀太空競賽
| It's taken 100 years to progress from the first manned air flight to the imminent prospect of space tourism. How did such extraordinary technological advanced come about? And is private space travel vital for the future of our species? Professor Brian Cox explores the past, present and future of space flight. He meets key players from Nasa and leading private space companies Virgin Galactic and SpaceX; takes the controls in a Galactic flight simulator; and visits the world's first commercial space port in New Mexico. Cow witnesses spaceship test flights in Mojave Desert and asks the question: What it is that keeps mankind reaching for the moon? |
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24 hour parcel people
二十四小時快遞員
| Our shopping habits are changing fast from traditional shops to online shops. And this programme lifts the lid on the staggering logistical feats, cavernous warehouses and armies of industrious workers behind the scenes of this virtual realm. Meet the multitude of couriers, engineers, drivers, sorters, loaders and managers frantically working to get our clothes, food, books, DVDs, and even lifesaving drugs to our homes each day. |
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The 250 million pound cancer cure
質子治療 : 2.5 億英鎊的癌症療法
| This programme follows the engineers, scientists and medics as they race to build the first NHS proton beam therapy centres in the UK: one at the Christie Hospital in Manchester and one at UCLH - the latter a Bouygues UK project which has been live since September 2015 and is due to complete in the summer of 2020. Proton beam therapy is one of the most technologically advanced forms of radiotherapy used for the treatment of complex and hard-to-treat cancers in children and adults, with potentially better outcomes and a lower risk of longer term side effects. |
