Looks at new treatments for patients in a persistent vegetative state. Focuses on the case of Geoffrey Wildsmith who was misdiagnosed as being PVS. He had awoken from his coma but was totally paralysed and unable to communicate. After two years he was transferred and it was found he could communicate by using a buzzer connected to a highly sensitive pressure-switch.
| Title | Horizon - Season 33 Episode 14 : Living Death |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
| Subtitle Available |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-10-06 |
| Number of Episodes | 1173 |
| Number of Seasons | 61 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 1 The Butchers of Boxgrove The Butchers of Boxgrove
1996-01-08Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 2 Fermat's Last Theorem Fermat's Last Theorem
1996-01-15Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 3 A Miracle for Cancer ? A Miracle for Cancer ?
1996-01-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 4 Nature's Numbers Nature's Numbers
1996-01-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 5 The Gene Race The Gene Race
1996-02-05Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 6 Masters of the Ionosphere Masters of the Ionosphere
1996-02-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 7 Assault on the Male (revisited) Assault on the Male (revisited)
1996-02-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 8 Death by Design Death by Design
1996-03-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 9 The Planet Hunters The Planet Hunters
1996-03-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 10 Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus (Update) Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus (Update)
1996-03-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 11 Fallout from Chernobyl Fallout from Chernobyl
1996-04-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 12 TV is Dead, Long Live TV TV is Dead, Long Live TV
1996-11-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 13 Aliens from Mars Aliens from Mars
1996-11-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 14 Living Death Living Death
1996-11-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 15 The Time Lords The Time Lords
1996-12-02Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 33 :Episode 16 Noah's Flood Noah's Flood
1996-12-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
