In 2005, Isabelle Dinoire become the first person to receive a new face. The decision made by French surgeons to perform the operation went against the findings of almost every other ethical committee in the world and has since sparked a fierce debate over the ethics of the operation. In the UK, a team led by Peter Butler struggles to get approval to perform the first full face transplant. Do the risks outweigh the benefits? Are face transplants really in the best interest of the patient? Horizon investigates.
| Title | Horizon - Season 43 Episode 15 : The Worlds First Face Transplant |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
| Subtitle Available |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-07-22 |
| Number of Episodes | 1169 |
| Number of Seasons | 60 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 1 Space Tourists Space Tourists
2006-01-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 2 Waiting for a Heartbeat Waiting for a Heartbeat
2006-01-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 3 A War on Science A War on Science
2006-01-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 4 The Lost City of New Orleans The Lost City of New Orleans
2006-02-02Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 5 Most of Our Universe Is Missing Most of Our Universe Is Missing
2006-02-09Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 6 Winning Gold in 2012 Winning Gold in 2012
2006-03-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 7 The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow
2006-06-08Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 8 The Genius Sperm Bank The Genius Sperm Bank
2006-06-15Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 9 Bye Bye Planet Pluto Bye Bye Planet Pluto
2006-06-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 10 We Love Cigarettes We Love Cigarettes
2006-06-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 11 Nuclear Nightmares Nuclear Nightmares
2006-07-13Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 12 Tutankhamun's Fireball Tutankhamun's Fireball
2006-07-20Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 13 Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes
2006-10-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 14 Chimps are People Too Chimps are People Too
2006-10-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 15 The Worlds First Face Transplant The Worlds First Face Transplant
2006-10-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 16 Human v2.0 Human v2.0
2006-10-24Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 17 The Great Robot Race The Great Robot Race
2006-10-31Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 18 Pandemic Pandemic
2006-11-07Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 43 :Episode 19 We are the Aliens We are the Aliens
2006-11-14Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
