Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates the world of performance-enhancing drugs - from the athletes seeking the rewards of fame, glory and lucrative sponsorship deals to the hundreds of thousands of people in the UK now regularly taking anabolic steroids to look good and buff up. What are these drugs? What do they do to the body? And is it worth it? Xand's investigation reveals the extraordinary gamble dopers take with their health. Long-term effects include kidney failure, cognitive impairment and testicular shrinkage, and Xand witnesses how users are self-experimenting with drugs that have not yet been approved for human use. Horizon uncovers the new frontier of doping, from new molecules to gene therapy - where the genes that control muscle growth are altered. These new methods could be completely undetectable by the doping authorities. Finally, with the help of his twin brother Chris, Xand discovers the legal ways some athletes try to gain the edge.
| Title | Horizon - Season 53 Episode 12 : Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
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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 53 :Episode 1 The Immortalist The Immortalist
2016-03-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 2 Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control
2016-03-23Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 3 The Mystery of Dark Energy The Mystery of Dark Energy
2016-03-30Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 4 Oceans of the Solar System Oceans of the Solar System
2016-04-06Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 5 The End of the Solar System The End of the Solar System
2016-04-13Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 6 Should We Close Our Zoos? Should We Close Our Zoos?
2016-04-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 7 How to Find Love Online How to Find Love Online
2016-04-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 8 Ice Station Antarctica Ice Station Antarctica
2016-05-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 9 Curing Alzheimer's Curing Alzheimer's
2016-05-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 10 E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace?
2016-05-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 11 Why Are We Getting So Fat? Why Are We Getting So Fat?
2016-06-07Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 12 Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost?
2016-07-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 13 Inside CERN Inside CERN
2016-08-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 14 My Amazing Twin My Amazing Twin
2016-08-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 15 The Lost Tribes of Humanity The Lost Tribes of Humanity
2016-10-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 53 :Episode 16 The Wildest Weather in the Universe The Wildest Weather in the Universe
2016-10-23Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
