Psychopaths have long captured the public imagination. Painted as charismatic, violent predators lacking in all empathy, they provide intrigue and horror in equal measure. But what precisely is a psychopath? What is it that drives them to cause harm, even kill? And can they ever be cured? Presented by psychologist Professor Uta Frith, this is an in-depth exploration of the psychopathic mind including one of the most notorious of all, Moors murderer Ian Brady. Through an ongoing correspondence between the Horizon team and Brady, the film features some of the very last letters he wrote. The film also features a series of candid interviews with prison inmates who not only describe their crimes but why they think they committed them. Horizon explores not only how each individual's crimes were shaped by their own life experiences, but also gives an insight in to how these people think and behave. Working with the world's experts in the field, the film sheds light on the biological, psychological and environmental influences that shape a psychopath. And it looks to the future, with groundbreaking research that suggests a lifetime of incarceration is not the only option to manage violent and dangerous psychopaths.
| Title | Horizon - Season 54 Episode 12 : What Makes a Psychopath? |
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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 54 :Episode 1 Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth
2017-01-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 2 Hair Care Secrets Hair Care Secrets
2017-01-23Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 3 ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner
2017-04-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 4 Why Did I Go Mad? Why Did I Go Mad?
2017-05-02Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 5 Strange Signals from Outer Space! Strange Signals from Outer Space!
2017-05-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 6 Space Volcanoes Space Volcanoes
2017-05-23Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 7 Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue
2017-06-07Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 8 Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped
2017-06-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 9 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future
2017-06-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 10 Dawn of the Driverless Car Dawn of the Driverless Car
2017-06-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 11 Dippy and the Whale Dippy and the Whale
2017-07-13Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 12 What Makes a Psychopath? What Makes a Psychopath?
2017-08-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 13 Mars - A Traveller's Guide Mars - A Traveller's Guide
2017-09-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 14 Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn
2017-09-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 54 :Episode 15 Being Transgender Being Transgender
2017-09-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
