We all have a biological clock ticking away inside us that governs our daily rhythms. This affects our health as much as our diet and whether we exercise. So what can we do to manage this internal clock better? To find out, evolutionary biologist Ella Al-Shamahi locks former commando Aldo Kane in an abandoned nuclear bunker with no way of telling the time - for ten days. Monitored around the clock by a team of scientists, he carries out a barrage of tests to uncover exactly what makes our body clock tick. Above ground, Ella meets two time-starved couples to test the latest thinking on how we can manage our body clocks better. In trying to improve their sleep, and their lives, she uncovers practical advice that we can all take on board. Studies on shift workers show that regularly disrupting our sleep makes us more at risk of diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. So getting to grips with our biological clock couldn't be more important.
| Title | Horizon - Season 55 Episode 9 : Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick? |
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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 55 :Episode 1 My Amazing Brain: Richard's War My Amazing Brain: Richard's War
2018-02-05Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 2 Teenagers vs Cancer: A User's Guide Teenagers vs Cancer: A User's Guide
2018-06-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 3 How to Build a Time Machine How to Build a Time Machine
2018-07-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 4 Spina Bifida & Me Spina Bifida & Me
2018-07-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 5 Jupiter Revealed Jupiter Revealed
2018-08-07Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 6 Stopping Male Suicide Stopping Male Suicide
2018-08-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 7 A Week Without Lying - The Honesty Experiment A Week Without Lying - The Honesty Experiment
2018-08-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 8 The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body? The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body?
2018-10-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 9 Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick? Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?
2018-10-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 10 Avalanche: Making a Deadly Snowstorm Avalanche: Making a Deadly Snowstorm
2018-10-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 11 Vitamin Pills: Miracle or Myth? Vitamin Pills: Miracle or Myth?
2018-10-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 12 Diagnosis on Demand? The Computer Will See You Now Diagnosis on Demand? The Computer Will See You Now
2018-11-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 13 The Contraceptive Pill: How Safe Is It? The Contraceptive Pill: How Safe Is It?
2018-11-21Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
