Horizon 1964 Horizon is BBC Twos flagship 50 minute science documentary series In September 2004 it celebrated its 40th anniversary and it continues to enjoy outstanding critical acclaim Recognised as the world leader in its field, it regularly wins a sweep of international science, medical and environmental film accolades, and has recently won the Royal Television Society Award and the Prix Italia In 2002, the British Academy of Film Television Arts presented Horizon with the BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand In 2003 it won the prestigious Images et Science award for best medical documentary and the Carl von Linne Award at the Living Europe film festival in Sweden That year, a Horizon co production with WGBH Boston won the Emmy for best documentary