Horizon: The Contraceptive Pill: How Safe Is It?
The pill. It is 99% effective, easy to use, and its invention has been revolutionary. The question is though, how safe is this contraceptive? Dr. Zoe Williams attempts to find an answer. For the public, the contraceptive pill is connected with many side effects. Breast cancer, risk of thrombosis, and depression are some of these adverse effects discussed in the media. The pill is a common contraceptive, however, according to a survey up to 68% of women don’t know how it works. What are the real health risks while using the pill? Is it even necessary to stop taking it for the seven-day period each month? Are there pills for men? In the BBC Horizon documentary, scientists, females, and males look for the answers to these questions.
Milla Harrison-Hansley
Director
Alicky Sussman
Director
Casts & Crew
Zoe Williams
Herself
Also Directed by Milla Harrison-Hansley
Professor Alice Roberts discovers which are Britain's most popular fresh foods and uses the latest science to uncover the surprising health benefits of our favourite foods.
Also Directed by Alicky Sussman
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
On 7 July 2005 Britain experienced its first ever suicide attack. Four bombs exploded in central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700. When Scotland Yard launched one of the biggest investigations in its history, another first was quickly uncovered: the suicide bombers were home-grown, they were young British men, attacking their own country. Ariel Merari interviewed the friends and family of suicide bombers, as well as those who were stopped before their bombs went off. He tried to piece together a personality type capable of such acts. The unsettling finding that emerged was that suicide bombers weren't mad, weren't psychopaths, in fact they did not have any psychological flaws that set them apart.
