TV Horizon - Season 41 Episode 4 : Secrets of the Star Disc Horizon - Season 41 Episode 4 : Secrets of the Star Disc 7.516/10 by 32 users This is the extraordinary story of how a small metal disc is rewriting the epic saga of how civilisation first came to Europe, 3600 years ago. When grave robbers ransacked a Bronze Age tomb in Germany, they had no idea that they had unearthed the find of a lifetime. But they knew that it was worth selling. It was a small bronze disc of exquisite design. So they contacted the archaeologist Harald Meller, offering to sell it to him for €300,000. Meller went deep into the criminal underworld and, after a police sting, he got his disc. It depicted the sun, the moon and the stars. This suggested an understanding of the heavens greater than that of the first great civilisations, like Egypt. Could it possibly be real? After exhaustive tests, the disc was declared genuine. Then a team of crack scientists pieced together what it meant. What emerged is a true marvel. This disc, it seems, is a Bronze Age Bible, combining an advanced understanding of the stars with some of the most sophisticated religious imagery of the age. In intellectual achievement and also age, it surpasses anything yet found in Egypt or Greece. It seems that civilisation had already dawned in Europe. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 41 Episode 4 : Secrets of the Star Disc Alternative Titles BBC Horizon 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, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 41 :Episode 1 The Demonic Ape The Demonic Ape 2004-01-08 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 2 The Moscow Theatre Siege The Moscow Theatre Siege 2004-01-15 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 3 The Atkins Diet The Atkins Diet 2004-01-22 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 4 Secrets of the Star Disc Secrets of the Star Disc 2004-01-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 5 The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schön The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schön 2004-02-05 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 6 Thalidomide - A Second Chance? Thalidomide - A Second Chance? 2004-02-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 7 Diamond Labs Diamond Labs 2004-03-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 8 T-Rex - Warrior or Wimp? T-Rex - Warrior or Wimp? 2004-03-11 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 9 Project Poltergeist Project Poltergeist 2004-03-18 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 10 The Truth of Troy The Truth of Troy 2004-03-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 11 The Truth About Vitamins The Truth About Vitamins 2004-09-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 12 King Solomon's Tablet of Stone King Solomon's Tablet of Stone 2004-09-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 13 Derek Tastes of Earwax Derek Tastes of Earwax 2004-09-30 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 14 What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? 2004-10-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 15 Making Millions the Easy Way Making Millions the Easy Way 2004-10-14 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 16 Saturn - Lord of the Rings Saturn - Lord of the Rings 2004-10-21 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 17 The Hunt for the Supertwister The Hunt for the Supertwister 2004-10-28 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 18 Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis 2004-11-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.