Horizon: Narcolepsy is a disorder that for a long time has baffled scientists, with sufferers living in a twilight world between sleeping and waking, and where symptoms include nightmarish hallucinations and paralysing fits that can strike at any time. This programme examines ground-breaking research into the condition, which has raised the possibility of drugs that could remove the need for sleep for days : a release for narcoleptics and a chance for a true 24-hour society to emerge.

Starring:

Bernard Hill, Jack Fortune

Genre:

Documentary