1973
32 episodes · Jan 4, 1973
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- S10E1
Epidemic
Jan 4, 197360mHorizon examines sources of infection that have, and could still, cause epidemics in Britain.
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Worlds in Collision
Jan 11, 197360mThis episode of Horizon features Immanuel Velikovsky and his theories about the solar system.
- S10E3
The Military Necessity
Jan 18, 197360mHorizon examines the doctrines and military strategies of the rival alliances of NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries.
- S10E4
The Curtain of Silence
Jan 25, 197360mHorizon looks into the problem of deafness in Britain.
- S10E5
Crime Lab
Feb 1, 197360mA jewel robbery, a hit-and-run, and the Case of the Skeleton in the Sand Dunes illustrate the work of forensic scientists and the police they assist. How do they discover the characteristics of an individual bullet as it enters a body? How are blood stains identified or microscopic flakes of paint? How do voiceprints and lie-detectors work? The crime labs of Britain and America have different priorities and different techniques. Each can learn from the other. They also have different success rates. Britain's is currently better. But how long can we hold out against a rapidly rising tide of drugs and violence? What can we learn from American experience?
- S10E6
When the Breeding Has to Stop
Feb 8, 197360mHow easy is it to get sterilized? Should there be abortion on demand? Do we need a free contraceptive service? Our average family size is 2.5. To avoid a social and population crisis it needs to be 2.1. Aberdeen, one of the few cities to have a fully comprehensive family planning service, has already successfully cut its birth rate. The Government plan to withdraw this kind of free service. But, in the light of Aberdeen's success, should the Government be made to reconsider?
- S10E7
Science Is Dead, Long Live Science
Feb 15, 197360mIn this documentary by Horizon, we look at chemical warfare and the associated environmental problems that have given science a bad name.
- S10E8
...And Where Will the Children Play?
Mar 1, 197360mHorizon explores how to make the future livable and prevent the effects of urban sprawl.
- S10E9
Acupuncture: A Chinese Puzzle
Mar 8, 197360mHorizon explains acupuncture theories and examines its validity in modern medicine.
- S10E10
What Time Is Your Body?
Mar 22, 197360mHorizon illustrates the Circadian Cycle of your body clock as it relates to physical and mental efficiency.
- S10E11
Survival of the Weakest
Apr 5, 197360mIn this episode, Horizon investigates the chances of survival and chances of a normal life for babies who are born underweight.
- S10E12
Red Sea Coral and the Crown of Thorns
Apr 12, 197360mThis Horizon documentary shows the work of the Cambridge Coral Starfish Research Group off of Port Sudan in the Red Sea.
- S10E13
Lumbered... with Back-Ache!
Apr 26, 197360mIn this report, Horizon studies the problem of backache and investigates some remarkable new spine research.
- S10E14
Airport
May 3, 197360mHorizon covers Heathrow Airport in England and in particular, the work which is being done to make it safe.
- S10E15
Do You Remember the Memory Man?
May 17, 197360mHorizon looks at the phenomena of memory and some recent discoveries about it made by scientists.
- S10E16
What a Waste!
May 24, 197360mHorizon investigates the various ways of dealing with the growing problem of garbage.
- S10E17
The Laws of the Land
Jun 7, 197360mIn the episode, Horizon investigates modern intensive farming methods.
- S10E18
Do We Really Need the Railways?
Jun 14, 197360mHorizon takes a realistic look at the new ideas and technology threatening Britain's railway system.
- S10E19
The Telly of Tomorrow?
Jun 21, 197360mIn this Horizon documentary, it deals with the expansion of television in Britain and the USA, especially with the growth of cable television.
- S10E20
How Does It Hurt?
Jul 5, 197360mIn this episode of Horizon, you will find that many people suffer chronic pain and yet others cannot feel anything.
- S10E21
A Scientist Looks at Religion
Aug 9, 197360mThis report by Horizon examines the work of Sir Alister Hardy who has set up a research unit to examine religious experience.
- S10E22
In Search of Konrad Lorenz
Sep 24, 197360mHorizon presents a portrait of Konrad Lorenz and a review of his career and personal interests.
- S10E23
Stretch Up Tall
Oct 1, 197360mThis episode of Horizon takes a look at the medical and educational treatment of spastics in Britain.
- S10E24
Gilding the Lily
Oct 8, 197360mHorizon presents a documentary on the developments in botany resulting in new flowers and the mass production of plants from single cells.
- S10E25
The Black Holes of Gravity
Oct 15, 197360mIn this episode of Horizon, Prof. John Taylor of the London University looks at the effects of gravity and the forces it exerts on the universe.
- S10E26
What's so Big About Us?
Oct 22, 197360mHorizon investigates the plight of the Pygmies, on the verge of extinction as a racial group.
- S10E27
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Oct 29, 197360mThis Horizon documentary is a biography of the Danish nuclear physicist, Nils Bohr, and his efforts to internationally control atomic energy.
- S10E28
Carry on Smoking
Nov 5, 197360mHorizon looks at the rise in the number of people who smoke and the real health risks.
- S10E29
Air Crash Detective
Nov 26, 197360mIn this report, Horizon investigates why airplanes crash and shows accident investigators at work analyzing a film of an actual crash.
- S10E30
An Element of Mystery
Dec 3, 197360mThis episode of Horizon documents the sources, uses, and properties of the element mercury and examines its role in modern society.
- S10E31
Digging Up the Future
Dec 17, 197360mCan we ever hope to wipe out diseases like influenza and small-pox? Will our weather get better - or worse? Is it possible to grow anything useful on large areas of moorland in this country? Diseases, climate and soil structure alter so slowly that patterns in them can only be found by studying how they've changed over hundreds and thousands of years. Dating methods, which slot all the changes into place, are the most important scientific tools for analyzing the past. And the news they give can advise - and warn - us about the future.
- S10E32
Kula, a Reason for Giving
Dec 24, 197360mHorizon reports on the inhabitants islands east of New Guinea who have evolved a system of intercommunication called the Kula.