1974
33 episodes · Jan 7, 1974
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A Matter of Self-Defense
Jan 7, 197460mThis episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
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Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
Jan 14, 197460mThis episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
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Never Too Late to Learn
Jan 21, 197460mHorizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
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The Great Fish Hunt
Jan 28, 197460mHorizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
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Pedal Power
Feb 4, 197460mThis episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
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The Writing on the Wall
Feb 11, 197460mIn this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
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Where Did the Colorado Go?
Feb 18, 197460mHorizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
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The Future Goes Boom
Mar 4, 197460mHorizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
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Fusion: The Energy Promise
Mar 11, 197460mIn this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
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The First Ten Years
Apr 22, 197460mIn this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
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This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
Apr 29, 197460mHorizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
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The Hunting of the Quark
May 6, 197460mThis Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
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A Noah's Ark for Europe
May 13, 197460mHorizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
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Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
Jun 3, 197460mHorizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
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Search for Life
Jun 10, 197460mDocumentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
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The Secrets of Sleep
Jun 10, 197460mHorizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
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Who Needs Skills?
Jun 24, 197460mIn this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
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Hills of Promise
Jul 1, 197460mIn this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
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The Race for the Double Helix
Jul 8, 197460mThis documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
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The Immigrant Doctors
Jul 15, 197460mIn this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
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Mines, Minerals and Men
Jul 22, 197460mHorizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
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Listen and Be Loyal
Aug 5, 197460mHorizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
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Adam or Eve?
Aug 12, 197460mThis episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
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An Unholy Scramble
Sep 2, 197460mHorizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
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Do as You Are Told
Oct 28, 197460mThis report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
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The First Signs of Washoe
Nov 4, 197460mHorizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
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The Other Way
Nov 11, 197460mHorizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
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The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
Nov 25, 197460mSixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
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Joey
Dec 9, 197460mThis story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
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The Neglected Harvest
Dec 16, 197460mHorizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
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How on Earth Did They Do That?
Dec 23, 197460mThis documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
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The Lysenko Affair
Dec 30, 197460mHorizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.