1972
33 episodes · Jan 3, 1972
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- S9E1
The Missing Link
Jan 3, 197260mIn this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France.
- S9E2
Navajo - The Last Red Indians
Jan 10, 197260mHorizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States.
- S9E3
How Much Do You Smell?
Jan 17, 197260mWhy do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why.
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The Parasite of Paradise
Jan 31, 197260mThis story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa.
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The Day it Rained Periwinkles
Feb 7, 197260mHorizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena.
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Are You Doing This for Me Doctor, or Am I Doing It for You?
Feb 14, 197260mHorizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient.
- S9E7
How They Sold Doomsday
Feb 21, 197260mIn this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA.
- S9E8
For Love or Money?
Feb 28, 197260mIn this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction.
- S9E9
Whales, Dolphins and Men
Mar 6, 197260mHorizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man.
- S9E10
What Is Race?
Mar 13, 197260mHorizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century.
- S9E11
The Man-Made Lakes in Africa
Mar 20, 197260mHorizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser.
- S9E12
Survival in the Sahara
Mar 27, 197260mThis episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa.
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Mind Over Body
Apr 10, 197260mThis story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind.
- S9E14
Out of Volcanoes
Apr 17, 197260mIn this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists.
- S9E15
The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
May 1, 197260mHorizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor.
- S9E16
Rail Crash
May 8, 197260mHorizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.
- S9E17
Do You Dig National Parks?
May 22, 197260mHorizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies.
- S9E18
Sorry I Opened My Mouth
Jun 12, 197260mHorizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay.
- S9E19
The Way We Move
Jul 3, 197260mHow do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode.
- S9E20
The Life that Lives on Man
Jul 10, 197260mThis episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair.
- S9E21
Sex Can Be a Problem
Jul 24, 197260mIn this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation.
- S9E22
The Surgery of Violence
Jul 31, 197260mHorizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA.
- S9E23
Hospital, 1922
Oct 12, 197260mHorizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago.
- S9E24
When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames
Oct 19, 197260mThis episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape.
- S9E25
The Making of the English Landscape
Oct 26, 197260mThis episode of Horizon illustrates the ideas of Prof. W.G. Hoskins on the development of the English landscape from Iron Age times to the present.
- S9E26
Shadows of Bliss
Nov 2, 197260mHorizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief.
- S9E27
The Billion-Dollar Marsh
Nov 9, 197260mThis episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife.
- S9E28
Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life?
Nov 16, 197260mHorizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention.
- S9E29
The Making of a Natural History Film
Nov 23, 197260mThis epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films.
- S9E31
Alaskan Pipe-Dream
Dec 7, 197260mThis episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife.
- S9E32
Their Life in Your Hands
Dec 21, 197260mHorizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment.
- S9E33
Navigating Europe
Dec 28, 197260mHorizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.