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1977

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Episodes (23)

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Ep 1

A Smile for a Crocodile

1977-01-0760m
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
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Ep 2

The Pill for the People

1977-01-1460m
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
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Ep 3

The Ape That Stood Up

1977-01-2160m
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
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Ep 4

The Human Animal

1977-02-0460m
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
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Ep 5

The Guinea Pig and the Law

1977-02-1860m
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
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Ep 6

Hunters of the Seal

1977-02-2560m
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
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Ep 7

The Red Planet

1977-03-0460m
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
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Ep 8

One of Nature's Hotels

1977-03-1160m
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
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Ep 9

Dawn of the Solar Age

1977-03-1860m
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
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Ep 10

Genetic Roulette

1977-04-0160m
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
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Ep 11

The Amazing Doctor Newton

1977-07-1560m
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
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Ep 12

The Trouble with Medicine

1977-07-2260m
In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
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Ep 13

Silent Speech

1977-07-2960m
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
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Ep 14

The Green Machine

1977-08-0560m
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
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Ep 15

The River That Came Clean

1977-09-0260m
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
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Ep 16

Blueprints in the Bloodstream

1977-09-0960m
This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.
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Ep 17

40 Years of Murder

1977-09-1660m
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
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Ep 18

The Cry for Help

1977-09-3060m
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
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Ep 19

The Sunspot Mystery

1977-10-0760m
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
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Ep 20

The Rhine's Revenge

1977-10-2160m
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
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Ep 21

Icarus' Children

1977-12-0260m
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
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Ep 22

The Healing Nightmare

1977-12-0960m
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
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Ep 23

The Great Wine Revolution

1977-12-2360m
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.
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