
Episodes (23)
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Ep 1
A Smile for a Crocodile
1977-01-07•60m
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
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Ep 2
The Pill for the People
1977-01-14•60m
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
1977-01-21•60m
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
1977-02-04•60m
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
1977-02-18•60m
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
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Ep 6
Hunters of the Seal
1977-02-25•60m
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
1977-03-04•60m
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
1977-03-11•60m
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
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Ep 9
Dawn of the Solar Age
1977-03-18•60m
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
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Ep 10
Genetic Roulette
1977-04-01•60m
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
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Ep 11
The Amazing Doctor Newton
1977-07-15•60m
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
1977-07-22•60m
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
1977-07-29•60m
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
1977-08-05•60m
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
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Ep 15
The River That Came Clean
1977-09-02•60m
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
1977-09-09•60m
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
1977-09-16•60m
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
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Ep 18
The Cry for Help
1977-09-30•60m
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
1977-10-07•60m
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
1977-10-21•60m
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
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Ep 21
Icarus' Children
1977-12-02•60m
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
1977-12-09•60m
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
1977-12-23•60m
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.