Horizon
This long-running science series explores big questions and surprising discoveries, unpacking mysteries across topics from astronomy to psychology and beyond. Guided by expert voices, it aims to make complex ideas clear while taking viewers into unfamiliar worlds and fresh ways of thinking.
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Season 14
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E1
A Smile for a Crocodile
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
Jan 7, 1977 -
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E2
The Pill for the People
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
Jan 14, 1977 -
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E3
The Ape That Stood Up
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
Jan 21, 1977 -
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E4
The Human Animal
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
Feb 4, 1977 -
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E5
The Guinea Pig and the Law
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
Feb 18, 1977 -
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E6
Hunters of the Seal
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
Feb 25, 1977 -
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E7
The Red Planet
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
Mar 4, 1977 -
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E8
One of Nature's Hotels
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
Mar 11, 1977 -
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E9
Dawn of the Solar Age
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
Mar 18, 1977 -
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E10
Genetic Roulette
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
Apr 1, 1977 -
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E11
The Amazing Doctor Newton
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
Jul 15, 1977 -
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E12
The Trouble with Medicine
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.
Jul 22, 1977 -
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E13
Silent Speech
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
Jul 29, 1977 -
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E14
The Green Machine
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
Aug 5, 1977 -
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E15
The River That Came Clean
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
Sep 2, 1977 -
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E16
Blueprints in the Bloodstream
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.
Sep 9, 1977 -
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E17
40 Years of Murder
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
Sep 16, 1977 -
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E18
The Cry for Help
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
Sep 30, 1977 -
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E19
The Sunspot Mystery
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
Oct 7, 1977 -
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E20
The Rhine's Revenge
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
Oct 21, 1977 -
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E21
Icarus' Children
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
Dec 2, 1977 -
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E22
The Healing Nightmare
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
Dec 9, 1977 -
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E23
The Great Wine Revolution
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.
Dec 23, 1977