Horizon
1973
197332 episodes
Episode 1
Epidemic
Jan 4, 19731h
Horizon examines sources of infection that have, and could still, cause epidemics in Britain.
Episode 2
Worlds in Collision
Jan 11, 19731h
This episode of Horizon features Immanuel Velikovsky and his theories about the solar system.
Episode 3
The Military Necessity
Jan 18, 19731h
Horizon examines the doctrines and military strategies of the rival alliances of NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries.
Episode 4
The Curtain of Silence
Jan 25, 19731h
Horizon looks into the problem of deafness in Britain.
Episode 5
Crime Lab
Feb 1, 19731h
A jewel robbery, a hit-and-run, and the Case of the Skeleton in the Sand Dunes illustrate the work of forensic scientists and the police they assist. How do they discover the characteristics of an individual bullet as it enters a body? How are blood stains identified or microscopic flakes of paint? How do voiceprints and lie-detectors work? The crime labs of Britain and America have different priorities and different techniques. Each can learn from the other. They also have different success rates. Britain's is currently better. But how long can we hold out against a rapidly rising tide of drugs and violence? What can we learn from American experience?
Episode 6
When the Breeding Has to Stop
Feb 8, 19731h
How easy is it to get sterilized? Should there be abortion on demand? Do we need a free contraceptive service? Our average family size is 2.5. To avoid a social and population crisis it needs to be 2.1. Aberdeen, one of the few cities to have a fully comprehensive family planning service, has already successfully cut its birth rate. The Government plan to withdraw this kind of free service. But, in the light of Aberdeen's success, should the Government be made to reconsider?
Episode 7
Science Is Dead, Long Live Science
Feb 15, 19731h
In this documentary by Horizon, we look at chemical warfare and the associated environmental problems that have given science a bad name.
Episode 8
...And Where Will the Children Play?
Mar 1, 19731h
Horizon explores how to make the future livable and prevent the effects of urban sprawl.
Episode 9
Acupuncture: A Chinese Puzzle
Mar 8, 19731h
Horizon explains acupuncture theories and examines its validity in modern medicine.
Episode 10
What Time Is Your Body?
Mar 22, 19731h
Horizon illustrates the Circadian Cycle of your body clock as it relates to physical and mental efficiency.
Episode 11
Survival of the Weakest
Apr 5, 19731h
In this episode, Horizon investigates the chances of survival and chances of a normal life for babies who are born underweight.
Episode 12
Red Sea Coral and the Crown of Thorns
Apr 12, 19731h
This Horizon documentary shows the work of the Cambridge Coral Starfish Research Group off of Port Sudan in the Red Sea.
Episode 13
Lumbered... with Back-Ache!
Apr 26, 19731h
In this report, Horizon studies the problem of backache and investigates some remarkable new spine research.
Episode 14
Airport
May 3, 19731h
Horizon covers Heathrow Airport in England and in particular, the work which is being done to make it safe.
Episode 15
Do You Remember the Memory Man?
May 17, 19731h
Horizon looks at the phenomena of memory and some recent discoveries about it made by scientists.
Episode 16
What a Waste!
May 24, 19731h
Horizon investigates the various ways of dealing with the growing problem of garbage.
Episode 17
The Laws of the Land
Jun 7, 19731h
In the episode, Horizon investigates modern intensive farming methods.
Episode 18
Do We Really Need the Railways?
Jun 14, 19731h
Horizon takes a realistic look at the new ideas and technology threatening Britain's railway system.
Episode 19
The Telly of Tomorrow?
Jun 21, 19731h
In this Horizon documentary, it deals with the expansion of television in Britain and the USA, especially with the growth of cable television.
Episode 20
How Does It Hurt?
Jul 5, 19731h
In this episode of Horizon, you will find that many people suffer chronic pain and yet others cannot feel anything.
Episode 21
A Scientist Looks at Religion
Aug 9, 19731h
This report by Horizon examines the work of Sir Alister Hardy who has set up a research unit to examine religious experience.
Episode 22
In Search of Konrad Lorenz
Sep 24, 19731h
Horizon presents a portrait of Konrad Lorenz and a review of his career and personal interests.
Episode 23
Stretch Up Tall
Oct 1, 19731h
This episode of Horizon takes a look at the medical and educational treatment of spastics in Britain.
Episode 24
Gilding the Lily
Oct 8, 19731h
Horizon presents a documentary on the developments in botany resulting in new flowers and the mass production of plants from single cells.
Episode 25
The Black Holes of Gravity
Oct 15, 19731h
In this episode of Horizon, Prof. John Taylor of the London University looks at the effects of gravity and the forces it exerts on the universe.
Episode 26
What's so Big About Us?
Oct 22, 19731h
Horizon investigates the plight of the Pygmies, on the verge of extinction as a racial group.
Episode 27
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Oct 29, 19731h
This Horizon documentary is a biography of the Danish nuclear physicist, Nils Bohr, and his efforts to internationally control atomic energy.
Episode 28
Carry on Smoking
Nov 5, 19731h
Horizon looks at the rise in the number of people who smoke and the real health risks.
Episode 29
Air Crash Detective
Nov 26, 19731h
In this report, Horizon investigates why airplanes crash and shows accident investigators at work analyzing a film of an actual crash.
Episode 30
An Element of Mystery
Dec 3, 19731h
This episode of Horizon documents the sources, uses, and properties of the element mercury and examines its role in modern society.
Episode 31
Digging Up the Future
Dec 17, 19731h
Can we ever hope to wipe out diseases like influenza and small-pox? Will our weather get better - or worse? Is it possible to grow anything useful on large areas of moorland in this country? Diseases, climate and soil structure alter so slowly that patterns in them can only be found by studying how they've changed over hundreds and thousands of years. Dating methods, which slot all the changes into place, are the most important scientific tools for analyzing the past. And the news they give can advise - and warn - us about the future.
Episode 32
Kula, a Reason for Giving
Dec 24, 19731h
Horizon reports on the inhabitants islands east of New Guinea who have evolved a system of intercommunication called the Kula.