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1977

26 episodes · 1977

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    A Smile for a Crocodile

    Jan 7, 197760 min

    Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.

  2. 2

    The Pill for the People

    Jan 14, 197760 min

    Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.

  3. 3

    The Ape That Stood Up

    Jan 21, 197760 min

    Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.

  4. 4

    The Human Animal

    Feb 4, 197760 min

    Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.

  5. 5

    The Guinea Pig and the Law

    Feb 18, 197760 min

    In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.

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    Hunters of the Seal

    Feb 25, 197760 min

    Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.

  7. 7

    The Red Planet

    Mar 4, 197760 min

    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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    One of Nature's Hotels

    Mar 11, 197760 min

    Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.

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    Dawn of the Solar Age

    Mar 18, 197760 min

    In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.

  10. 10

    Genetic Roulette

    Apr 1, 197760 min

    Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

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    The Amazing Doctor Newton

    Jul 15, 197760 min

    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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    The Trouble with Medicine

    Jul 22, 197760 min

    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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    Silent Speech

    Jul 29, 197760 min

    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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    The Green Machine

    Aug 5, 197760 min

    Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

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    The River That Came Clean

    Sep 2, 197760 min

    This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.

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    Blueprints in the Bloodstream

    Sep 9, 197760 min

    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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    40 Years of Murder

    Sep 16, 197760 min

    Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.

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    The Cry for Help

    Sep 30, 197760 min

    This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.

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    The Sunspot Mystery

    Oct 7, 197760 min★ 7.8

    Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.

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    The Rhine's Revenge

    Oct 21, 197760 min

    Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.

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    Icarus' Children

    Dec 2, 197760 min

    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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    The Healing Nightmare

    Dec 9, 197760 min

    This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

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    The Great Wine Revolution

    Dec 23, 197760 min

    Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.

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    Prisoners of Hope

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    On a Different Track

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    Careering into Science