1977 (1977)
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Episodes 23
A Smile for a Crocodile
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
Read MoreThe Pill for the People
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
Read MoreThe Ape That Stood Up
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
Read MoreThe Human Animal
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
Read MoreThe Guinea Pig and the Law
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
Read MoreHunters 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.
Read MoreThe Red Planet
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
Read MoreOne of Nature's Hotels
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
Read MoreDawn of the Solar Age
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
Read MoreGenetic Roulette
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreSilent Speech
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
Read MoreThe Green Machine
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
Read MoreThe River That Came Clean
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
Read MoreBlueprints 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.
Read More40 Years of Murder
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
Read MoreThe Cry for Help
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
Read MoreThe Sunspot Mystery
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
Read MoreThe Rhine's Revenge
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
Read MoreIcarus' Children
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
Read MoreThe Healing Nightmare
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
Read MoreThe Great Wine Revolution
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.
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