Horizon

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

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S14 • E1
A Smile for a Crocodile
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
1977-01-07
S14 • 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.
1977-01-14
S14 • 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.
1977-01-21
S14 • E4
The Human Animal
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
1977-02-04
S14 • E5
The Guinea Pig and the Law
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
1977-02-18
S14 • 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.
1977-02-25
S14 • 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.
1977-03-04
S14 • E8
One of Nature's Hotels
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
1977-03-11
S14 • E9
Dawn of the Solar Age
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
1977-03-18
S14 • E10
Genetic Roulette
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
1977-04-01
S14 • 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.
1977-07-15
S14 • 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.
1977-07-22
S14 • 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.
1977-07-29
S14 • E14
The Green Machine
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
1977-08-05
S14 • E15
The River That Came Clean
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
1977-09-02
S14 • 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.
1977-09-09
S14 • E17
40 Years of Murder
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
1977-09-16
S14 • E18
The Cry for Help
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
1977-09-30
S14 • E19
The Sunspot Mystery
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
1977-10-07
S14 • E20
The Rhine's Revenge
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
1977-10-21
S14 • E21
Icarus' Children
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
1977-12-02
S14 • E22
The Healing Nightmare
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
1977-12-09
S14 • E23
The Great Wine Revolution
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.
1977-12-23