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Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Episode 32 : Kula, a Reason for Giving
December. 24,1973
Horizon reports on the inhabitants islands east of New Guinea who have evolved a system of intercommunication called the Kula.
Episode 31 : Digging Up the Future
December. 17,1973
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 30 : An Element of Mystery
December. 03,1973
This episode of Horizon documents the sources, uses, and properties of the element mercury and examines its role in modern society.
Episode 29 : Air Crash Detective
November. 26,1973
In this report, Horizon investigates why airplanes crash and shows accident investigators at work analyzing a film of an actual crash.
Episode 28 : Carry on Smoking
November. 05,1973
Horizon looks at the rise in the number of people who smoke and the real health risks.
Episode 27 : The Steadfast Tin Soldier
October. 29,1973
This Horizon documentary is a biography of the Danish nuclear physicist, Nils Bohr, and his efforts to internationally control atomic energy.
Episode 26 : What's so Big About Us?
October. 22,1973
Horizon investigates the plight of the Pygmies, on the verge of extinction as a racial group.
Episode 25 : The Black Holes of Gravity
October. 15,1973
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 24 : Gilding the Lily
October. 08,1973
Horizon presents a documentary on the developments in botany resulting in new flowers and the mass production of plants from single cells.
Episode 23 : Stretch Up Tall
October. 01,1973
This episode of Horizon takes a look at the medical and educational treatment of spastics in Britain.
Episode 22 : In Search of Konrad Lorenz
September. 24,1973
Horizon presents a portrait of Konrad Lorenz and a review of his career and personal interests.
Episode 21 : A Scientist Looks at Religion
August. 09,1973
This report by Horizon examines the work of Sir Alister Hardy who has set up a research unit to examine religious experience.
Episode 20 : How Does It Hurt?
July. 05,1973
In this episode of Horizon, you will find that many people suffer chronic pain and yet others cannot feel anything.
Episode 19 : The Telly of Tomorrow?
June. 21,1973
In this Horizon documentary, it deals with the expansion of television in Britain and the USA, especially with the growth of cable television.
Episode 18 : Do We Really Need the Railways?
June. 14,1973
Horizon takes a realistic look at the new ideas and technology threatening Britain's railway system.
Episode 17 : The Laws of the Land
June. 07,1973
In the episode, Horizon investigates modern intensive farming methods.
Episode 16 : What a Waste!
May. 24,1973
Horizon investigates the various ways of dealing with the growing problem of garbage.
Episode 15 : Do You Remember the Memory Man?
May. 17,1973
Horizon looks at the phenomena of memory and some recent discoveries about it made by scientists.
Episode 14 : Airport
May. 03,1973
Horizon covers Heathrow Airport in England and in particular, the work which is being done to make it safe.
Episode 13 : Lumbered... with Back-Ache!
April. 26,1973
In this report, Horizon studies the problem of backache and investigates some remarkable new spine research.
Episode 12 : Red Sea Coral and the Crown of Thorns
April. 12,1973
This Horizon documentary shows the work of the Cambridge Coral Starfish Research Group off of Port Sudan in the Red Sea.
Episode 11 : Survival of the Weakest
April. 05,1973
In this episode, Horizon investigates the chances of survival and chances of a normal life for babies who are born underweight.
Episode 10 : What Time Is Your Body?
March. 22,1973
Horizon illustrates the Circadian Cycle of your body clock as it relates to physical and mental efficiency.
Episode 9 : Acupuncture: A Chinese Puzzle
March. 08,1973
Horizon explains acupuncture theories and examines its validity in modern medicine.
Episode 8 : ...And Where Will the Children Play?
March. 01,1973
Horizon explores how to make the future livable and prevent the effects of urban sprawl.
Episode 7 : Science Is Dead, Long Live Science
February. 15,1973
In this documentary by Horizon, we look at chemical warfare and the associated environmental problems that have given science a bad name.
Episode 6 : When the Breeding Has to Stop
February. 08,1973
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 5 : Crime Lab
February. 01,1973
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 4 : The Curtain of Silence
January. 25,1973
Horizon looks into the problem of deafness in Britain.
Episode 3 : The Military Necessity
January. 18,1973
Horizon examines the doctrines and military strategies of the rival alliances of NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries.
Episode 2 : Worlds in Collision
January. 11,1973
This episode of Horizon features Immanuel Velikovsky and his theories about the solar system.
Episode 1 : Epidemic
January. 04,1973
Horizon examines sources of infection that have, and could still, cause epidemics in Britain.
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