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Horizon

Horizon

1976

January 5, 1976 30 episodes

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The Transplant Experience
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E1. The Transplant Experience

60m Jan 5, 1976

Horizon investigates heart transplant research and techniques perfected and currently used by Dr. Norman Shumway in Britain.

Intimate Strangers
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E2. Intimate Strangers

60m Jan 12, 1976

This episode of Horizon is about symbiosis - the close association between two or more species for their mutual benefit.

A Fair Share of What Little We Have
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E3. A Fair Share of What Little We Have

60m Jan 19, 1976

Horizon reports on the country of Tanzania, a country that spends only one dollar per person on health services, and more than half of all children born there die before the age of five.

The Incredible Machine
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E4. The Incredible Machine

60m Jan 26, 1976

This episode of Horizon explores what actually happens inside our bodies using new optical techniques.

King Coal Revived
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E5. King Coal Revived

60m Feb 2, 1976

Horizon examines the projected expansion of the coal mining industry.

A Question of Trust
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E6. A Question of Trust

60m Feb 9, 1976

In this episode of Horizon, we look at the need for confidence in the doctor to patient relationship.

The Case of the Bermuda Triangle
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E7. The Case of the Bermuda Triangle

60m Feb 16, 1976

Horizon investigates the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

The Lords of the Labyrinth
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E8. The Lords of the Labyrinth

60m Feb 23, 1976

Horizon traces back the origins and development of the pre-Incan Chimu civilization of Peru.

Inside the Shark
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E9. Inside the Shark

60m Mar 1, 1976

This documentary by Horizon takes a look at the shark, the supreme predator of the sea.

The Chemical Dream
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E10. The Chemical Dream

60m Mar 8, 1976

Horizon reports on enzymes and the way they are being put on work in the industry and medicine fields.

The Edelin Affair
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E11. The Edelin Affair

60m Mar 15, 1976

This is a Horizon reconstruction of the trial of Dr. Kenneth Edelin who was arrested after performing an abortion in 1973.

The World of Margaret Mead
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E12. The World of Margaret Mead

60m Mar 22, 1976

This Horizon reports is about Margaret Mead, who at age 74, is one of America's most influential social scientists.

The Pathway from Madness
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E13. The Pathway from Madness

60m Mar 29, 1976

Horizon investigates the developments in and the treatment of schizophrenia.

Geronimo's Children
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E14. Geronimo's Children

60m Apr 5, 1976

This report by Horizon investigates the aggressive and oppressive history of the Mescalero and Chiricuhua Apache Indians of New Mexico in the USA.

The Vision of the Blind
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E15. The Vision of the Blind

60m Apr 12, 1976

This Horizon documentary investigates the ways that the blind and partially blind are aided.

A Lesson for Teachers
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E16. A Lesson for Teachers

60m Apr 26, 1976

Horizon explores the comparative research study into progressive versus formal primary school teaching in the UK.

Why Did Stuart Die?
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E17. Why Did Stuart Die?

60m May 3, 1976

This episode of Horizon delves in the research into the causes for, and the methods of eradicating 'cot deaths' in Britain.

The Children of Peru
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E18. The Children of Peru

60m May 17, 1976

Horizon looks at food production in Peru today.

Dying
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E19. Dying

60m May 24, 1976

This is a Horizon documentary on how a widow faces the last day of her husband's life and the story of three other people who know they only have a short time to live.

A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children
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E20. A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children

60m Jun 7, 1976

Horizon investigates a local authority residential home in Wandsworth, Britain, for emotionally disturbed children.

What's Wrong with the Sun?
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E21. What's Wrong with the Sun?

60m Jun 14, 1976

In the episode, Horizon explores the history of man's understanding of the sun's structure and observations in recent years.

The Bull's Eye War
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E22. The Bull's Eye War

60m Oct 25, 1976

Horizon looks at today's precision guided weapons.

The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs
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E23. The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs

60m Nov 1, 1976

Horizon makes an investigation into claims by a group of scientists who theorize that dinosaurs were not actaully cold-blooded reptiles, but hot-blooded, like mammals.

Billion Dollar Bubble
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E24. Billion Dollar Bubble

60m Nov 8, 1976

This is an investigative report by Horizon that shows how the Equity Funding Corp. of America produced two billion dollars worth of phoney insurance.

The Selfish Gene
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E25. The Selfish Gene

60m Nov 15, 1976

This Horizon documentary explores animal behavior. Animals do not act for the good of their own species, rather for the preservation of their own genes.

A Child of Our Own
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E26. A Child of Our Own

60m Nov 22, 1976

This episode of Horizon is about infertility and the state of British scientific research in this area.

Secrets of a Coral Island
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E27. Secrets of a Coral Island

60m Nov 29, 1976

Horizon reports on Pacific Ocean fishermen who are famous for their extraordinary fishing skills. They catch fish with a kite and a tassel of spiders webs.

The Long Valley
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E28. The Long Valley

60m Dec 6, 1976

This is a Horizon documentary about six people who have each lost someone very close, as they describe their progress through grief.

Half-Way to 1984
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E29. Half-Way to 1984

60m Dec 13, 1976

Horizon looks at new developments in computer technology that have made mass surveillance possible, and also its political misuse.

The Mystery of King Arthur and His Round Table
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E30. The Mystery of King Arthur and His Round Table

60m Dec 20, 1976

This Horizon episode is about the actual King Arthur's Round Table, which hangs in the Hall of Winchester Castle, Hants, Britain.

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