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Horizon 1978

Horizon

1978

January 6, 1978 24 episodes

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Living Machines
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E1. Living Machines

60m Jan 6, 1978

Horizon investigates how biologists and engineers are pooling their ideas to understand how nature's machines work.

A Land for All Reasons
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E2. A Land for All Reasons

60m Jan 20, 1978

In this episode, Horizon examines the need for an objective approach to land management in Britain.

I Don't Want to Be a Burden
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E3. I Don't Want to Be a Burden

60m Jan 27, 1978

Horizon explores community and residential services available to the elderly in South Hampton, England.

Zero G
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E4. Zero G

60m Feb 3, 1978

Horizon presents a report on zero gravity and the effects of weightlessness in spacecraft on humans.

The Message in the Rocks
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E5. The Message in the Rocks

60m Feb 17, 1978

Develops the theory that four and a half thousand million years ago the earth was formed thanks to the explosion of a huge star which provided the rocks, the minerals and the radioactivity from which life developed. These theories are based partly on analysis of a meteorite which dropped near a village in Mexico at the beginning of the seventies.

The Eddystone Lights
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E6. The Eddystone Lights

60m Feb 24, 1978

Horizon reports on last three attempts to build a lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks, near Plymouth.

Light of the 21st Century
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E7. Light of the 21st Century

60m Mar 10, 1978

Horizon presents a documentary on the development of the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation device, or more commonly know as the Laser.

The New Breadline
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E8. The New Breadline

60m Mar 24, 1978

Horizon investigates the reasons for poverty in Britain today, now with seven million on at the poverty line.

Now the Chips Are Down
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E9. Now the Chips Are Down

60m Mar 31, 1978

About the applications and implications for the future, particularly the effects on the labour market, of microprocessors.

Explosions in the Mind
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E10. Explosions in the Mind

60m Jul 14, 1978

In this episode, Horizon explores the after effects of a stroke when there is a sudden stoppage of blood to the human brain.

One Small Step
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E11. One Small Step

60m Jul 21, 1978

Horizon investigates the race to the moon between the USA and Russia and questions the motives behind the space race.

The Tsetse Trap
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E12. The Tsetse Trap

60m Jul 28, 1978

This episode of Horizon is about the tsetse fly which rules most of Africa and why much of the fertile land can't in Africa can't be used because of the dangerous insect.

A Whisper From Space
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E13. A Whisper From Space

60m Aug 4, 1978

Horizon explores the history of evidence used to support the Big Bang Theory of the creation of the universe.

Prisoners of Hope
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E14. Prisoners of Hope

60m Aug 11, 1978

In this episode, Horizon explains some of the research in multiple sclerosis and how the lives of MS sufferers are affected.

On a Different Track
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E15. On a Different Track

60m Aug 18, 1978

Horizon presents a brief history of the French railways and the policy behind their future direction.

Careering into Science
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E16. Careering into Science

60m Aug 25, 1978

This documentary by Horizon is about six school children taking 'O' levels exams and inter science in Britain.

Cashing in on the Ocean
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E17. Cashing in on the Ocean

60m Sep 1, 1978

Horizon looks at the implications of exploiting Manganese nodules which are scattered over the seabed.

Bags of Life
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E18. Bags of Life

60m Sep 8, 1978

Horizon investigates the composition and structure of the membrane that surround individual cells.

Innocent Slaughter?
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E19. Innocent Slaughter?

60m Sep 15, 1978

In this documentary, Horizon examines all sides of the Canadian Harpseal hunt issue and asks if it is really necessary.

The Beersheva Experiment
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E20. The Beersheva Experiment

60m Nov 3, 1978

Horizon explores an experimental medical school in Israel where students are trained primarily to care for people.

Divers Do It Deeper
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E21. Divers Do It Deeper

60m Nov 10, 1978

Horizon explores the years of research that have enabled divers to go to greater and greater ocean depth.

The Big Sleep
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E22. The Big Sleep

60m Nov 17, 1978

In this story, Horizon takes a look at the world's leading hibernation research projects.

The Vital Spark
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E23. The Vital Spark

60m Nov 24, 1978

In this episode, Horizon examines the current developments in electrotherapy.

The Red Deer of Rhum
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E24. The Red Deer of Rhum

60m Dec 29, 1978

Horizon takes a look at the changing behaviour of individual animals in a herd of red deer on the Isle of Rhum.

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