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Horizon

Horizon

1971

January 4, 1971 32 episodes

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Wildlife - The Last Great Battle
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E1. Wildlife - The Last Great Battle

60m Jan 4, 1971

In this episode, Horizon looks a the efforts of zoos to save animal species from extinction by breeding enough to ensure their survival in captivity

Great Ormond Street
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E2. Great Ormond Street

60m Jan 18, 1971

In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.

A Bulldozer Through Heaven
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E3. A Bulldozer Through Heaven

60m Jan 25, 1971

Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.

Rumors of War
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E4. Rumors of War

60m Feb 1, 1971

This episode of Horizon looks at the growing arsenal of nuclear weapons over the last 25 years and the effects it has on the arms race.

I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)
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E5. I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)

60m Feb 15, 1971

The first of a two-programme investigation in which Horizon and Man Alive have combined forces. This episode investigates the facts about drug abuse and experimental work undertaken in this area.

Kuru - To Tremble with Fear
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E6. Kuru - To Tremble with Fear

60m Feb 22, 1971

Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.

Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled
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E7. Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled

60m Mar 8, 1971

Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.

What Kind of Doctor?
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E8. What Kind of Doctor?

60m Mar 15, 1971

Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.

A Nice Sort of Accident to Have
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E9. A Nice Sort of Accident to Have

60m Mar 22, 1971

Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents

The Wood
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E10. The Wood

60m Apr 5, 1971

This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.

The Measure of Man
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E11. The Measure of Man

60m Apr 12, 1971

In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.

Three Score Years and Then?
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E12. Three Score Years and Then?

60m Apr 26, 1971

This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.

Darwin's Bulldog
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E13. Darwin's Bulldog

60m May 3, 1971

Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.

The Secret
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E14. The Secret

60m May 10, 1971

This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.

What Every Girl Should Know
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E15. What Every Girl Should Know

60m May 17, 1971

At the moment, legal abortions in the UK are being performed at the rate of over 90,000 a year and it is considered that the number is likely to rise. But why are so many people not prepared to use contraceptives? Are the contraceptives themselves at fault or is it part of a deep-rooted attitude to sex? A drug is now being tested which makes it possible for a woman to procure her own abortion in the first few weeks of pregnancy.

Tastes of Foods to Come
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E16. Tastes of Foods to Come

60m May 24, 1971

Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.

Looking for a Happy Landing
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E17. Looking for a Happy Landing

60m May 31, 1971

Within 20 years vertical take-off airliners could be hovering over Hampstead and Dulwich before landing, one a minute, day and night, at a Thames-side V-port. Horizon looks at what could be one of the great environmental debates of the century to have, or not to have, aircraft flying in and out of city centres.

A Case of Depression
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E18. A Case of Depression

60m Jun 7, 1971

Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.

The Total War Machine
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E19. The Total War Machine

60m Jun 14, 1971

This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.

The Dinosaur Hunters
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E20. The Dinosaur Hunters

60m Jun 21, 1971

Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.

Your Country Needs You?
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E21. Your Country Needs You?

60m Sep 27, 1971

This episode of Horizon looks at Britain's civil defense program, and to see if it is adequate in the event of a nuclear war.

Rheumatism
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E22. Rheumatism

60m Oct 4, 1971

Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.

If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed
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E23. If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed

60m Oct 11, 1971

Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.

One Liverpool or Two?
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E24. One Liverpool or Two?

60m Oct 18, 1971

Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.

Rutherford / The Cavendish Today
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E25. Rutherford / The Cavendish Today

60m Oct 25, 1971

This is a two part episode of Horizon. First, Horizon looks at the life of centenary Ernest Rutherford, followed by a report of the Cavendish Labratory in Cambridge, England.

The Fierce People
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E26. The Fierce People

60m Nov 1, 1971

Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula.

The Men Who Painted Caves
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E27. The Men Who Painted Caves

60m Nov 15, 1971

This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France.

The Crab Nebula
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E28. The Crab Nebula

60m Nov 22, 1971

This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter.

Can Venice Survive?
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E29. Can Venice Survive?

60m Nov 29, 1971

Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea.

Willingly to School?
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E30. Willingly to School?

60m Dec 6, 1971

This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory.

The Periscope War
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E31. The Periscope War

60m Dec 20, 1971

Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines.

Patently Absurd
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E32. Patently Absurd

60m Dec 27, 1971

This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.

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