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Horizon
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- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC Two
Episode guide
Seasons
1974
Episodes
Episode 1
A Matter of Self-Defense
1974-01-07 · 60mThis episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
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Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
1974-01-14 · 60mThis episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
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Never Too Late to Learn
1974-01-21 · 60mHorizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
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The Great Fish Hunt
1974-01-28 · 60mHorizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
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Pedal Power
1974-02-04 · 60mThis episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
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The Writing on the Wall
1974-02-11 · 60mIn this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
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Where Did the Colorado Go?
1974-02-18 · 60mHorizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
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The Future Goes Boom
1974-03-04 · 60mHorizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
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Fusion: The Energy Promise
1974-03-11 · 60mIn this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
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The First Ten Years
1974-04-22 · 60mIn this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
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This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
1974-04-29 · 60mHorizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
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The Hunting of the Quark
1974-05-06 · 60mThis Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
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A Noah's Ark for Europe
1974-05-13 · 60mHorizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
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Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
1974-06-03 · 60mHorizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
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Search for Life
1974-06-10 · 60mDocumentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
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The Secrets of Sleep
1974-06-10 · 60mHorizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
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Who Needs Skills?
1974-06-24 · 60mIn this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
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Hills of Promise
1974-07-01 · 60mIn this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
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The Race for the Double Helix
1974-07-08 · 60mThis documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
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The Immigrant Doctors
1974-07-15 · 60mIn this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
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Mines, Minerals and Men
1974-07-22 · 60mHorizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
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What Price Steak?
1974-07-29 · 60mHorizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
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Listen and Be Loyal
1974-08-05 · 60mHorizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
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Adam or Eve?
1974-08-12 · 60mThis episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
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An Unholy Scramble
1974-09-02 · 60mHorizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
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Do as You Are Told
1974-10-28 · 60mThis report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
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The First Signs of Washoe
1974-11-04 · 60mHorizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
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The Other Way
1974-11-11 · 60mHorizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
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The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
1974-11-25 · 60mSixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
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★ 8.0Joey
1974-12-09 · 60mThis story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
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The Neglected Harvest
1974-12-16 · 60mHorizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
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How on Earth Did They Do That?
1974-12-23 · 60mThis documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
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The Lysenko Affair
1974-12-30 · 60mHorizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.
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