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Horizon
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC Two
Episode guide
Seasons
1972
Episodes
Episode 1
The Missing Link
1972-01-03 · 60mIn this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France.
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Navajo - The Last Red Indians
1972-01-10 · 60mHorizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States.
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How Much Do You Smell?
1972-01-17 · 60mWhy do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why.
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The Parasite of Paradise
1972-01-31 · 60mThis story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa.
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The Day it Rained Periwinkles
1972-02-07 · 60mHorizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena.
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Are You Doing This for Me Doctor, or Am I Doing It for You?
1972-02-14 · 60mHorizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient.
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How They Sold Doomsday
1972-02-21 · 60mIn this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA.
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For Love or Money?
1972-02-28 · 60mIn this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction.
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Whales, Dolphins and Men
1972-03-06 · 60mHorizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man.
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What Is Race?
1972-03-13 · 60mHorizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century.
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The Man-Made Lakes in Africa
1972-03-20 · 60mHorizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser.
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Survival in the Sahara
1972-03-27 · 60mThis episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa.
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Mind Over Body
1972-04-10 · 60mThis story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind.
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Out of Volcanoes
1972-04-17 · 60mIn this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists.
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The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
1972-05-01 · 60mHorizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor.
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Rail Crash
1972-05-08 · 60mHorizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.
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Do You Dig National Parks?
1972-05-22 · 60mHorizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies.
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Sorry I Opened My Mouth
1972-06-12 · 60mHorizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay.
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The Way We Move
1972-07-03 · 60mHow do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode.
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The Life that Lives on Man
1972-07-10 · 60mThis episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair.
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Sex Can Be a Problem
1972-07-24 · 60mIn this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation.
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The Surgery of Violence
1972-07-31 · 60mHorizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA.
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Hospital, 1922
1972-10-12 · 60mHorizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago.
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When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames
1972-10-19 · 60mThis episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape.
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The Making of the English Landscape
1972-10-26 · 60mThis episode of Horizon illustrates the ideas of Prof. W.G. Hoskins on the development of the English landscape from Iron Age times to the present.
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Shadows of Bliss
1972-11-02 · 60mHorizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief.
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The Billion-Dollar Marsh
1972-11-09 · 60mThis episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife.
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Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life?
1972-11-16 · 60mHorizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention.
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The Making of a Natural History Film
1972-11-23 · 60mThis epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films.
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Fire
1972-11-30 · 60mHorizon documents fire prevention, and fire fighting.
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Alaskan Pipe-Dream
1972-12-07 · 60mThis episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife.
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Their Life in Your Hands
1972-12-21 · 60mHorizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment.
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Navigating Europe
1972-12-28 · 60mHorizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.
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