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1977

episodes

E1
1.A Smile for a Crocodile
Jan 7, 197760m

Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.

E2
2.The Pill for the People
Jan 14, 197760m

Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.

E3
3.The Ape That Stood Up
Jan 21, 197760m

Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.

E4
4.The Human Animal
Feb 4, 197760m

Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.

E5
5.The Guinea Pig and the Law
Feb 18, 197760m

In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.

E6
6.Hunters of the Seal
Feb 25, 197760m

Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.

E7
7.The Red Planet
Mar 4, 197760m

This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.

E8
8.One of Nature's Hotels
Mar 11, 197760m

Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.

E9
9.Dawn of the Solar Age
Mar 18, 197760m

In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.

E10
10.Genetic Roulette
Apr 1, 197760m

Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

E11
11.The Amazing Doctor Newton
Jul 15, 197760m

BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.

E12
12.The Trouble with Medicine
Jul 22, 197760m

In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.

E13
13.Silent Speech
Jul 29, 197760m

This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.

E14
14.The Green Machine
Aug 5, 197760m

Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

E15
15.The River That Came Clean
Sep 2, 197760m

This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.

E16
16.Blueprints in the Bloodstream
Sep 9, 197760m

This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.

E17
17.40 Years of Murder
Sep 16, 197760m

Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.

E18
18.The Cry for Help
Sep 30, 197760m

This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.

E19
19.The Sunspot Mystery
Oct 7, 197760m

Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.

E20
20.The Rhine's Revenge
Oct 21, 197760m

Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.

E21
21.Icarus' Children
Dec 2, 197760m

Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.

E22
22.The Healing Nightmare
Dec 9, 197760m

This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

E23
23.The Great Wine Revolution
Dec 23, 197760m

Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.