1971

episodes

E1
1.Wildlife - The Last Great Battle
Jan 4, 197160m

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

E2
2.Great Ormond Street
Jan 18, 197160m

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

E3
3.A Bulldozer Through Heaven
Jan 25, 197160m

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

E4
4.Rumors of War
Feb 1, 197160m

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.

E5
5.I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)
Feb 15, 197160m

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.

E6
6.Kuru - To Tremble with Fear
Feb 22, 197160m

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

E7
7.Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled
Mar 8, 197160m

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

E8
8.What Kind of Doctor?
Mar 15, 197160m

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

E9
9.A Nice Sort of Accident to Have
Mar 22, 197160m

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

E10
10.The Wood
Apr 5, 197160m

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

E11
11.The Measure of Man
Apr 12, 197160m

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

E12
12.Three Score Years and Then?
Apr 26, 197160m

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

E13
13.Darwin's Bulldog
May 3, 197160m

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

E14
14.The Secret
May 10, 197160m

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

E15
15.What Every Girl Should Know
May 17, 197160m

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.

E16
16.Tastes of Foods to Come
May 24, 197160m

Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.

E17
17.Looking for a Happy Landing
May 31, 197160m

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.

E18
18.A Case of Depression
Jun 7, 197160m

Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.

E19
19.The Total War Machine
Jun 14, 197160m

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

E20
20.The Dinosaur Hunters
Jun 21, 197160m

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

E21
21.Your Country Needs You?
Sep 27, 197160m

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.

E22
22.Rheumatism
Oct 4, 197160m

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

E23
23.If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed
Oct 11, 197160m

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

E24
24.One Liverpool or Two?
Oct 18, 197160m

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

E25
25.Rutherford / The Cavendish Today
Oct 25, 197160m

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.

E26
26.The Fierce People
Nov 1, 197160m

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

E27
27.The Men Who Painted Caves
Nov 15, 197160m

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

E28
28.The Crab Nebula
Nov 22, 197160m

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

E29
29.Can Venice Survive?
Nov 29, 197160m

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

E30
30.Willingly to School?
Dec 6, 197160m

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

E31
31.The Periscope War
Dec 20, 197160m

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

E32
32.Patently Absurd
Dec 27, 197160m

This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.