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Series SeasonSeason 14 episodes1977

Horizon

1977

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Episode 160 min1977-01-07

A Smile for a Crocodile

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

Episode 260 min1977-01-14

The Pill for the People

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

Episode 360 min1977-01-21

The Ape That Stood Up

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

Episode 460 min1977-02-04

The Human Animal

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

Episode 560 min1977-02-18

The Guinea Pig and the Law

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

Episode 660 min1977-02-25

Hunters of the Seal

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

Episode 760 min1977-03-04

The Red Planet

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

Episode 860 min1977-03-11

One of Nature's Hotels

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

Episode 960 min1977-03-18

Dawn of the Solar Age

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

Episode 1060 min1977-04-01

Genetic Roulette

Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

Episode 1160 min1977-07-15

The Amazing Doctor Newton

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

Episode 1260 min1977-07-22

The Trouble with Medicine

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.

Episode 1360 min1977-07-29

Silent Speech

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

Episode 1460 min1977-08-05

The Green Machine

Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

Episode 1560 min1977-09-02

The River That Came Clean

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

Episode 1660 min1977-09-09

Blueprints in the Bloodstream

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.

Episode 1760 min1977-09-16

40 Years of Murder

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

Episode 1860 min1977-09-30

The Cry for Help

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

Episode 1960 min1977-10-07

The Sunspot Mystery

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

Episode 2060 min1977-10-21

The Rhine's Revenge

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

Episode 2160 min1977-12-02

Icarus' Children

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

Episode 2260 min1977-12-09

The Healing Nightmare

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

Episode 2360 min1977-12-23

The Great Wine Revolution

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

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