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Horizon

1971

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Episode 160 min1971-01-04

Wildlife - The Last Great Battle

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

Episode 260 min1971-01-18

Great Ormond Street

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

Episode 360 min1971-01-25

A Bulldozer Through Heaven

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

Episode 460 min1971-02-01

Rumors of War

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.

Episode 560 min1971-02-15

I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)

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.

Episode 660 min1971-02-22

Kuru - To Tremble with Fear

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

Episode 760 min1971-03-08

Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled

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

Episode 860 min1971-03-15

What Kind of Doctor?

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

Episode 960 min1971-03-22

A Nice Sort of Accident to Have

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

Episode 1060 min1971-04-05

The Wood

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

Episode 1160 min1971-04-12

The Measure of Man

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

Episode 1260 min1971-04-26

Three Score Years and Then?

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

Episode 1360 min1971-05-03

Darwin's Bulldog

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

Episode 1460 min1971-05-10

The Secret

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

Episode 1560 min1971-05-17

What Every Girl Should Know

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.

Episode 1660 min1971-05-24

Tastes of Foods to Come

Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.

Episode 1760 min1971-05-31

Looking for a Happy Landing

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.

Episode 1860 min1971-06-07

A Case of Depression

Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.

Episode 1960 min1971-06-14

The Total War Machine

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

Episode 2060 min1971-06-21

The Dinosaur Hunters

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

Episode 2160 min1971-09-27

Your Country Needs You?

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.

Episode 2260 min1971-10-04

Rheumatism

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

Episode 2360 min1971-10-11

If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed

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

Episode 2460 min1971-10-18

One Liverpool or Two?

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

Episode 2560 min1971-10-25

Rutherford / The Cavendish Today

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.

Episode 2660 min1971-11-01

The Fierce People

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

Episode 2760 min1971-11-15

The Men Who Painted Caves

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

Episode 2860 min1971-11-22

The Crab Nebula

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

Episode 2960 min1971-11-29

Can Venice Survive?

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

Episode 3060 min1971-12-06

Willingly to School?

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

Episode 3160 min1971-12-20

The Periscope War

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

Episode 3260 min1971-12-27

Patently Absurd

This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.

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