Horizon - 1974
Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Mon, 7 Jan 1974
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
BBC Two33 Episodes
A Matter of Self-Defense
Season 11 - Episode 1
This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
Season 11 - Episode 2
This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
Never Too Late to Learn
Season 11 - Episode 3
Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
The Great Fish Hunt
Season 11 - Episode 4
Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
Pedal Power
Season 11 - Episode 5
This episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
The Writing on the Wall
Season 11 - Episode 6
In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
Where Did the Colorado Go?
Season 11 - Episode 7
Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
The Future Goes Boom
Season 11 - Episode 8
Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
Fusion: The Energy Promise
Season 11 - Episode 9
In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
The First Ten Years
Season 11 - Episode 10
In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
Season 11 - Episode 11
Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
The Hunting of the Quark
Season 11 - Episode 12
This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
A Noah's Ark for Europe
Season 11 - Episode 13
Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
Season 11 - Episode 14
Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
Search for Life
Season 11 - Episode 15
Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
The Secrets of Sleep
Season 11 - Episode 16
Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
Who Needs Skills?
Season 11 - Episode 17
In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed ma...
Hills of Promise
Season 11 - Episode 18
In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
The Race for the Double Helix
Season 11 - Episode 19
This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
The Immigrant Doctors
Season 11 - Episode 20
In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
Mines, Minerals and Men
Season 11 - Episode 21
Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
What Price Steak?
Season 11 - Episode 22
Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
Listen and Be Loyal
Season 11 - Episode 23
Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
Adam or Eve?
Season 11 - Episode 24
This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
An Unholy Scramble
Season 11 - Episode 25
Horizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
Do as You Are Told
Season 11 - Episode 26
This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
The First Signs of Washoe
Season 11 - Episode 27
Horizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
The Other Way
Season 11 - Episode 28
Horizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
Season 11 - Episode 29
Sixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly ...
Joey
Season 11 - Episode 30
This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
The Neglected Harvest
Season 11 - Episode 31
Horizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
How on Earth Did They Do That?
Season 11 - Episode 32
This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
The Lysenko Affair
Season 11 - Episode 33
Horizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.