Horizon - 1971
Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1971
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.4 (33 votes)
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Wildlife - The Last Great Battle
Season 8 - Episode 1
In this episode, Horizon looks a the efforts of zoos to save animal species from extinction by breeding enough to ensure their survival in c...
Great Ormond Street
Season 8 - Episode 2
In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
A Bulldozer Through Heaven
Season 8 - Episode 3
Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.
Rumors of War
Season 8 - Episode 4
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.
I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)
Season 8 - Episode 5
The first of a two-programme investigation in which Horizon and Man Alive have combined forces. This episode investigates the facts about dr...
Kuru - To Tremble with Fear
Season 8 - Episode 6
Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.
Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled
Season 8 - Episode 7
Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.
What Kind of Doctor?
Season 8 - Episode 8
Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.
A Nice Sort of Accident to Have
Season 8 - Episode 9
Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents
The Wood
Season 8 - Episode 10
This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.
The Measure of Man
Season 8 - Episode 11
In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.
Three Score Years and Then?
Season 8 - Episode 12
This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.
Darwin's Bulldog
Season 8 - Episode 13
Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.
The Secret
Season 8 - Episode 14
This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.
What Every Girl Should Know
Season 8 - Episode 15
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 likel...
Tastes of Foods to Come
Season 8 - Episode 16
Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.
Looking for a Happy Landing
Season 8 - Episode 17
Within 20 years vertical take-off airliners could be hovering over Hampstead and Dulwich before landing, one a minute, day and night, at a T...
A Case of Depression
Season 8 - Episode 18
Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.
The Total War Machine
Season 8 - Episode 19
This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.
The Dinosaur Hunters
Season 8 - Episode 20
Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.
Your Country Needs You?
Season 8 - Episode 21
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.
Rheumatism
Season 8 - Episode 22
Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.
If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed
Season 8 - Episode 23
Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.
One Liverpool or Two?
Season 8 - Episode 24
Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.
Rutherford / The Cavendish Today
Season 8 - Episode 25
This is a two part episode of Horizon. First, Horizon looks at the life of centenary Ernest Rutherford, followed by a report of the Cavendis...
The Fierce People
Season 8 - Episode 26
Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula.
The Men Who Painted Caves
Season 8 - Episode 27
This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France.
The Crab Nebula
Season 8 - Episode 28
This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter.
Can Venice Survive?
Season 8 - Episode 29
Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea.
Willingly to School?
Season 8 - Episode 30
This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory.
The Periscope War
Season 8 - Episode 31
Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines.
Patently Absurd
Season 8 - Episode 32
This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.