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Horizon : Season 14
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Air date: 07 Jan '77 - 23 episodesHorizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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List of Episodes (23)
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1. A Smile for a Crocodile
07 Jan '77Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
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2. The Pill for the People
14 Jan '77Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
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3. The Ape That Stood Up
21 Jan '77Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
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4. The Human Animal
04 Feb '77Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
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5. The Guinea Pig and the Law
18 Feb '77In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
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6. Hunters of the Seal
25 Feb '77Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
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7. The Red Planet
04 Mar '77This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
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8. One of Nature's Hotels
11 Mar '77Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
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9. Dawn of the Solar Age
18 Mar '77In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
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10. Genetic Roulette
01 Apr '77Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
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11. The Amazing Doctor Newton
15 Jul '77BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
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12. The Trouble with Medicine
22 Jul '77In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
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13. Silent Speech
29 Jul '77This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
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14. The Green Machine
05 Aug '77Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
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15. The River That Came Clean
02 Sep '77This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
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16. Blueprints in the Bloodstream
09 Sep '77This 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.
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17. 40 Years of Murder
16 Sep '77Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
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18. The Cry for Help
30 Sep '77This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
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19. The Sunspot Mystery
07 Oct '77Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
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20. The Rhine's Revenge
21 Oct '77Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
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21. Icarus' Children
02 Dec '77Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
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22. The Healing Nightmare
09 Dec '77This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
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23. The Great Wine Revolution
23 Dec '77Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.
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