• Air date: 04 Jan '71 31 episodes
      Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
  • List of Episodes (31)
    • 1. Wildlife - The Last Great Battle

      04 Jan '71
      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
    • 2. Great Ormond Street

      18 Jan '71
      In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
    • 3. A Bulldozer Through Heaven

      25 Jan '71
      Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.
    • 4. Rumors of War

      01 Feb '71
      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.
    • 5. I'm Dependent - You're Addicted

      15 Feb '71
      This episode investigates the facts about drug abuse and experimental work undertaken in this area.
    • 6. Kuru - To Tremble With Fear

      22 Feb '71
      Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.
    • 7. Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled

      08 Mar '71
      Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.
    • 8. What Kind of Doctor?

      15 Mar '71
      Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.
    • 9. Nice Sort of Accident to Have

      22 Mar '71
      Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents
    • 10. The Wood

      05 Apr '71
      This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.
    • 11. The Measure of a Man

      12 Apr '71
      In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.
    • 12. Three Score Years and Then?

      26 Apr '71
      This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.
    • 13. Darwin's Bulldog

      03 May '71
      Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.
    • 14. The Secret

      10 May '71
      This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.
    • 15. What Every Girl Should Know

      17 May '71
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    • 16. Tastes of Food to Come

      24 May '71
      Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.
    • 17. Looking for a Happy Landing

      31 May '71
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    • 18. A Case of Depression

      07 Jun '71
      Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.
    • 19. The Total War Machine

      14 Jun '71
      This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.
    • 20. The Dinosaur Hunters

      21 Jun '71
      Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.
    • 21. Your Country Needs You

      27 Sep '71
      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.
    • 22. Rheumatism

      04 Oct '71
      Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.
    • 23. If at First You Don't Succeed...You Don't Succeed

      11 Oct '71
      Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.
    • 24. One Liverpool or Two?

      18 Oct '71
      Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.
    • 25. Rutherford, Cavendish

      25 Oct '71
      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.