Horizon

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  • BBC Two
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1977
1977x1
A Smile for a Crocodile
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Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
1977x2
The Pill for the People
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Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
1977x3
The Ape That Stood Up
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Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
1977x4
The Human Animal
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Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
1977x5
The Guinea Pig and the Law
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In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
1977x6
Hunters of the Seal
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Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
1977x7
The Red Planet
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This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
1977x8
One of Nature's Hotels
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Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
1977x9
Dawn of the Solar Age
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In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
1977x10
Genetic Roulette
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Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
1977x11
The Amazing Doctor Newton
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BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
1977x12
The Trouble with Medicine
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In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
1977x13
Silent Speech
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This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
1977x14
The Green Machine
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Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
1977x15
Horizon 2002
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Horizon theorizes how life could be in 2002, using extracts from previous Horizon episodes.
1977x16
The River That Came Clean
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This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
1977x17
Blueprints in the Bloodstream
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This 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 .. show full overview
1977x18
40 Years of Murder
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Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
1977x19
Darwin's Dream
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Horizon takes a look at the progress of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
1977x20
The Cry for Help
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This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
1977x21
The Sunspot Mystery
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Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
1977x22
The Rhine's Revenge
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Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
1977x23
Icarus' Children
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Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
1977x24
The Healing Nightmare
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This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
1977x25
The Great Wine Revolution
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Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.

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