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1982
1982x1
The Secret of the Snake
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Profile of the snake, which presents a close-up look at how it kills and digests it's prey. Also shows how snake venom could be used in the treatment of many human ailments.
1982x2
Finding A Voice
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An examination of computer-based communication aids for the severely speech impaired. Follows the trip to America of Dick Boydell, a cerebral palsy sufferer without the power of speech. .. show full overview
1982x3
The Sea Beyond the Dunes
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Documentary which looks at the wildlife of Pleasant Bay in New England marshland s of the Eastern USA, and their habitat.
1982x4
Whatever Happened to the Energy Crisis?
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Horizon explores what might happen when fossil fuel sources are depleted.
1982x5
Notes of a Biology Watcher
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Horizon documents how every one of us is owned and operated by other individuals; by hordes of hidden organisms.
1982x6
The Cline Affair
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Documentary on the first recorded instance of genetic engineering being carried out on a human, when in 1980, Dr. Martin Cline from Los Angeles operated on a 21 year old Israeli girl in .. show full overview
1982x7
The Million Murdering Death
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Documentary which looks at the way in which disease in the world fights back against modern scientific methods of controlling it, looking at the example of the eradication of Malaria from Sri Lanka, and recent measures to eradicate it again
1982x8
Shots in the Dark
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An examination of the use of Depo-Provera in the Third World. The contraceptive is injected and prevents pregnancy for three months, but it is banned in the U.S. because of the risk of cancer. Looks at its use in Thailand.
1982x9
The Victims
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Documentary which looks at the psychological effects of kidnapping and imprisonment on the victims,based on the psychological characteristics shown by former concentration camp victims 30 years after the end of their ordeal.
1982x10
The Future - Made in Japan?
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Examines the prospects for Japanese economic supremacy in the 1990s and asks whether Japan will be able to compete in the development of new technologies or whether it will continue to .. show full overview
1982x11
The Private Face of Medicine
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Documentary which looks at the boom in private medicine in GB and at the effects of this on the National Health Service in the country.
1982x12
The Fatal Bargain
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Documentary which looks at the outbreak of a new disease in Spain in 1981 which has affected 17,000 people, killing 300, and the confusion which remains as to its causes. Although .. show full overview
1982x13
The Miracle of Life
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Documentary which shows the human reproductive cycle from conception to birth, through the use of microscopic cameras within the human body.
1982x14
The Case of the UFOs
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Documentary which looks at the phenomenon of the Unidentified Flying Object and the possible explanations behind their sighting and observation by mankind.
1982x15
A Killing Rain
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Documentary about acid rain. The effects of various forms of pollution caused by processes of everyday life, including the contamination of rain by the burning of coal and oil. Written by Jeremy Taylor.
1982x16
Intimate Relations
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A look at current research into the causes and effects of divorce in the Western world.
1982x17
The Scientist and the Baby
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Documentary which looks at the great advances in the performance of ante-natal operations on the human foetus and the implications of these technical facilities for patient and health services and allocation of resources to this sort of medicine.
1982x18
Brave New Babies?
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Oxford moral philosopher Jonathan Glover introduces some of the new developments in genetic engineering, looks at the future possibilities of human genetic engineering and outlines the ethical questions raised by these new techniques.
1982x19
The Professor of Surgery
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An informal portrait of Prof. Ian McColl at work in Guy's Hospital, London, and in Kent. He discusses what makes a good surgeon; how he teaches his students to talk to their future .. show full overview
1982x20
The Chopper
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Traces the evolution of the helicopter, using rare archive footage of early pioneering flights. Also examines the latest research within the industry, and, with the aid of graphics, produces a glimpse of the helicopter of the future
1982x21
The State of the Planet
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Documentary on the discussions at the second UN Environment Conference,in London in 1982,illustrating the points made in the debates on the possible future of the planet.
1982x22
The Mysterious Mr. Tesla
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Documentary about the little known Yugoslav-American scientist Nikola Tesla, whose experiments with electricity and wireless foreshadowed the discoveries of Edison and Marconi. Some of .. show full overview

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