Horizon - Season 14

First aired: 1/7/1977 23 episodes
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Episodes

1. A Smile for a Crocodile

Aired: 1/7/1977

Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.

2. The Pill for the People

Aired: 1/14/1977

Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.

3. The Ape That Stood Up

Aired: 1/21/1977

Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.

4. The Human Animal

Aired: 2/4/1977

Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.

5. The Guinea Pig and the Law

Aired: 2/18/1977

In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.

6. Hunters of the Seal

Aired: 2/25/1977

Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.

7. The Red Planet

Aired: 3/4/1977

This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.

8. One of Nature's Hotels

Aired: 3/11/1977

Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.

9. Dawn of the Solar Age

Aired: 3/18/1977

In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.

10. Genetic Roulette

Aired: 4/1/1977

Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

11. The Amazing Doctor Newton

Aired: 7/15/1977

BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.

12. The Trouble with Medicine

Aired: 7/22/1977

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.

13. Silent Speech

Aired: 7/29/1977

This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.

14. The Green Machine

Aired: 8/5/1977

Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

15. The River That Came Clean

Aired: 9/2/1977

This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.

16. Blueprints in the Bloodstream

Aired: 9/9/1977

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 whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.

17. 40 Years of Murder

Aired: 9/16/1977

Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.

18. The Cry for Help

Aired: 9/30/1977

This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.

19. The Sunspot Mystery

Aired: 10/7/1977

Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.

20. The Rhine's Revenge

Aired: 10/21/1977

Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.

21. Icarus' Children

Aired: 12/2/1977

Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.

22. The Healing Nightmare

Aired: 12/9/1977

This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

23. The Great Wine Revolution

Aired: 12/23/1977

Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.