Horizon Season 1969

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1969x01 Inside Every Fat Man aired Jan 02, 1969

Horizon probes into the problems of obesity and investigates cures for obesity using diets and drugs.

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1969x02 If Only They Could Speak aired Jan 09, 1969

A report by Horizon examining animal intelligence and looking at the reasons why no other animal has matched man in mental ability.

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1969x03 The Miraculous Wonder: The Human Eye aired Jan 16, 1969

Horizon investigates the importance of the eye, diseases of the eye, and current research on sight.

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1969x04 The Years of the Locust aired Jan 23, 1969

In this episode, Horizon reports on how in the last 2 years, the desert locust has been breeding in Southern Arabia by the Red Sea.

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1969x05 The Gifted Child aired Jan 30, 1969

Horizon reports on the problems associated with raising and educating children of very high intelligence.

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1969x06 The Last of the Polymaths aired Feb 06, 1969

This episode is a biography of the late professor J. B. S. Haldane whose life is described by his family, friends, and critics.

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1969x07 Music and the Mind aired Feb 13, 1969

Horizon looks into music therapy used in the treatment of mental disorders.

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1969x08 Report on V.D. aired Feb 20, 1969

This investigation by Horizon centers on the problems caused by venerial disease both in detection and cure.

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1969x09 A True Madness aired Feb 22, 1969

Horizon investigates the problem of schizophrenia and discusses its causes and the ways in which it can be treated.

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1969x10 Extra Sensory Perception aired Feb 27, 1969

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1969x11 The Drift from Science aired Mar 06, 1969

This report by Horizon examines the reason for a fall in the percentage of school children doing science.

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1969x12 Powers of Persuasion aired Mar 13, 1969

This episode of Horizon is about advertising, looking at how it works and the application of scientific methods to persuade us to buy.

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1969x13 The View from Space aired Mar 20, 1969

Horizon looks into what man has seen and done during 10 years of space exploration.

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1969x14 The Unborn Patient aired Mar 27, 1969

Horizon investigates new medical techniques to diagnose and treat unborn infants leading to a higher survival rate.

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1969x15 King Solomon's Garden aired Apr 10, 1969

This episode of Horizon looks at the communication systems of animals.

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1969x16 Muck Today, Poison Tomorrow aired Apr 24, 1969

Horizon investigates pollution problems in Britain with sewage and industrial wastes, and at the health risks associated with the pollution.

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1969x17 Shark aired May 01, 1969

In this episode, Horizon examines our attempts to understand one of the oldest inhabitants of the sea, the shark.

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1969x18 Technology and Self-Determination aired May 15, 1969

Sebastian Z. de Ferranti gives the Royal Society lecture for 1969 on technological development.

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1969x19 After Apollo aired May 22, 1969

The US spent $40 billion to put man on the moon, yet the real objectives of the space program remain obscure.

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1969x20 Discovery aired May 29, 1969

Horizon reports on the research being carried out in the fields of botany, astronomy, biochemistry, meteorology, and zoology.

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1969x21 Machines and People aired Jun 05, 1969

The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.

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1969x22 Science on Safari aired Sep 15, 1969

The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.

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1969x23 The Problem of Pain aired Sep 29, 1969

In this episode, Horizon reports on the problems of pain, and the theory put forward that pain is closely connected with personality.

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1969x24 Four Fast Legs and a Nose aired Oct 06, 1969

Horizon explores "man's best friend", the dog, and examines its origins and how its special relationship with men came about.

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1969x25 Father of the Man aired Oct 13, 1969

Horizon investigates surveys being carried out on British children to test Freud's theories.

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1969x26 Master of the Microscope aired Oct 20, 1969

In this episode, Roman Vishniac talks about his study of living things in their natural habitat as his life's work.

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1969x27 C.E.R.N. aired Oct 27, 1969

Horizon reports on the research into high-energy physics carried on at C.E.R.N. laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.

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1969x28 Snap, Crackle and Bang aired Nov 03, 1969

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1969x29 Cancer Now aired Nov 10, 1969

A report on current research into cancer and the subsequent knowledge and problems it brings.

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1969x30 There's a Rhino in My Sugar aired Nov 17, 1969

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1969x31 Fit to Live aired Nov 24, 1969

Horizon investigates the limits of survival under extreme and normal enviromental conditions.

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1969x32 Don't Cackle, Lay Eggs aired Dec 01, 1969

Horizon reports on the development of the Dutch nation's continuing fight against the encroachment of the sea.

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1969x33 How Much Do You Drink? aired Dec 08, 1969

Horizon investigates how drinking affects human behavior.

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1969x34 A Game of War aired Dec 15, 1969

Horizon covers a simulated war game of a Middle East crisis, with different teams playing the roles of the major parties involved.

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1969x35 Bread aired Dec 22, 1969

Horizon explores the problem of feeding the growing world population.

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1969x36 For the Safety of Mankind aired Dec 29, 1969

Horizon investigate the dilemma of whether a scientist should put his loyalty to mankind before his loyalty to his country.

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