Horizon Season 1974

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1974x01 A Matter of Self-Defense aired Jan 07, 1974

This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.

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1974x02 Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation aired Jan 14, 1974

This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.

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1974x03 Never Too Late to Learn aired Jan 21, 1974

Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.

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1974x04 The Great Fish Hunt aired Jan 28, 1974

Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.

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1974x05 Pedal Power aired Feb 04, 1974

This episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.

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1974x06 The Writing on the Wall aired Feb 11, 1974

In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.

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1974x07 Where Did the Colorado Go? aired Feb 18, 1974

Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.

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1974x08 The Future Goes Boom aired Mar 04, 1974

Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.

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1974x09 Fusion: The Energy Promise aired Mar 11, 1974

In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.

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1974x10 The First Ten Years aired Apr 22, 1974

In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.

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1974x11 This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow aired Apr 29, 1974

Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.

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1974x12 The Hunting of the Quark aired May 06, 1974

This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.

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1974x13 A Noah's Ark for Europe aired May 13, 1974

Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.

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1974x14 Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch aired Jun 03, 1974

Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?

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1974x15 Search for Life aired Jun 10, 1974

Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.

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1974x16 The Secrets of Sleep aired Jun 10, 1974

Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.

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1974x17 Who Needs Skills? aired Jun 24, 1974

In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.

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1974x18 Hills of Promise aired Jul 01, 1974

In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.

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1974x19 The Race for the Double Helix aired Jul 08, 1974

This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.

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1974x20 The Immigrant Doctors aired Jul 15, 1974

In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.

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1974x21 Mines, Minerals and Men aired Jul 22, 1974

Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.

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1974x22 What Price Steak? aired Jul 29, 1974

Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.

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1974x23 Listen and Be Loyal aired Aug 05, 1974

Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.

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1974x24 Adam or Eve? aired Aug 12, 1974

This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.

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1974x25 An Unholy Scramble aired Sep 02, 1974

Horizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.

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1974x26 Do as You Are Told aired Oct 28, 1974

This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.

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1974x27 The First Signs of Washoe aired Nov 04, 1974

Horizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.

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1974x28 The Other Way aired Nov 11, 1974

Horizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.

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1974x29 Joey aired Dec 09, 1974

This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.

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1974x30 The Neglected Harvest aired Dec 16, 1974

Horizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.

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1974x31 How on Earth Did They Do That? aired Dec 23, 1974

This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.

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1974x32 The Lysenko Affair aired Dec 30, 1974

Horizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.

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