Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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1972x01 The Missing Link
03 January, 1972 9:00 pm
In this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France.
1972x02 Navajo - The Last Red Indians
10 January, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States.
1972x03 How Much Do You Smell?
17 January, 1972 9:00 pm
Why do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why.
1972x04 Parasite of Paradise
31 January, 1972 9:00 pm
This story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa.
1972x05 The Day it Rained Periwinkles
07 February, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena.
1972x06 Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?
14 February, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient.
1972x07 How They Sold Doomsday
21 February, 1972 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA.
1972x08 For Love or Money
28 February, 1972 9:00 pm
In this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction.
1972x09 Whales, Dolphins and Men
06 March, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man.
1972x10 What is Race?
13 March, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century.
1972x11 Man-Made Lakes in Africa
20 March, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser.
1972x12 Survival in the Sahara
27 March, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa.
1972x13 Mind Over Body
10 April, 1972 9:00 pm
This story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind.
1972x14 Out of Volcanoes
17 April, 1972 9:00 pm
In this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists.
1972x15 The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
01 May, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor.
1972x16 Rail Crash
08 May, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.
1972x17 Do You Dig National Parks?
22 May, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies.
1972x18 Sorry I Opened My Mouth
12 June, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay.
1972x19 The Way We Move
03 July, 1972 9:00 pm
How do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode.
1972x20 The Life that Lives on Man
10 July, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair.
1972x21 Sex Can Be a Problem
24 July, 1972 9:00 pm
In this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation.
1972x22 The Surgery of Violence
31 July, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA.
1972x23 Hospital, 1922
12 October, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago.
1972x24 When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames
19 October, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape.
1972x25 The Making of the English Landscape
26 October, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon illustrates the ideas of Prof. W.G. Hoskins on the development of the English landscape from Iron Age times to the present.
1972x26 Shadows of Bliss
02 November, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief.
1972x27 Billion Marsh
09 November, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife.
1972x28 Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life?
16 November, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention.
1972x29 The Making of a Natural History Film
23 November, 1972 9:00 pm
This epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films.
1972x31 Alaskan Pipe Dream
07 December, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife.
1972x32 Their Life in Your Hands
21 December, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment.
1972x33 Navigating Europe
28 December, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.
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