Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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1977x01 A Smile for a Crocodile
07 January, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
1977x02 The Pill for the People
14 January, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
1977x03 The Ape That Stood Up
21 January, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
1977x04 The Human Animal
04 February, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
1977x05 The Guinea Pig and the Law
18 February, 1977 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
1977x06 Hunters of the Seal
25 February, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
1977x07 The Red Planet
04 March, 1977 9:00 pm
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
1977x08 One of Nature's Hotels
11 March, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
1977x09 Dawn of the Solar Age
18 March, 1977 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
1977x10 Genetic Roulette
01 April, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
1977x11 The Amazing Doctor Newton
15 July, 1977 9:00 pm
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
1977x12 The Trouble with Medicine
22 July, 1977 9:00 pm
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.
1977x13 Silent Speech
29 July, 1977 9:00 pm
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
1977x14 The Green Machine
05 August, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
1977x15 Horizon 2002
26 August, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon theorizes how life could be in 2002, using extracts from previous Horizon episodes.
1977x16 The River That Came Clean
02 September, 1977 9:00 pm
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
1977x17 Blueprints in the Bloodstream
09 September, 1977 9:00 pm
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.
1977x18 40 Years of Murder
16 September, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
1977x19 Darwin's Dream
23 September, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon takes a look at the progress of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
1977x20 The Cry for Help
30 September, 1977 9:00 pm
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
1977x21 The Sunspot Mystery
07 October, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
1977x22 The Rhine's Revenge
21 October, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
1977x23 Icarus' Children
02 December, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
1977x24 The Healing Nightmare
09 December, 1977 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
1977x25 The Great Wine Revolution
23 December, 1977 9:00 pm
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.
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