Episode 1
A Matter of Self-Defense
1974-01-07 • 60 min
This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
TV season
1974-01-07
Episode 1
1974-01-07 • 60 min
This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
Episode 2
1974-01-14 • 60 min
This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
Episode 3
1974-01-21 • 60 min
Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
Episode 4
1974-01-28 • 60 min
Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
Episode 5
1974-02-04 • 60 min
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.
Episode 6
1974-02-11 • 60 min
In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
Episode 7
1974-02-18 • 60 min
Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
Episode 8
1974-03-04 • 60 min
Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
Episode 9
1974-03-11 • 60 min
In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
Episode 10
1974-04-22 • 60 min
In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
Episode 11
1974-04-29 • 60 min
Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
Episode 12
1974-05-06 • 60 min
This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
Episode 13
1974-05-13 • 60 min
Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
Episode 14
1974-06-03 • 60 min
Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
Episode 15
1974-06-10 • 60 min
Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
Episode 16
1974-06-10 • 60 min
Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
Episode 17
1974-06-24 • 60 min
In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
Episode 18
1974-07-01 • 60 min
In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
Episode 19
1974-07-08 • 60 min
This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
Episode 20
1974-07-15 • 60 min
In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
Episode 21
1974-07-22 • 60 min
Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
Episode 22
1974-07-29 • 60 min
Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
Episode 23
1974-08-05 • 60 min
Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
Episode 24
1974-08-12 • 60 min
This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
Episode 25
1974-09-02 • 60 min
Horizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
Episode 26
1974-10-28 • 60 min
This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
Episode 27
1974-11-04 • 60 min
Horizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
Episode 28
1974-11-11 • 60 min
Horizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
Episode 29
1974-11-25 • 60 min
Sixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
Episode 30
1974-12-09 • 60 min
This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
Episode 31
1974-12-16 • 60 min
Horizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
Episode 32
1974-12-23 • 60 min
This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
Episode 33
1974-12-30 • 60 min
Horizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.