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1971

Horizon

1971 Episodes
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EP 1
60m

Wildlife - The Last Great Battle

1/4/1971

In this episode, Horizon looks a the efforts of zoos to save animal species from extinction by breeding enough to ensure their survival in captivity

EP 2
60m

Great Ormond Street

1/18/1971

In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.

EP 3
60m

A Bulldozer Through Heaven

1/25/1971

Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.

EP 4
60m

Rumors of War

2/1/1971

This episode of Horizon looks at the growing arsenal of nuclear weapons over the last 25 years and the effects it has on the arms race.

EP 5
60m

I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)

2/15/1971

The first of a two-programme investigation in which Horizon and Man Alive have combined forces. This episode investigates the facts about drug abuse and experimental work undertaken in this area.

EP 6
60m

Kuru - To Tremble with Fear

2/22/1971

Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.

EP 7
60m

Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled

3/8/1971

Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.

EP 8
60m

What Kind of Doctor?

3/15/1971

Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.

EP 9
60m

A Nice Sort of Accident to Have

3/22/1971

Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents

EP 10
60m

The Wood

4/5/1971

This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.

EP 11
60m

The Measure of Man

4/12/1971

In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.

EP 12
60m

Three Score Years and Then?

4/26/1971

This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.

EP 13
60m

Darwin's Bulldog

5/3/1971

Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.

Guest Stars

Paul Vaughan
EP 14
60m

The Secret

5/10/1971

This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.

EP 15
60m

What Every Girl Should Know

5/17/1971

At the moment, legal abortions in the UK are being performed at the rate of over 90,000 a year and it is considered that the number is likely to rise. But why are so many people not prepared to use contraceptives? Are the contraceptives themselves at fault or is it part of a deep-rooted attitude to sex? A drug is now being tested which makes it possible for a woman to procure her own abortion in the first few weeks of pregnancy.

EP 16
60m

Tastes of Foods to Come

5/24/1971

Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.

EP 17
60m

Looking for a Happy Landing

5/31/1971

Within 20 years vertical take-off airliners could be hovering over Hampstead and Dulwich before landing, one a minute, day and night, at a Thames-side V-port. Horizon looks at what could be one of the great environmental debates of the century to have, or not to have, aircraft flying in and out of city centres.

EP 18
60m

A Case of Depression

6/7/1971

Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.

EP 19
60m

The Total War Machine

6/14/1971

This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.

EP 20
60m

The Dinosaur Hunters

6/21/1971

Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.

EP 21
60m

Your Country Needs You?

9/27/1971

This episode of Horizon looks at Britain's civil defense program, and to see if it is adequate in the event of a nuclear war.

EP 22
60m

Rheumatism

10/4/1971

Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.

EP 23
60m

If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed

10/11/1971

Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.

EP 24
60m

One Liverpool or Two?

10/18/1971

Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.

EP 25
60m

Rutherford / The Cavendish Today

10/25/1971

This is a two part episode of Horizon. First, Horizon looks at the life of centenary Ernest Rutherford, followed by a report of the Cavendish Labratory in Cambridge, England.

EP 26
60m

The Fierce People

11/1/1971

Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula.

EP 27
60m

The Men Who Painted Caves

11/15/1971

This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France.

EP 28
60m

The Crab Nebula

11/22/1971
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This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter.

EP 29
60m

Can Venice Survive?

11/29/1971

Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea.

EP 30
60m

Willingly to School?

12/6/1971

This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory.

EP 31
60m

The Periscope War

12/20/1971

Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines.

EP 32
60m

Patently Absurd

12/27/1971

This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.