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1972

Horizon

1972 Episodes

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EP 1
60m

The Missing Link

1/3/1972

In this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France.

EP 2
60m

Navajo - The Last Red Indians

1/10/1972

Horizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States.

EP 3
60m

How Much Do You Smell?

1/17/1972

Why do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why.

EP 4
60m

The Parasite of Paradise

1/31/1972

This story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa.

EP 5
60m

The Day it Rained Periwinkles

2/7/1972

Horizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena.

EP 6
60m

Are You Doing This for Me Doctor, or Am I Doing It for You?

2/14/1972

Horizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient.

EP 7
60m

How They Sold Doomsday

2/21/1972

In this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA.

EP 8
60m

For Love or Money?

2/28/1972

In this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction.

EP 9
60m

Whales, Dolphins and Men

3/6/1972

Horizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man.

EP 10
60m

What Is Race?

3/13/1972

Horizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century.

EP 11
60m

The Man-Made Lakes in Africa

3/20/1972

Horizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser.

EP 12
60m

Survival in the Sahara

3/27/1972

This episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa.

EP 13
60m

Mind Over Body

4/10/1972

This story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind.

EP 14
60m

Out of Volcanoes

4/17/1972

In this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists.

EP 15
60m

The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor

5/1/1972

Horizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor.

Guest Stars

Thomas A. Edison
EP 16
60m

Rail Crash

5/8/1972

Horizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.

EP 17
60m

Do You Dig National Parks?

5/22/1972

Horizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies.

EP 18
60m

Sorry I Opened My Mouth

6/12/1972

Horizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay.

EP 19
60m

The Way We Move

7/3/1972

How do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode.

EP 20
60m

The Life that Lives on Man

7/10/1972

This episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair.

EP 21
60m

Sex Can Be a Problem

7/24/1972

In this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation.

EP 22
60m

The Surgery of Violence

7/31/1972

Horizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA.

EP 23
60m

Hospital, 1922

10/12/1972

Horizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago.

EP 24
60m

When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames

10/19/1972

This episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape.

EP 25
60m

The Making of the English Landscape

10/26/1972

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.

EP 26
60m

Shadows of Bliss

11/2/1972

Horizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief.

EP 27
60m

The Billion-Dollar Marsh

11/9/1972

This episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife.

EP 28
60m

Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life?

11/16/1972

Horizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention.

EP 29
60m

The Making of a Natural History Film

11/23/1972

This epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films.

Guest Stars

Paul Vaughan
EP 30
60m

Fire

11/30/1972

Horizon documents fire prevention, and fire fighting.

EP 31
60m

Alaskan Pipe-Dream

12/7/1972

This episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife.

EP 32
60m

Their Life in Your Hands

12/21/1972

Horizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment.

EP 33
60m

Navigating Europe

12/28/1972

Horizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.