Horizon (1964)
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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