Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Horizon (Season 8)
Wildlife - The Last Great Battle (Episode 1)
Air date: 1971-01-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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
Great Ormond Street (Episode 2)
Air date: 1971-01-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
A Bulldozer Through Heaven (Episode 3)
Air date: 1971-01-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.
Rumors of War (Episode 4)
Air date: 1971-02-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I) (Episode 5)
Air date: 1971-02-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Kuru - To Tremble with Fear (Episode 6)
Air date: 1971-02-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.
Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled (Episode 7)
Air date: 1971-03-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.
What Kind of Doctor? (Episode 8)
Air date: 1971-03-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.
A Nice Sort of Accident to Have (Episode 9)
Air date: 1971-03-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents
The Wood (Episode 10)
Air date: 1971-04-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.
The Measure of Man (Episode 11)
Air date: 1971-04-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.
Three Score Years and Then? (Episode 12)
Air date: 1971-04-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.
Darwin's Bulldog (Episode 13)
Air date: 1971-05-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.
The Secret (Episode 14)
Air date: 1971-05-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.
What Every Girl Should Know (Episode 15)
Air date: 1971-05-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Tastes of Foods to Come (Episode 16)
Air date: 1971-05-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.
Looking for a Happy Landing (Episode 17)
Air date: 1971-05-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
A Case of Depression (Episode 18)
Air date: 1971-06-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.
The Total War Machine (Episode 19)
Air date: 1971-06-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.
The Dinosaur Hunters (Episode 20)
Air date: 1971-06-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.
Your Country Needs You? (Episode 21)
Air date: 1971-09-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Rheumatism (Episode 22)
Air date: 1971-10-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.
If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed (Episode 23)
Air date: 1971-10-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.
One Liverpool or Two? (Episode 24)
Air date: 1971-10-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.
Rutherford / The Cavendish Today (Episode 25)
Air date: 1971-10-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
The Fierce People (Episode 26)
Air date: 1971-11-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula.
The Men Who Painted Caves (Episode 27)
Air date: 1971-11-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France.
The Crab Nebula (Episode 28) 8.0
Air date: 1971-11-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter.
Can Venice Survive? (Episode 29)
Air date: 1971-11-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea.
Willingly to School? (Episode 30)
Air date: 1971-12-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory.
The Periscope War (Episode 31)
Air date: 1971-12-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines.
Patently Absurd (Episode 32)
Air date: 1971-12-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.
