Horizon (1964)

1971

January 4, 1971 32 Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1

Wildlife - The Last Great Battle

Jan 4, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 2

Great Ormond Street

Jan 18, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 3

A Bulldozer Through Heaven

Jan 25, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 4

Rumors of War

Feb 1, 1971

60 minutes

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.

Episode 5

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

Feb 15, 1971

60 minutes

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.

Episode 6

Kuru - To Tremble with Fear

Feb 22, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 7

Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled

Mar 8, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 8

What Kind of Doctor?

Mar 15, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 9

A Nice Sort of Accident to Have

Mar 22, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 10

The Wood

Apr 5, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 11

The Measure of Man

Apr 12, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 12

Three Score Years and Then?

Apr 26, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 13

Darwin's Bulldog

May 3, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 14

The Secret

May 10, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 15

What Every Girl Should Know

May 17, 1971

60 minutes

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.

Episode 16

Tastes of Foods to Come

May 24, 1971

60 minutes

Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.

Episode 17

Looking for a Happy Landing

May 31, 1971

60 minutes

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.

Episode 18

A Case of Depression

Jun 7, 1971

60 minutes

Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.

Episode 19

The Total War Machine

Jun 14, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 20

The Dinosaur Hunters

Jun 21, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 21

Your Country Needs You?

Sep 27, 1971

60 minutes

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.

Episode 22

Rheumatism

Oct 4, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 23

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

Oct 11, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 24

One Liverpool or Two?

Oct 18, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 25

Rutherford / The Cavendish Today

Oct 25, 1971

60 minutes

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.

Episode 26

The Fierce People

Nov 1, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 27

The Men Who Painted Caves

Nov 15, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 28
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The Crab Nebula

Nov 22, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 29

Can Venice Survive?

Nov 29, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 30

Willingly to School?

Dec 6, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 31

The Periscope War

Dec 20, 1971

60 minutes

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

Episode 32

Patently Absurd

Dec 27, 1971

60 minutes

This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.