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Covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.

Horizon • 1974 ansehen bei

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  • A Matter of Self-Defense
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    A Matter of Self-DefenseThis episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
  • Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
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    Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird NavigationThis episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
  • Never Too Late to Learn
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    Never Too Late to LearnHorizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
  • The Great Fish Hunt
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    The Great Fish HuntHorizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
  • Pedal Power
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    Pedal PowerThis episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
  • The Writing on the Wall
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    The Writing on the WallIn this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
  • Where Did the Colorado Go?
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    Where Did the Colorado Go?Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
  • The Future Goes Boom
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    The Future Goes BoomHorizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
  • Fusion: The Energy Promise
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    Fusion: The Energy PromiseIn this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
  • The First Ten Years
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    The First Ten YearsIn this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
  • This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
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    This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism HollowHorizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
  • The Hunting of the Quark
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    The Hunting of the QuarkThis Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
  • A Noah's Ark for Europe
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    A Noah's Ark for EuropeHorizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
  • Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
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    Bridges: When It Comes to the CrunchHorizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
  • Search for Life
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    Search for LifeDocumentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
  • The Secrets of Sleep
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    The Secrets of SleepHorizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
  • Who Needs Skills?
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    Who Needs Skills?In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
  • Hills of Promise
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    Hills of PromiseIn this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
  • The Race for the Double Helix
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    The Race for the Double HelixThis documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
  • The Immigrant Doctors
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    The Immigrant DoctorsIn this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
  • Mines, Minerals and Men
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    Mines, Minerals and MenHorizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
  • What Price Steak?
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    What Price Steak?Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
  • Listen and Be Loyal
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    Listen and Be LoyalHorizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
  • Adam or Eve?
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    Adam or Eve?This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
  • An Unholy Scramble
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    An Unholy ScrambleHorizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
  • Do as You Are Told
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    Do as You Are ToldThis report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
  • The First Signs of Washoe
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    The First Signs of WashoeHorizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
  • The Other Way
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    The Other WayHorizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
  • The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
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    The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?Sixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
  • Joey
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    JoeyThis story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
  • The Neglected Harvest
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    The Neglected HarvestHorizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
  • How on Earth Did They Do That?
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    How on Earth Did They Do That?This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
  • The Lysenko Affair
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    The Lysenko AffairHorizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.
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