Horizon — 1969

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01 Inside Every Fat Man
Jan 2, 19691h
Horizon probes into the problems of obesity and investigates cures for obesity using diets and drugs.
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02 If Only They Could Speak
Jan 9, 19691h
A report by Horizon examining animal intelligence and looking at the reasons why no other animal has matched man in mental ability.
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03 The Miraculous Wonder: The Human Eye
Jan 16, 19691h
Horizon investigates the importance of the eye, diseases of the eye, and current research on sight.
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04 The Years of the Locust
Jan 23, 19691h
In this episode, Horizon reports on how in the last 2 years, the desert locust has been breeding in Southern Arabia by the Red Sea.
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05 The Gifted Child
Jan 30, 19691h
Horizon reports on the problems associated with raising and educating children of very high intelligence.
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06 The Last of the Polymaths
Feb 6, 19691h
This episode is a biography of the late professor J. B. S. Haldane whose life is described by his family, friends, and critics.
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07 Music and the Mind
Feb 13, 19691h
Horizon looks into music therapy used in the treatment of mental disorders.
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08 Report on V.D.
Feb 20, 19691h
This investigation by Horizon centers on the problems caused by venerial disease both in detection and cure.
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09 Extra-Sensory Perception
Feb 27, 19691h
In scientific circles extra-sensory perception is a subject which has never failed to arouse controversy and skepticism. Cecil King, having spent a lifetime in Fleet Street, discusses, with due caution, a subject which he believes might be of primary importance to scientists in the coming century.
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10 The Drift from Science
Mar 6, 19691h
This report by Horizon examines the reason for a fall in the percentage of school children doing science.
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11 Powers of Persuasion
Mar 13, 19691h
This episode of Horizon is about advertising, looking at how it works and the application of scientific methods to persuade us to buy.
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12 The View from Space
Mar 20, 19691h
Horizon looks into what man has seen and done during 10 years of space exploration.
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13 The Unborn Patient
Mar 27, 19691h
Horizon investigates new medical techniques to diagnose and treat unborn infants leading to a higher survival rate.
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14 The Physicist in the Kitchen
Apr 3, 19691h
Nicholas Kurti, Professor of Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, specializes in the field of low temperature science. He is acknowledged among his friends as an expert in the kitchen.
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15 King Solomon's Garden
Apr 10, 19691h
This episode of Horizon looks at the communication systems of animals.
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16 Muck Today, Poison Tomorrow
Apr 24, 19691h
Horizon investigates pollution problems in Britain with sewage and industrial wastes, and at the health risks associated with the pollution.
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17 Shark
May 1, 19691h
In this episode, Horizon examines our attempts to understand one of the oldest inhabitants of the sea, the shark.
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18 Technology and Self-Determination
May 15, 19691h
Sebastian Z. de Ferranti gives the Royal Society lecture for 1969 on technological development.
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19 After Apollo
May 22, 19691h
The US spent $40 billion to put man on the moon, yet the real objectives of the space program remain obscure.
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20 Discovery
May 29, 19691h
Horizon reports on the research being carried out in the fields of botany, astronomy, biochemistry, meteorology, and zoology.
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21 Machines and People
Jun 5, 19691h
The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.
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22 Science on Safari
Sep 15, 19691h
The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.
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23 A True Madness
Sep 22, 19691h
Schizophrenia is an unsolved mystery of modern medicine. Horizon looks at some of the possible explanations and their relevance not only to schizophrenics but to the mystery of the human mind.
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24 Problems of Pain
Sep 29, 19691h
In this episode, Horizon reports on the problems of pain, and the theory put forward that pain is closely connected with personality.
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25 Four Fast Legs and a Nose
Oct 6, 19691h
Horizon explores "man's best friend", the dog, and examines its origins and how its special relationship with men came about.
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26 Father of the Man
Oct 13, 19691h
Horizon investigates surveys being carried out on British children to test Freud's theories.
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27 Master of the Microscope
Oct 20, 19691h
In this episode, Roman Vishniac talks about his study of living things in their natural habitat as his life's work.
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28 C.E.R.N.
Oct 27, 19691h
Horizon reports on the research into high-energy physics carried on at C.E.R.N. laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.
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29 Snap, Crackle and Bang
Nov 3, 19691h
The props for this programme are pistols, muskets and, above all, explosives. For 30 years now these are what Colonel Brian Shaw, marksman and lecturer in chemistry, has been using in his now famous lecture on explosives. He gave it once again for Horizon before an invited audience at University College, London.
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30 Cancer Now
Nov 10, 19691h
A report on current research into cancer and the subsequent knowledge and problems it brings.
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31 There's a Rhino in My Sugar
Nov 17, 19691h
For some time now rhinos have been disturbing the workers in the Tanzanian sugar plantation and ripping open the plastic water pipes to get at the water. These incidents, and the hunting of the rhinos by helicopter, are typical of the increasing conflict between wildlife and man for land in East Africa.
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32 Fit to Live?
Nov 24, 19691h
Horizon investigates the limits of survival under extreme and normal environmental conditions.
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33 Don't Cackle, Lay Eggs
Dec 1, 19691h
Horizon reports on the development of the Dutch nation's continuing fight against the encroachment of the sea.
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34 How Much Do You Drink?
Dec 8, 19691h
Horizon investigates how drinking affects human behavior.
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35 A Game of War
Dec 15, 19691h
Horizon covers a simulated war game of a Middle East crisis, with different teams playing the roles of the major parties involved.
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36 Bread
Dec 22, 19691h
Horizon explores the problem of feeding the growing world population.
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37 For the Safety of Mankind
Dec 29, 19691h
Horizon investigate the dilemma of whether a scientist should put his loyalty to mankind before his loyalty to his country.

Horizon — 1969

01 Inside Every Fat Man

02 If Only They Could Speak

03 The Miraculous Wonder: The Human Eye

04 The Years of the Locust

05 The Gifted Child

06 The Last of the Polymaths

07 Music and the Mind

08 Report on V.D.

09 Extra-Sensory Perception

10 The Drift from Science

11 Powers of Persuasion

12 The View from Space

13 The Unborn Patient

14 The Physicist in the Kitchen

15 King Solomon's Garden

16 Muck Today, Poison Tomorrow

17 Shark

18 Technology and Self-Determination

19 After Apollo

20 Discovery

21 Machines and People

22 Science on Safari

23 A True Madness

24 Problems of Pain

25 Four Fast Legs and a Nose

26 Father of the Man

27 Master of the Microscope

28 C.E.R.N.

29 Snap, Crackle and Bang

30 Cancer Now

31 There's a Rhino in My Sugar

32 Fit to Live?

33 Don't Cackle, Lay Eggs

34 How Much Do You Drink?

35 A Game of War

36 Bread

37 For the Safety of Mankind