Horizon

1976

30 episodes

  1. 1. The Transplant Experience

    1h 0m · Jan 5, 1976

    Horizon investigates heart transplant research and techniques perfected and currently used by Dr. Norman Shumway in Britain.

  2. 2. Intimate Strangers

    1h 0m · Jan 12, 1976

    This episode of Horizon is about symbiosis - the close association between two or more species for their mutual benefit.

  3. 3. A Fair Share of What Little We Have

    1h 0m · Jan 19, 1976

    Horizon reports on the country of Tanzania, a country that spends only one dollar per person on health services, and more than half of all children born there die before the age of five.

  4. 4. The Incredible Machine

    1h 0m · Jan 26, 1976

    This episode of Horizon explores what actually happens inside our bodies using new optical techniques.

  5. 5. King Coal Revived

    1h 0m · Feb 2, 1976

    Horizon examines the projected expansion of the coal mining industry.

  6. 6. A Question of Trust

    1h 0m · Feb 9, 1976

    In this episode of Horizon, we look at the need for confidence in the doctor to patient relationship.

  7. 7. The Case of the Bermuda Triangle

    1h 0m · Feb 16, 1976

    Horizon investigates the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

  8. 8. The Lords of the Labyrinth

    1h 0m · Feb 23, 1976

    Horizon traces back the origins and development of the pre-Incan Chimu civilization of Peru.

  9. 9. Inside the Shark

    1h 0m · Mar 1, 1976

    This documentary by Horizon takes a look at the shark, the supreme predator of the sea.

  10. 10. The Chemical Dream

    1h 0m · Mar 8, 1976

    Horizon reports on enzymes and the way they are being put on work in the industry and medicine fields.

  11. 11. The Edelin Affair

    1h 0m · Mar 15, 1976

    This is a Horizon reconstruction of the trial of Dr. Kenneth Edelin who was arrested after performing an abortion in 1973.

  12. 12. The World of Margaret Mead

    1h 0m · Mar 22, 1976

    This Horizon reports is about Margaret Mead, who at age 74, is one of America's most influential social scientists.

  13. 13. The Pathway from Madness

    1h 0m · Mar 29, 1976

    Horizon investigates the developments in and the treatment of schizophrenia.

  14. 14. Geronimo's Children

    1h 0m · Apr 5, 1976

    This report by Horizon investigates the aggressive and oppressive history of the Mescalero and Chiricuhua Apache Indians of New Mexico in the USA.

  15. 15. The Vision of the Blind

    1h 0m · Apr 12, 1976

    This Horizon documentary investigates the ways that the blind and partially blind are aided.

  16. 16. A Lesson for Teachers

    1h 0m · Apr 26, 1976

    Horizon explores the comparative research study into progressive versus formal primary school teaching in the UK.

  17. 17. Why Did Stuart Die?

    1h 0m · May 3, 1976

    This episode of Horizon delves in the research into the causes for, and the methods of eradicating 'cot deaths' in Britain.

  18. 18. The Children of Peru

    1h 0m · May 17, 1976

    Horizon looks at food production in Peru today.

  19. 19. Dying

    1h 0m · May 24, 1976

    This is a Horizon documentary on how a widow faces the last day of her husband's life and the story of three other people who know they only have a short time to live.

  20. 20. A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children

    1h 0m · Jun 7, 1976

    Horizon investigates a local authority residential home in Wandsworth, Britain, for emotionally disturbed children.

  21. 21. What's Wrong with the Sun?

    1h 0m · Jun 14, 1976

    In the episode, Horizon explores the history of man's understanding of the sun's structure and observations in recent years.

  22. 22. The Bull's Eye War

    1h 0m · Oct 25, 1976

    Horizon looks at today's precision guided weapons.

  23. 23. The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs

    1h 0m · Nov 1, 1976

    Horizon makes an investigation into claims by a group of scientists who theorize that dinosaurs were not actaully cold-blooded reptiles, but hot-blooded, like mammals.

  24. 24. Billion Dollar Bubble

    1h 0m · Nov 8, 1976

    This is an investigative report by Horizon that shows how the Equity Funding Corp. of America produced two billion dollars worth of phoney insurance.

  25. 25. The Selfish Gene

    1h 0m · Nov 15, 1976

    This Horizon documentary explores animal behavior. Animals do not act for the good of their own species, rather for the preservation of their own genes.

  26. 26. A Child of Our Own

    1h 0m · Nov 22, 1976

    This episode of Horizon is about infertility and the state of British scientific research in this area.

  27. 27. Secrets of a Coral Island

    1h 0m · Nov 29, 1976

    Horizon reports on Pacific Ocean fishermen who are famous for their extraordinary fishing skills. They catch fish with a kite and a tassel of spiders webs.

  28. 28. The Long Valley

    1h 0m · Dec 6, 1976

    This is a Horizon documentary about six people who have each lost someone very close, as they describe their progress through grief.

  29. 29. Half-Way to 1984

    1h 0m · Dec 13, 1976

    Horizon looks at new developments in computer technology that have made mass surveillance possible, and also its political misuse.

  30. 30. The Mystery of King Arthur and His Round Table

    1h 0m · Dec 20, 1976

    This Horizon episode is about the actual King Arthur's Round Table, which hangs in the Hall of Winchester Castle, Hants, Britain.