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Horizon: 1972

33 episodes · premiered Jan 3, 1972

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  1. Episode 1: The Missing Link Jan 3, 1972 · 1h In this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France.
  2. Episode 2: Navajo - The Last Red Indians Jan 10, 1972 · 1h Horizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States.
  3. Episode 3: How Much Do You Smell? Jan 17, 1972 · 1h Why do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why.
  4. Episode 4: The Parasite of Paradise Jan 31, 1972 · 1h This story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa.
  5. Episode 5: The Day it Rained Periwinkles Feb 7, 1972 · 1h Horizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena.
  6. Episode 6: Are You Doing This for Me Doctor, or Am I Doing It for You? Feb 14, 1972 · 1h Horizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient.
  7. Episode 7: How They Sold Doomsday Feb 21, 1972 · 1h In this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA.
  8. Episode 8: For Love or Money? Feb 28, 1972 · 1h In this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction.
  9. Episode 9: Whales, Dolphins and Men Mar 6, 1972 · 1h Horizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man.
  10. Episode 10: What Is Race? Mar 13, 1972 · 1h Horizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century.
  11. Episode 11: The Man-Made Lakes in Africa Mar 20, 1972 · 1h Horizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser.
  12. Episode 12: Survival in the Sahara Mar 27, 1972 · 1h This episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa.
  13. Episode 13: Mind Over Body Apr 10, 1972 · 1h This story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind.
  14. Episode 14: Out of Volcanoes Apr 17, 1972 · 1h In this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists.
  15. Episode 15: The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor May 1, 1972 · 1h Horizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor.
  16. Episode 16: Rail Crash May 8, 1972 · 1h Horizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.
  17. Episode 17: Do You Dig National Parks? May 22, 1972 · 1h Horizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies.
  18. Episode 18: Sorry I Opened My Mouth Jun 12, 1972 · 1h Horizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay.
  19. Episode 19: The Way We Move Jul 3, 1972 · 1h How do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode.
  20. Episode 20: The Life that Lives on Man Jul 10, 1972 · 1h This episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair.
  21. Episode 21: Sex Can Be a Problem Jul 24, 1972 · 1h In this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation.
  22. Episode 22: The Surgery of Violence Jul 31, 1972 · 1h Horizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA.
  23. Episode 23: Hospital, 1922 Oct 12, 1972 · 1h Horizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago.
  24. Episode 24: When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames Oct 19, 1972 · 1h This episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape.
  25. Episode 25: The Making of the English Landscape Oct 26, 1972 · 1h This episode of Horizon illustrates the ideas of Prof. W.G. Hoskins on the development of the English landscape from Iron Age times to the present.
  26. Episode 26: Shadows of Bliss Nov 2, 1972 · 1h Horizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief.
  27. Episode 27: The Billion-Dollar Marsh Nov 9, 1972 · 1h This episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife.
  28. Episode 28: Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life? Nov 16, 1972 · 1h Horizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention.
  29. Episode 29: The Making of a Natural History Film Nov 23, 1972 · 1h This epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films.
  30. Episode 30: Fire Nov 30, 1972 · 1h Horizon documents fire prevention, and fire fighting.
  31. Episode 31: Alaskan Pipe-Dream Dec 7, 1972 · 1h This episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife.
  32. Episode 32: Their Life in Your Hands Dec 21, 1972 · 1h Horizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment.
  33. Episode 33: Navigating Europe Dec 28, 1972 · 1h Horizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.