Horizon: 1975

Episode 1: The Killer Dust 1975-01-20 | 60 min This investigative report by Horizon covers an investigation into the deaths of people who inhaled asbestos dust at Acre Mill, Yorkshire, England. Episode 2: A Time to Be Born 1975-01-27 | 50 min Investigates the growing tendency in hospitals to induce childbirth by injecting hormones into mothers. The practice has become increasingly widespread in recent years, and this film asks if induction is desirable, necessary, and safe. Episode 3: The Unsafe Sea 1975-02-10 | 60 min This episode of Horizon examines the problems of ship safety in the English Channel. Episode 4: The Change of Life 1975-02-17 | 60 min Horizon investigates the symptoms of menopause and the various degrees in which it occurs. Episode 5: Project Fido 1975-02-24 | 60 min This episode of Horizon shows the peril to man of the ever increasing dog population in the western world. Episode 6: The Planets 1975-03-10 | 60 min By the end of 1974, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter had all been visited by spacecraft. For the first time scientists saw in sharp detail the continents, mountains, valleys and volcanoes of other worlds. Tonight's programme shows how these geological features give clues to the way the planets evolved; how they have helped scientists in their attempt to reach back 5,000 million years to understand the formation of the solar system itself. Episode 7: The Long, Long Walkabout 1975-04-07 | 60 min This report by Horizon covers an investigation by a group of Australian scientists that looks into the origins and history of the Australian Aborigines. Episode 8: The Overworked Miracle 1975-04-14 | 60 min This report by Horizon describes the resistance to antibiotics, fast growing in all countries, and the dangers it could mean for the future. Episode 9: Not the Cheapest, But the Best 1975-04-21 | 60 min Horizon investigates the life and work of the great engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Episode 10: A Spoonful of Roughage 1975-04-28 | 60 min Horizon explores the effect of fibre in diet on the diseases of western world. Episode 11: Brain Poison 1975-05-05 | 60 min Horizon presents an investigation into the effects on health of lead in the urban atmosphere. Episode 12: The Bulldog's Last Bark? 1975-05-12 | 60 min This is a Horizon report on the building of the British military deterrent from the first decision to make it in 1941 until the present state of lethargy. Episode 13: Benjamin 1975-05-19 | 60 min This episode of Horizon follows the progress of Benjamin Pile, born on 22 November, 1974, at Oxford in Britain. Episode 14: The McMaster Experiment 1975-06-02 | 60 min This report by Horizon covers an experiment at McMaster University Medical School, in Ontario, Canada. Episode 15: The Glazed Outlook 1975-06-09 | 60 min Horizon investigates the attempts by the University of Newcastle in England to define and create an ideal living and working environment. Episode 16: The Three Chord Trick 1975-06-16 | 60 min Horizon explores the psychology of music, as it explains why music has such a powerful emotive effect in every society. Episode 17: The Cleanest Place in the World 1975-06-23 | 60 min This report by Horizon brings you scientists that are using Antarctica as a giant natural lab to study who has polluted Earth most; man or nature. Episode 18: Strange Sleep 1975-06-30 | 60 min Horizon investigates the discovery of gaseous anaesthetic from 1840 until the early years of 20th century. Episode 19: The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel? 1975-07-07 | 60 min Horizon reports on the history of superconductivity, from discovery, to the present. Episode 20: How Do You Read? 1975-07-14 | 60 min In this documentary, Horizon reports on the reading process; how it works for the fluent, and how it should be taught. Episode 21: The Sickly Sea 1975-07-21 | 60 min This episode of Horizon describes the various aspects of the pollution problem of the Mediterranean Sea. Episode 22: Happy Catastrophe 1975-07-28 | 60 min In this Horizon episode, Rene Thom's mathematical discovery of the catastrophe theory is investigated. Episode 23: To Die, to Live - The Survivors of Hiroshima 1975-08-04 | 60 min This documentary by Horizon commemorates the dropping of the A-bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Episode 24: Cannabis 1975-08-11 | 60 min Horizon takes a look at the history of cannabis and the research on the effects of smoking marijuana. Episode 25: Meditation and the Mind 1975-08-18 | 60 min This is a report by Horizon on Transcendental Meditation, or TM, brought to the West by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Episode 26: The Trobriand Experiment 1975-12-29 | 60 min This documentary by Horizon is about the Trobriand islanders, whose culture is based on the Kula, a communication system of giving and receiving.