Horizon: 1968

Episode 1: An Ingenious Man - Sir H. John Baker 1968-01-02 | 60 min Horizon reports on Prof. Sir John Baker who is a distinguished British engineer, tracing his career beginning from his early work on airships. Episode 2: Man's Best Friend 1968-01-30 | 60 min This episode covers interviews with surgeons and research workers discussing the need for animal experimentation in medical work. Episode 3: Once a Junkie 1968-02-13 | 60 min In England addicts get their heroin, and often cocaine, on the National Health Service: our system has prevented the growth of a drug-based criminal world, but Americans say that our system only worked when we did not have a serious addiction problem. Now we do. Does our present system make it too easy for the casual drug experimenter to become a hard-core addict? Is there anything we can learn from the American situation? Episode 4: Towns, Traffic and Tomorrow 1968-02-27 | 60 min Horizon explores the problem of increasing traffic in Britain. Episode 5: The Man Makers 1968-03-12 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon looks into the advances in medical science. Episode 6: Man in Search of Himself 1968-03-26 | 60 min This episode presents the view by G. M. Carstairs, social psychiatrist, about the pleasures and problems of life in Britain in 1968. Episode 7: Investigating Murder 1968-04-09 | 60 min Horizon looks into modern methods of crime investigation. Episode 8: The Equation of Murder 1968-05-07 | 60 min Horizon follows reporter Paul Ferris as he examines the causes and motitives for murder. Episode 9: The Lindemann Enigma 1968-09-12 | 60 min This is the story of the life and career of Winston Churchill's scientific advisor, Lord Cherwell, during World War II. Episode 10: From Field to Factory 1968-09-19 | 60 min Horizon explores "factory farming" techniques for chickens and other livestock. Episode 11: Comfort on Aging 1968-09-26 | 60 min In this episode, Dr. Alex Comfort looks at the scientific evidence for old age and the problems caused by ageing. Episode 12: Experiments in War 1968-10-03 | 60 min Horizon investigates how science is used to enhance weapons of war, tactics, and strategy. Episode 13: Medecine in Russia 1968-10-10 | 60 min In 1917, Russia had fewer than twenty doctors for every million of her people. Today, the figure is over 2,000: almost twice as many as in this country. The organisational changes that were necessary to build a Health Service in the country with the largest share of the earth's surface were vast. The resulting system is very different from ours. Episode 14: African Medicine 1968-10-17 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon looks into controversial medicine practices in Nigeria. Episode 15: The Broken Bridge 1968-10-24 | 60 min This episode by Horizon is about Irene Kassorlas, who's new treatment for autism has produced positive results with mute children. Episode 16: Children Without Words 1968-10-31 | 60 min Horizon reports on speech and comprehension disorders in children, and how to educate them. Episode 17: The Computer Revolution 1968-11-07 | 60 min Horizon explores how computers are changing our way of life. Episode 18: Doctor's Dilemma 1968-11-14 | 60 min Horizon reports on the effects of the birth control pill on the body and how the pill can effect the changes in glucose metabolism. Episode 19: In the Matter of Dr. Alfred Nobel 1968-11-21 | 60 min This is the fictional drama about the evidence for and against the charges that Dr. Alfred Noble misused his invention of dynamite. Episode 20: Wheels Within Wheels 1968-11-28 | 60 min Horizon explores the possibility that our civilization as a whole can be viewed as a pattern based on the wheel. Episode 21: Black Man, White Science 1968-12-05 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon investigates the study of science by african americans. Episode 22: The Hidden World 1968-12-12 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon reports on the exploration and survey of the oceans of the world. Episode 23: The Talgai Skull 1968-12-19 | 60 min Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886. Episode 24: Phantasmagoria or The Story of the Magic Lantern 1968-12-24 | 60 min In this episode of Horizon, Michael Balfour invites us to share in the mystery and magic of the "Magic Lantern".