Horizon: 1971

Episode 1: Wildlife - The Last Great Battle 1971-01-04 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon looks a the efforts of zoos to save animal species from extinction by breeding enough to ensure their survival in captivity Episode 2: Great Ormond Street 1971-01-18 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health. Episode 3: A Bulldozer Through Heaven 1971-01-25 | 60 min Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there. Episode 4: Rumors of War 1971-02-01 | 60 min This episode of Horizon looks at the growing arsenal of nuclear weapons over the last 25 years and the effects it has on the arms race. Episode 5: I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I) 1971-02-15 | 60 min The first of a two-programme investigation in which Horizon and Man Alive have combined forces. This episode investigates the facts about drug abuse and experimental work undertaken in this area. Episode 6: Kuru - To Tremble with Fear 1971-02-22 | 60 min Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why. Episode 7: Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled 1971-03-08 | 60 min Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat. Episode 8: What Kind of Doctor? 1971-03-15 | 60 min Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England. Episode 9: A Nice Sort of Accident to Have 1971-03-22 | 60 min Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents Episode 10: The Wood 1971-04-05 | 60 min This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England. Episode 11: The Measure of Man 1971-04-12 | 60 min In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time. Episode 12: Three Score Years and Then? 1971-04-26 | 60 min This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain. Episode 13: Darwin's Bulldog 1971-05-03 | 60 min Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley. Episode 14: The Secret 1971-05-10 | 60 min This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies. Episode 15: What Every Girl Should Know 1971-05-17 | 60 min At the moment, legal abortions in the UK are being performed at the rate of over 90,000 a year and it is considered that the number is likely to rise. But why are so many people not prepared to use contraceptives? Are the contraceptives themselves at fault or is it part of a deep-rooted attitude to sex? A drug is now being tested which makes it possible for a woman to procure her own abortion in the first few weeks of pregnancy. Episode 16: Tastes of Foods to Come 1971-05-24 | 60 min Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes. Episode 17: Looking for a Happy Landing 1971-05-31 | 60 min Within 20 years vertical take-off airliners could be hovering over Hampstead and Dulwich before landing, one a minute, day and night, at a Thames-side V-port. Horizon looks at what could be one of the great environmental debates of the century to have, or not to have, aircraft flying in and out of city centres. Episode 18: A Case of Depression 1971-06-07 | 60 min Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses. Episode 19: The Total War Machine 1971-06-14 | 60 min This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war. Episode 20: The Dinosaur Hunters 1971-06-21 | 60 min Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs. Episode 21: Your Country Needs You? 1971-09-27 | 60 min This episode of Horizon looks at Britain's civil defense program, and to see if it is adequate in the event of a nuclear war. Episode 22: Rheumatism 1971-10-04 | 60 min Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched. Episode 23: If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed 1971-10-11 | 60 min Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity. Episode 24: One Liverpool or Two? 1971-10-18 | 60 min Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England. Episode 25: Rutherford / The Cavendish Today 1971-10-25 | 60 min This is a two part episode of Horizon. First, Horizon looks at the life of centenary Ernest Rutherford, followed by a report of the Cavendish Labratory in Cambridge, England. Episode 26: The Fierce People 1971-11-01 | 60 min Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula. Episode 27: The Men Who Painted Caves 1971-11-15 | 60 min This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France. Episode 28: The Crab Nebula 1971-11-22 | 60 min This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter. Episode 29: Can Venice Survive? 1971-11-29 | 60 min Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea. Episode 30: Willingly to School? 1971-12-06 | 60 min This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory. Episode 31: The Periscope War 1971-12-20 | 60 min Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines. Episode 32: Patently Absurd 1971-12-27 | 60 min This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.