Horizon: 1972

Episode 1: The Missing Link 1972-01-03 | 60 min In this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France. Episode 2: Navajo - The Last Red Indians 1972-01-10 | 60 min Horizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States. Episode 3: How Much Do You Smell? 1972-01-17 | 60 min Why do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why. Episode 4: The Parasite of Paradise 1972-01-31 | 60 min This story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa. Episode 5: The Day it Rained Periwinkles 1972-02-07 | 60 min Horizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena. Episode 6: Are You Doing This for Me Doctor, or Am I Doing It for You? 1972-02-14 | 60 min Horizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient. Episode 7: How They Sold Doomsday 1972-02-21 | 60 min In this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA. Episode 8: For Love or Money? 1972-02-28 | 60 min In this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction. Episode 9: Whales, Dolphins and Men 1972-03-06 | 60 min Horizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man. Episode 10: What Is Race? 1972-03-13 | 60 min Horizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century. Episode 11: The Man-Made Lakes in Africa 1972-03-20 | 60 min Horizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser. Episode 12: Survival in the Sahara 1972-03-27 | 60 min This episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa. Episode 13: Mind Over Body 1972-04-10 | 60 min This story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind. Episode 14: Out of Volcanoes 1972-04-17 | 60 min In this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists. Episode 15: The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor 1972-05-01 | 60 min Horizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor. Episode 16: Rail Crash 1972-05-08 | 60 min Horizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them. Episode 17: Do You Dig National Parks? 1972-05-22 | 60 min Horizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies. Episode 18: Sorry I Opened My Mouth 1972-06-12 | 60 min Horizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay. Episode 19: The Way We Move 1972-07-03 | 60 min How do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode. Episode 20: The Life that Lives on Man 1972-07-10 | 60 min This episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair. Episode 21: Sex Can Be a Problem 1972-07-24 | 60 min In this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation. Episode 22: The Surgery of Violence 1972-07-31 | 60 min Horizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA. Episode 23: Hospital, 1922 1972-10-12 | 60 min Horizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago. Episode 24: When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames 1972-10-19 | 60 min This episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape. Episode 25: The Making of the English Landscape 1972-10-26 | 60 min 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. Episode 26: Shadows of Bliss 1972-11-02 | 60 min Horizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief. Episode 27: The Billion-Dollar Marsh 1972-11-09 | 60 min This episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife. Episode 28: Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life? 1972-11-16 | 60 min Horizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention. Episode 29: The Making of a Natural History Film 1972-11-23 | 60 min This epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films. Episode 30: Fire 1972-11-30 | 60 min Horizon documents fire prevention, and fire fighting. Episode 31: Alaskan Pipe-Dream 1972-12-07 | 60 min This episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife. Episode 32: Their Life in Your Hands 1972-12-21 | 60 min Horizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment. Episode 33: Navigating Europe 1972-12-28 | 60 min Horizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.