Horizon - 1977
1 - A Smile for a Crocodile
Air Date: January 7, 1977
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
2 - The Pill for the People
Air Date: January 14, 1977
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
3 - The Ape That Stood Up
Air Date: January 21, 1977
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
4 - The Human Animal
Air Date: February 4, 1977
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
5 - The Guinea Pig and the Law
Air Date: February 18, 1977
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
6 - Hunters of the Seal
Air Date: February 25, 1977
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
7 - The Red Planet
Air Date: March 4, 1977
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
8 - One of Nature's Hotels
Air Date: March 11, 1977
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
9 - Dawn of the Solar Age
Air Date: March 18, 1977
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
10 - Genetic Roulette
Air Date: April 1, 1977
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
11 - The Amazing Doctor Newton
Air Date: July 15, 1977
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
12 - The Trouble with Medicine
Air Date: July 22, 1977
In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
13 - Silent Speech
Air Date: July 29, 1977
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
14 - The Green Machine
Air Date: August 5, 1977
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
15 - The River That Came Clean
Air Date: September 2, 1977
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
16 - Blueprints in the Bloodstream
Air Date: September 9, 1977
This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.
17 - 40 Years of Murder
Air Date: September 16, 1977
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
18 - The Cry for Help
Air Date: September 30, 1977
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
19 - The Sunspot Mystery
Air Date: October 7, 1977
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
20 - The Rhine's Revenge
Air Date: October 21, 1977
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
21 - Icarus' Children
Air Date: December 2, 1977
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
22 - The Healing Nightmare
Air Date: December 9, 1977
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
23 - The Great Wine Revolution
Air Date: December 23, 1977
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.