This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
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January 7, 1974
2. Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
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January 14, 1974
3. Never Too Late to Learn
Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
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January 21, 1974
4. The Great Fish Hunt
Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
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January 28, 1974
5. Pedal Power
This episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
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February 4, 1974
6. The Writing on the Wall
In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
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February 11, 1974
7. Where Did the Colorado Go?
Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
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February 18, 1974
8. The Future Goes Boom
Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
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March 4, 1974
9. Fusion: The Energy Promise
In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
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March 11, 1974
10. The First Ten Years
In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
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April 22, 1974
11. This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
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April 29, 1974
12. The Hunting of the Quark
This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
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May 6, 1974
13. A Noah's Ark for Europe
Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
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May 13, 1974
14. Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
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June 3, 1974
15. Search for Life
Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
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June 10, 1974
16. The Secrets of Sleep
Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
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June 10, 1974
17. Who Needs Skills?
In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
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June 24, 1974
18. Hills of Promise
In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
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July 1, 1974
19. The Race for the Double Helix
This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
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July 8, 1974
20. The Immigrant Doctors
In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
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July 15, 1974
21. Mines, Minerals and Men
Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
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July 22, 1974
22. What Price Steak?
Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
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July 29, 1974
23. Listen and Be Loyal
Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
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August 5, 1974
24. Adam or Eve?
This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
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August 12, 1974
25. An Unholy Scramble
Horizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
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September 2, 1974
26. Do as You Are Told
This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
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October 28, 1974
27. The First Signs of Washoe
Horizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
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November 4, 1974
28. The Other Way
Horizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
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November 11, 1974
29. The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
Sixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
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November 25, 1974
30. Joey
This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
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December 9, 1974
31. The Neglected Harvest
Horizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
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December 16, 1974
32. How on Earth Did They Do That?
This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
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December 23, 1974
33. The Lysenko Affair
Horizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.