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