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Horizon (1964)

7.5 62 seasons 1174 episodes Returning Series

Documentary

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

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Windows of the Soul / Elixir of YouthJan 2, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon follows experiments on the eyes being undertaken at the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. The purpose of the e…

The Troubled Mind / Triple-A. S.Jan 16, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon explores an American mental hospital, observing schizophrenic patients under treatment with remarkable new drugs. The American equi…

A Man of Two Visions / The Scientist AppliedJan 30, 1966 · 1h 0m

A profile of Dr. Albert Copley, the famous hematologist, who is also known as an accomplished artist under the name of Alcopley. For a coun…

The Dolphins that Joined The Navy / A Theory of The EarthFeb 13, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon looks at the research of dolphins being conducted at a United States naval base in Port Magu, California. The research concentrates…

Route 128Feb 27, 1966 · 1h 0m

North of Boston, on Route 128, a new industrial landscape based on science is developing. Here men of high intellectual qualifications are…

The Beginning of Life / Science FrictionMar 13, 1966 · 1h 0m

A remarkable Swedish film of the gradual development of the human embryo from fertilisation until birth. One man's impression of what scien…

So you want to be an Inventor? / The Severed HandMar 27, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon looks into inventors who struggle against exploding technology, the buying power of great industries and taxation problems to make…

Chance and Decay / Meteorite MysteryApr 10, 1966 · 1h 0m

Europe's heritage of pictures, statues, and buildings is being destroyed at a frightening rate by atmospheric pollution, but an American sc…

Towers of Ilium / The Exploding CityApr 24, 1966 · 1h 0m

The location of the historic city of Troy was finally pinned down by the researches of Carl Blegen. By A.D. 2,000, more than half the world…

Man in SpaceMay 8, 1966 · 40m

Horizon travels to the spacecraft center in Houston, Texas to study astronauts in space and how they react to being in space and the stress…

Destination Mars / Editors in Conference"May 22, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon looks at the possibilities of landing a man on the planet Mars. The Editors of two leading scientific magazines, Dennis Flanagan of…

Man meets Duck / The Picture MachinesJun 5, 1966 · 1h 0m

Gordon Taylor meets with Konrad Lorenz, the inventor of ethology, and interviews him about his work on animal instinct and his theories abo…

Where must the Money Go? / Phantoms IncorporatedJun 19, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon explores substitute 'phantoms' which are used in radiation studies, manned spaceflight experiments and accident research that gives…

Genes in Action / Scientists and WarJul 3, 1966 · 1h 0m

Dr. John Gurdon talks about the action of the chromosomes puffing when they undergo intense genetic activity. Sir Solly Zuckerman talks abo…

The Lonely ChildrenJul 17, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon investigates the research conducted in England and America on the problems associated with autistic children.

Man of Science / 'Nature' TomorrowJul 31, 1966 · 1h 0m

This episode of Horizon reports on the famous science fiction writer, H. G. Wells. An interview with John Maddox, the new editor of one of…

M.I.T.'s ABC / The Disturbed ChildSep 25, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon reports on the the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Many parents know that their child has a problem but do not have the nece…

Ten Years in the AntarcticOct 10, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon looks at the scientific research being carried out in the Antarctic under the guidance the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Resea…

The AthleteOct 24, 1966 · 1h 0m

Horizon investigates the stresses on athletes.

From Peenemunde to the MoonNov 7, 1966 · 1h 0m

Christopher Chataway presents a program on the development of the rocket, first as a weapon, and then for the American space program.

Sex-Change?Nov 21, 1966 · 1h 0m

Doctors and psychologists talk about the problems inherent in the determination of sex.

The Structure of LifeDec 5, 1966 · 1h 0m

This program shows the work of Ernst Chain, one of the discoverers of antibiotics, now a Professor of Biochemistry at the Imperial College…

The Wages of ScienceDec 19, 1966 · 1h 0m

The survival of Britain as an industrial power depends of science and on scientists. But are our scientists paid enough to attract them int…