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