1976

1976

1976-01-05
30 Episodes

Episodes

The Transplant Experience

1. The Transplant Experience

1976-01-05

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Horizon investigates heart transplant research and techniques perfected and currently used by Dr. Norman Shumway in Britain.

Intimate Strangers

2. Intimate Strangers

1976-01-12

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This episode of Horizon is about symbiosis - the close association between two or more species for their mutual benefit.

A Fair Share of What Little We Have

3. A Fair Share of What Little We Have

1976-01-19

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Horizon reports on the country of Tanzania, a country that spends only one dollar per person on health services, and more than half of all children born there die before the age of five.

The Incredible Machine

4. The Incredible Machine

1976-01-26

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This episode of Horizon explores what actually happens inside our bodies using new optical techniques.

King Coal Revived

5. King Coal Revived

1976-02-02

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Horizon examines the projected expansion of the coal mining industry.

A Question of Trust

6. A Question of Trust

1976-02-09

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In this episode of Horizon, we look at the need for confidence in the doctor to patient relationship.

The Case of the Bermuda Triangle

7. The Case of the Bermuda Triangle

1976-02-16

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Horizon investigates the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

The Lords of the Labyrinth

8. The Lords of the Labyrinth

1976-02-23

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Horizon traces back the origins and development of the pre-Incan Chimu civilization of Peru.

Inside the Shark

9. Inside the Shark

1976-03-01

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This documentary by Horizon takes a look at the shark, the supreme predator of the sea.

The Chemical Dream

10. The Chemical Dream

1976-03-08

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Horizon reports on enzymes and the way they are being put on work in the industry and medicine fields.

The Edelin Affair

11. The Edelin Affair

1976-03-15

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This is a Horizon reconstruction of the trial of Dr. Kenneth Edelin who was arrested after performing an abortion in 1973.

The World of Margaret Mead

12. The World of Margaret Mead

1976-03-22

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This Horizon reports is about Margaret Mead, who at age 74, is one of America's most influential social scientists.

The Pathway from Madness

13. The Pathway from Madness

1976-03-29

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Horizon investigates the developments in and the treatment of schizophrenia.

Geronimo's Children

14. Geronimo's Children

1976-04-05

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This report by Horizon investigates the aggressive and oppressive history of the Mescalero and Chiricuhua Apache Indians of New Mexico in the USA.

The Vision of the Blind

15. The Vision of the Blind

1976-04-12

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This Horizon documentary investigates the ways that the blind and partially blind are aided.

A Lesson for Teachers

16. A Lesson for Teachers

1976-04-26

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Horizon explores the comparative research study into progressive versus formal primary school teaching in the UK.

Why Did Stuart Die?

17. Why Did Stuart Die?

1976-05-03

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This episode of Horizon delves in the research into the causes for, and the methods of eradicating 'cot deaths' in Britain.

The Children of Peru

18. The Children of Peru

1976-05-17

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Horizon looks at food production in Peru today.

Dying

19. Dying

1976-05-24

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This is a Horizon documentary on how a widow faces the last day of her husband's life and the story of three other people who know they only have a short time to live.

A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children

20. A Home Like Ours... A Story of Four Children

1976-06-07

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Horizon investigates a local authority residential home in Wandsworth, Britain, for emotionally disturbed children.

What's Wrong with the Sun?

21. What's Wrong with the Sun?

1976-06-14

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In the episode, Horizon explores the history of man's understanding of the sun's structure and observations in recent years.

The Bull's Eye War

22. The Bull's Eye War

1976-10-25

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Horizon looks at today's precision guided weapons.

The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs

23. The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs

1976-11-01

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Horizon makes an investigation into claims by a group of scientists who theorize that dinosaurs were not actaully cold-blooded reptiles, but hot-blooded, like mammals.

Billion Dollar Bubble

24. Billion Dollar Bubble

1976-11-08

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This is an investigative report by Horizon that shows how the Equity Funding Corp. of America produced two billion dollars worth of phoney insurance.

The Selfish Gene

25. The Selfish Gene

1976-11-15

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This Horizon documentary explores animal behavior. Animals do not act for the good of their own species, rather for the preservation of their own genes.

A Child of Our Own

26. A Child of Our Own

1976-11-22

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This episode of Horizon is about infertility and the state of British scientific research in this area.

Secrets of a Coral Island

27. Secrets of a Coral Island

1976-11-29

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Horizon reports on Pacific Ocean fishermen who are famous for their extraordinary fishing skills. They catch fish with a kite and a tassel of spiders webs.

The Long Valley

28. The Long Valley

1976-12-06

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This is a Horizon documentary about six people who have each lost someone very close, as they describe their progress through grief.

Half-Way to 1984

29. Half-Way to 1984

1976-12-13

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Horizon looks at new developments in computer technology that have made mass surveillance possible, and also its political misuse.

The Mystery of King Arthur and His Round Table

30. The Mystery of King Arthur and His Round Table

1976-12-20

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This Horizon episode is about the actual King Arthur's Round Table, which hangs in the Hall of Winchester Castle, Hants, Britain.