An Ingenious Man - Sir H. John Baker
1
1/2/68
An Ingenious Man - Sir H. John Baker
Episode 1
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, January 2, 1968.
Horizon reports on Prof. Sir John Baker who is a distinguished British engineer, tracing his career beginning from his early work on airships.
Man's Best Friend
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1/30/68
Man's Best Friend
Episode 2
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, January 30, 1968.
This episode covers interviews with surgeons and research workers discussing the need for animal experimentation in medical work.
Once a Junkie
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2/13/68
Once a Junkie
Episode 3
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, February 13, 1968.
In England addicts get their heroin, and often cocaine, on the National Health Service: our system has prevented the growth of a drug-based criminal world, but Americans say that our system only worked when we did not have a serious addiction problem. Now we do. Does our present system make it too easy for the casual drug experimenter to become a hard-core addict? Is there anything we can learn from the American situation?
Towns, Traffic and Tomorrow
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2/27/68
Towns, Traffic and Tomorrow
Episode 4
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, February 27, 1968.
Horizon explores the problem of increasing traffic in Britain.
The Man Makers
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3/12/68
The Man Makers
Episode 5
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, March 12, 1968.
In this episode, Horizon looks into the advances in medical science.
Man in Search of Himself
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3/26/68
Man in Search of Himself
Episode 6
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, March 26, 1968.
This episode presents the view by G. M. Carstairs, social psychiatrist, about the pleasures and problems of life in Britain in 1968.
Investigating Murder
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4/9/68
Investigating Murder
Episode 7
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, April 9, 1968.
Horizon looks into modern methods of crime investigation.
The Equation of Murder
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5/7/68
The Equation of Murder
Episode 8
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, May 7, 1968.
Horizon follows reporter Paul Ferris as he examines the causes and motitives for murder.
The Lindemann Enigma
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9/12/68
The Lindemann Enigma
Episode 9
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, September 12, 1968.
This is the story of the life and career of Winston Churchill's scientific advisor, Lord Cherwell, during World War II.
From Field to Factory
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9/19/68
From Field to Factory
Episode 10
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, September 19, 1968.
Horizon explores "factory farming" techniques for chickens and other livestock.
Comfort on Aging
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9/26/68
Comfort on Aging
Episode 11
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, September 26, 1968.
In this episode, Dr. Alex Comfort looks at the scientific evidence for old age and the problems caused by ageing.
Experiments in War
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10/3/68
Experiments in War
Episode 12
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, October 3, 1968.
Horizon investigates how science is used to enhance weapons of war, tactics, and strategy.
Medecine in Russia
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10/10/68
Medecine in Russia
Episode 13
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, October 10, 1968.
In 1917, Russia had fewer than twenty doctors for every million of her people. Today, the figure is over 2,000: almost twice as many as in this country. The organisational changes that were necessary to build a Health Service in the country with the largest share of the earth's surface were vast. The resulting system is very different from ours.
African Medicine
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10/17/68
African Medicine
Episode 14
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, October 17, 1968.
In this episode, Horizon looks into controversial medicine practices in Nigeria.
The Broken Bridge
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10/24/68
The Broken Bridge
Episode 15
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, October 24, 1968.
This episode by Horizon is about Irene Kassorlas, who's new treatment for autism has produced positive results with mute children.
Children Without Words
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10/31/68
Children Without Words
Episode 16
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, October 31, 1968.
Horizon reports on speech and comprehension disorders in children, and how to educate them.
The Computer Revolution
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11/7/68
The Computer Revolution
Episode 17
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, November 7, 1968.
Horizon explores how computers are changing our way of life.
Doctor's Dilemma
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11/14/68
Doctor's Dilemma
Episode 18
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, November 14, 1968.
Horizon reports on the effects of the birth control pill on the body and how the pill can effect the changes in glucose metabolism.
In the Matter of Dr. Alfred Nobel
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11/21/68
In the Matter of Dr. Alfred Nobel
Episode 19
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, November 21, 1968.
This is the fictional drama about the evidence for and against the charges that Dr. Alfred Noble misused his invention of dynamite.
Wheels Within Wheels
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11/28/68
Wheels Within Wheels
Episode 20
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, November 28, 1968.
Horizon explores the possibility that our civilization as a whole can be viewed as a pattern based on the wheel.
Black Man, White Science
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12/5/68
Black Man, White Science
Episode 21
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, December 5, 1968.
In this episode, Horizon investigates the study of science by african americans.
The Hidden World
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12/12/68
The Hidden World
Episode 22
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, December 12, 1968.
In this episode, Horizon reports on the exploration and survey of the oceans of the world.
The Talgai Skull
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12/19/68
The Talgai Skull
Episode 23
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Thursday, December 19, 1968.
Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886.
Phantasmagoria or The Story of the Magic Lantern
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12/24/68
Phantasmagoria or The Story of the Magic Lantern
Episode 24
Runtime : 60 minutes
This episode aired from Tuesday, December 24, 1968.
In this episode of Horizon, Michael Balfour invites us to share in the mystery and magic of the "Magic Lantern".
