1977 (1977)
Episodes: 23
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 A Smile for a Crocodile
Air Date: 1977-01-07
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
Ep.2 The Pill for the People
Air Date: 1977-01-14
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
Ep.3 The Ape That Stood Up
Air Date: 1977-01-21
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
Ep.4 The Human Animal
Air Date: 1977-02-04
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
Ep.5 The Guinea Pig and the Law
Air Date: 1977-02-18
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
Ep.6 Hunters of the Seal
Air Date: 1977-02-25
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
Ep.7 The Red Planet
Air Date: 1977-03-04
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
Ep.8 One of Nature's Hotels
Air Date: 1977-03-11
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
Ep.9 Dawn of the Solar Age
Air Date: 1977-03-18
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
Ep.10 Genetic Roulette
Air Date: 1977-04-01
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
Ep.11 The Amazing Doctor Newton
Air Date: 1977-07-15
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
Ep.12 The Trouble with Medicine
Air Date: 1977-07-22
In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
Ep.13 Silent Speech
Air Date: 1977-07-29
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
Ep.14 The Green Machine
Air Date: 1977-08-05
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
Ep.15 The River That Came Clean
Air Date: 1977-09-02
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
Ep.16 Blueprints in the Bloodstream
Air Date: 1977-09-09
This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.
Ep.17 40 Years of Murder
Air Date: 1977-09-16
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
Ep.18 The Cry for Help
Air Date: 1977-09-30
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
Ep.19 The Sunspot Mystery
Air Date: 1977-10-07
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
Ep.20 The Rhine's Revenge
Air Date: 1977-10-21
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
Ep.21 Icarus' Children
Air Date: 1977-12-02
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
Ep.22 The Healing Nightmare
Air Date: 1977-12-09
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
Ep.23 The Great Wine Revolution
Air Date: 1977-12-23
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.