Horizon
Season 5
1968 • 24 Episodes
Episodes
1. An Ingenious Man - Sir H. John Baker
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.
2. Man's Best Friend
January 30, 1968
This episode covers interviews with surgeons and research workers discussing the need for animal experimentation in medical work.
3. Once a Junkie
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?
4. Towns, Traffic and Tomorrow
February 27, 1968
Horizon explores the problem of increasing traffic in Britain.
5. The Man Makers
March 12, 1968
In this episode, Horizon looks into the advances in medical science.
6. Man in Search of Himself
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.
7. Investigating Murder
April 9, 1968
Horizon looks into modern methods of crime investigation.
8. The Equation of Murder
May 7, 1968
Horizon follows reporter Paul Ferris as he examines the causes and motitives for murder.
9. The Lindemann Enigma
September 12, 1968
This is the story of the life and career of Winston Churchill's scientific advisor, Lord Cherwell, during World War II.
10. From Field to Factory
September 19, 1968
Horizon explores "factory farming" techniques for chickens and other livestock.
11. Comfort on Aging
September 26, 1968
In this episode, Dr. Alex Comfort looks at the scientific evidence for old age and the problems caused by ageing.
12. Experiments in War
October 3, 1968
Horizon investigates how science is used to enhance weapons of war, tactics, and strategy.
13. Medecine in Russia
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.
14. African Medicine
October 17, 1968
In this episode, Horizon looks into controversial medicine practices in Nigeria.
15. The Broken Bridge
October 24, 1968
This episode by Horizon is about Irene Kassorlas, who's new treatment for autism has produced positive results with mute children.
16. Children Without Words
October 31, 1968
Horizon reports on speech and comprehension disorders in children, and how to educate them.
17. The Computer Revolution
November 7, 1968
Horizon explores how computers are changing our way of life.
18. Doctor's Dilemma
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.
19. In the Matter of Dr. Alfred Nobel
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.
20. Wheels Within Wheels
November 28, 1968
Horizon explores the possibility that our civilization as a whole can be viewed as a pattern based on the wheel.
21. Black Man, White Science
December 5, 1968
In this episode, Horizon investigates the study of science by african americans.
22. The Hidden World
December 12, 1968
In this episode, Horizon reports on the exploration and survey of the oceans of the world.
23. The Talgai Skull
December 19, 1968
Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886.
24. Phantasmagoria or The Story of the Magic Lantern
December 24, 1968
In this episode of Horizon, Michael Balfour invites us to share in the mystery and magic of the "Magic Lantern".