David Stewart
Director
Horizon (1964)
1974
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Released Feb. 4, 1964
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.spatial-awareness, imdb.science, imdb.reenactment, imdb.technology, imdb.nature, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.deep-dive, imdb.one-word-title
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S11E1 - A Matter of Self-Defense
This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
Jan. 7, 1974, midnight
S11E2 - Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
Jan. 14, 1974, midnight
S11E3 - Never Too Late to Learn
Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
Jan. 21, 1974, midnight
S11E4 - The Great Fish Hunt
Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
Jan. 28, 1974, midnight
S11E5 - Pedal Power
This episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
Feb. 4, 1974, midnight
S11E6 - The Writing on the Wall
In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
Feb. 11, 1974, midnight
S11E7 - Where Did the Colorado Go?
Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
Feb. 18, 1974, midnight
S11E8 - The Future Goes Boom
Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
March 4, 1974, midnight
S11E9 - Fusion: The Energy Promise
In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
March 11, 1974, midnight
S11E10 - The First Ten Years
In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
April 22, 1974, midnight
S11E11 - This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
April 29, 1974, midnight
S11E12 - The Hunting of the Quark
This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
May 6, 1974, midnight
S11E13 - A Noah's Ark for Europe
Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
May 13, 1974, midnight
S11E14 - Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
June 3, 1974, midnight
S11E15 - Search for Life
Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
June 10, 1974, midnight
S11E16 - The Secrets of Sleep
Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
June 10, 1974, midnight
S11E17 - Who Needs Skills?
In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
June 24, 1974, midnight
S11E18 - Hills of Promise
In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
July 1, 1974, midnight
S11E19 - The Race for the Double Helix
This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
July 8, 1974, midnight
S11E20 - The Immigrant Doctors
In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
July 15, 1974, midnight
S11E21 - Mines, Minerals and Men
Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
July 22, 1974, midnight
S11E22 - What Price Steak?
Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
July 29, 1974, midnight
S11E23 - Listen and Be Loyal
Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
Aug. 5, 1974, midnight
S11E24 - Adam or Eve?
This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
Aug. 12, 1974, midnight
S11E25 - An Unholy Scramble
Horizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
Sept. 2, 1974, midnight
S11E26 - Do as You Are Told
This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
Oct. 28, 1974, midnight
S11E27 - The First Signs of Washoe
Horizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
Nov. 4, 1974, midnight
S11E28 - The Other Way
Horizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
Nov. 11, 1974, midnight
S11E29 - The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
Sixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
Nov. 25, 1974, midnight
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S11E30 - Joey
This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
Dec. 9, 1974, midnight
S11E31 - The Neglected Harvest
Horizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
Dec. 16, 1974, midnight
S11E32 - How on Earth Did They Do That?
This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
Dec. 23, 1974, midnight
S11E33 - The Lysenko Affair
Horizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.
Dec. 30, 1974, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 77006 min.
Released: Feb. 4, 1964
Last Air Date: Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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