S1969 E1 • Inside Every Fat Man

Horizon probes into the problems of obesity and investigates cures for obesity using diets and drugs.

Première diffusion : 2 janvier 1969

S1969 E2 • If Only They Could Speak

A report by Horizon examining animal intelligence and looking at the reasons why no other animal has matched man in mental ability.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1969

S1969 E3 • The Miraculous Wonder: The Human Eye

Horizon investigates the importance of the eye, diseases of the eye, and current research on sight.

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1969

S1969 E4 • The Years of the Locust

In this episode, Horizon reports on how in the last 2 years, the desert locust has been breeding in Southern Arabia by the Red Sea.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 1969

S1969 E5 • The Gifted Child

Horizon reports on the problems associated with raising and educating children of very high intelligence.

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 1969

S1969 E6 • The Last of the Polymaths

This episode is a biography of the late professor J. B. S. Haldane whose life is described by his family, friends, and critics.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1969

S1969 E7 • Music and the Mind

Horizon looks into music therapy used in the treatment of mental disorders.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1969

S1969 E8 • Report on V.D.

This investigation by Horizon centers on the problems caused by venerial disease both in detection and cure.

Première diffusion : 20 février 1969

S1969 E9 • A True Madness

Horizon investigates the problem of schizophrenia and discusses its causes and the ways in which it can be treated.

Première diffusion : 22 février 1969

S1969 E10 • Extra Sensory Perception

No description available

Première diffusion : 27 février 1969

S1969 E11 • The Drift from Science

This report by Horizon examines the reason for a fall in the percentage of school children doing science.

Première diffusion : 6 mars 1969

S1969 E12 • Powers of Persuasion

This episode of Horizon is about advertising, looking at how it works and the application of scientific methods to persuade us to buy.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 1969

S1969 E13 • The View from Space

Horizon looks into what man has seen and done during 10 years of space exploration.

Première diffusion : 20 mars 1969

S1969 E14 • The Unborn Patient

Horizon investigates new medical techniques to diagnose and treat unborn infants leading to a higher survival rate.

Première diffusion : 27 mars 1969

S1969 E15 • King Solomon's Garden

This episode of Horizon looks at the communication systems of animals.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 1969

S1969 E16 • Muck Today, Poison Tomorrow

Horizon investigates pollution problems in Britain with sewage and industrial wastes, and at the health risks associated with the pollution.

Première diffusion : 24 avril 1969

S1969 E17 • Shark

In this episode, Horizon examines our attempts to understand one of the oldest inhabitants of the sea, the shark.

Première diffusion : 1 mai 1969

S1969 E18 • Technology and Self-Determination

Sebastian Z. de Ferranti gives the Royal Society lecture for 1969 on technological development.

Première diffusion : 15 mai 1969

S1969 E19 • After Apollo

The US spent $40 billion to put man on the moon, yet the real objectives of the space program remain obscure.

Première diffusion : 22 mai 1969

S1969 E20 • Discovery

Horizon reports on the research being carried out in the fields of botany, astronomy, biochemistry, meteorology, and zoology.

Première diffusion : 29 mai 1969

S1969 E21 • Machines and People

The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.

Première diffusion : 5 juin 1969

S1969 E22 • Science on Safari

The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.

Première diffusion : 15 septembre 1969

S1969 E23 • The Problem of Pain

In this episode, Horizon reports on the problems of pain, and the theory put forward that pain is closely connected with personality.

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 1969

S1969 E24 • Four Fast Legs and a Nose

Horizon explores "man's best friend", the dog, and examines its origins and how its special relationship with men came about.

Première diffusion : 6 octobre 1969

S1969 E25 • Father of the Man

Horizon investigates surveys being carried out on British children to test Freud's theories.

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 1969

S1969 E26 • Master of the Microscope

In this episode, Roman Vishniac talks about his study of living things in their natural habitat as his life's work.

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 1969

S1969 E27 • C.E.R.N.

Horizon reports on the research into high-energy physics carried on at C.E.R.N. laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 1969

S1969 E28 • Snap, Crackle and Bang

No description available

Première diffusion : 3 novembre 1969

S1969 E29 • Cancer Now

A report on current research into cancer and the subsequent knowledge and problems it brings.

Première diffusion : 10 novembre 1969

S1969 E30 • There's a Rhino in My Sugar

No description available

Première diffusion : 17 novembre 1969

S1969 E31 • Fit to Live

Horizon investigates the limits of survival under extreme and normal enviromental conditions.

Première diffusion : 24 novembre 1969

S1969 E32 • Don't Cackle, Lay Eggs

Horizon reports on the development of the Dutch nation's continuing fight against the encroachment of the sea.

Première diffusion : 1 décembre 1969

S1969 E33 • How Much Do You Drink?

Horizon investigates how drinking affects human behavior.

Première diffusion : 8 décembre 1969

S1969 E34 • A Game of War

Horizon covers a simulated war game of a Middle East crisis, with different teams playing the roles of the major parties involved.

Première diffusion : 15 décembre 1969

S1969 E35 • Bread

Horizon explores the problem of feeding the growing world population.

Première diffusion : 22 décembre 1969

S1969 E36 • For the Safety of Mankind

Horizon investigate the dilemma of whether a scientist should put his loyalty to mankind before his loyalty to his country.

Première diffusion : 29 décembre 1969