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SeasonJan 5, 1976 · 30 Episodes

1976

Episodes: 30 / 30

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1. The Transplant Experience

Jan 5, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon investigates heart transplant research and techniques perfected and currently used by Dr. Norman Shumway in Britain.

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2. Intimate Strangers

Jan 12, 1976 · 1 hr

This episode of Horizon is about symbiosis - the close association between two or more species for their mutual benefit.

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3. A Fair Share of What Little We Have

Jan 19, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon reports on the country of Tanzania, a country that spends only one dollar per person on health services, and more than half of all children born there die before the age of five.

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4. The Incredible Machine

Jan 26, 1976 · 1 hr

This episode of Horizon explores what actually happens inside our bodies using new optical techniques.

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5. King Coal Revived

Feb 2, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon examines the projected expansion of the coal mining industry.

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6. A Question of Trust

Feb 9, 1976 · 1 hr

In this episode of Horizon, we look at the need for confidence in the doctor to patient relationship.

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9. Inside the Shark

Mar 1, 1976 · 1 hr

This documentary by Horizon takes a look at the shark, the supreme predator of the sea.

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10. The Chemical Dream

Mar 8, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon reports on enzymes and the way they are being put on work in the industry and medicine fields.

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11. The Edelin Affair

Mar 15, 1976 · 1 hr

This is a Horizon reconstruction of the trial of Dr. Kenneth Edelin who was arrested after performing an abortion in 1973.

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12. The World of Margaret Mead

Mar 22, 1976 · 1 hr

This Horizon reports is about Margaret Mead, who at age 74, is one of America's most influential social scientists.

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14. Geronimo's Children

Apr 5, 1976 · 1 hr

This report by Horizon investigates the aggressive and oppressive history of the Mescalero and Chiricuhua Apache Indians of New Mexico in the USA.

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16. A Lesson for Teachers

Apr 26, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon explores the comparative research study into progressive versus formal primary school teaching in the UK.

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17. Why Did Stuart Die?

May 3, 1976 · 1 hr

This episode of Horizon delves in the research into the causes for, and the methods of eradicating 'cot deaths' in Britain.

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19. Dying

May 24, 1976 · 1 hr

This is a Horizon documentary on how a widow faces the last day of her husband's life and the story of three other people who know they only have a short time to live.

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21. What's Wrong with the Sun?

Jun 14, 1976 · 1 hr

In the episode, Horizon explores the history of man's understanding of the sun's structure and observations in recent years.

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23. The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs

Nov 1, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon makes an investigation into claims by a group of scientists who theorize that dinosaurs were not actaully cold-blooded reptiles, but hot-blooded, like mammals.

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24. Billion Dollar Bubble

Nov 8, 1976 · 1 hr

This is an investigative report by Horizon that shows how the Equity Funding Corp. of America produced two billion dollars worth of phoney insurance.

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25. The Selfish Gene

Nov 15, 1976 · 1 hr

This Horizon documentary explores animal behavior. Animals do not act for the good of their own species, rather for the preservation of their own genes.

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26. A Child of Our Own

Nov 22, 1976 · 1 hr

This episode of Horizon is about infertility and the state of British scientific research in this area.

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27. Secrets of a Coral Island

Nov 29, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon reports on Pacific Ocean fishermen who are famous for their extraordinary fishing skills. They catch fish with a kite and a tassel of spiders webs.

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28. The Long Valley

Dec 6, 1976 · 1 hr

This is a Horizon documentary about six people who have each lost someone very close, as they describe their progress through grief.

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29. Half-Way to 1984

Dec 13, 1976 · 1 hr

Horizon looks at new developments in computer technology that have made mass surveillance possible, and also its political misuse.

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