Horizon — 1975

Jan 19751h

This investigative report by Horizon covers an investigation into the deaths of people who inhaled asbestos dust at Acre Mill, Yorkshire, England.

Jan 197550m

Investigates the growing tendency in hospitals to induce childbirth by injecting hormones into mothers. The practice has become increasingly widespread in recent years, and this film asks if induction is desirable, necessary, and safe.

Feb 19751h

This episode of Horizon examines the problems of ship safety in the English Channel.

Feb 19751h

Horizon investigates the symptoms of menopause and the various degrees in which it occurs.

Feb 19751h

This episode of Horizon shows the peril to man of the ever increasing dog population in the western world.

Mar 19751h

By the end of 1974, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter had all been visited by spacecraft. For the first time scientists saw in sharp detail the continents, mountains, valleys and volcanoes of other worlds. Tonight's programme shows how these geological features give clues to the way the planets evolved; how they have helped scientists in their attempt to reach back 5,000 million years to understand the formation of the solar system itself.

Apr 19751h

This report by Horizon covers an investigation by a group of Australian scientists that looks into the origins and history of the Australian Aborigines.

Apr 19751h

This report by Horizon describes the resistance to antibiotics, fast growing in all countries, and the dangers it could mean for the future.

Apr 19751h

Horizon investigates the life and work of the great engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Apr 19751h

Horizon explores the effect of fibre in diet on the diseases of western world.

May 19751h

Horizon presents an investigation into the effects on health of lead in the urban atmosphere.

May 19751h

This is a Horizon report on the building of the British military deterrent from the first decision to make it in 1941 until the present state of lethargy.

May 19751h

This episode of Horizon follows the progress of Benjamin Pile, born on 22 November, 1974, at Oxford in Britain.

Jun 19751h

This report by Horizon covers an experiment at McMaster University Medical School, in Ontario, Canada.

Jun 19751h

Horizon investigates the attempts by the University of Newcastle in England to define and create an ideal living and working environment.

Jun 19751h

Horizon explores the psychology of music, as it explains why music has such a powerful emotive effect in every society.

Jun 19751h

This report by Horizon brings you scientists that are using Antarctica as a giant natural lab to study who has polluted Earth most; man or nature.

Jun 19751h

Horizon investigates the discovery of gaseous anaesthetic from 1840 until the early years of 20th century.

Jul 19751h

Horizon reports on the history of superconductivity, from discovery, to the present.

Jul 19751h

In this documentary, Horizon reports on the reading process; how it works for the fluent, and how it should be taught.

Jul 19751h

This episode of Horizon describes the various aspects of the pollution problem of the Mediterranean Sea.

Jul 19751h

In this Horizon episode, Rene Thom's mathematical discovery of the catastrophe theory is investigated.

Aug 19751h

This documentary by Horizon commemorates the dropping of the A-bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.

Aug 19751h

Horizon takes a look at the history of cannabis and the research on the effects of smoking marijuana.

Aug 19751h

This is a report by Horizon on Transcendental Meditation, or TM, brought to the West by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Dec 19751h

This documentary by Horizon is about the Trobriand islanders, whose culture is based on the Kula, a communication system of giving and receiving.