Horizon — Season 5

Aired 2 January 1968 • 60 min

Horizon reports on Prof. Sir John Baker who is a distinguished British engineer, tracing his career beginning from his early work on airships.

Aired 30 January 1968 • 60 min

This episode covers interviews with surgeons and research workers discussing the need for animal experimentation in medical work.

Aired 13 February 1968 • 60 min

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?

Aired 27 February 1968 • 60 min

Horizon explores the problem of increasing traffic in Britain.

Aired 12 March 1968 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon looks into the advances in medical science.

Aired 26 March 1968 • 60 min

This episode presents the view by G. M. Carstairs, social psychiatrist, about the pleasures and problems of life in Britain in 1968.

Aired 9 April 1968 • 60 min

Horizon looks into modern methods of crime investigation.

Aired 7 May 1968 • 60 min

Horizon follows reporter Paul Ferris as he examines the causes and motitives for murder.

Aired 12 September 1968 • 60 min

This is the story of the life and career of Winston Churchill's scientific advisor, Lord Cherwell, during World War II.

Aired 19 September 1968 • 60 min

Horizon explores "factory farming" techniques for chickens and other livestock.

Aired 26 September 1968 • 60 min

In this episode, Dr. Alex Comfort looks at the scientific evidence for old age and the problems caused by ageing.

Aired 3 October 1968 • 60 min

Horizon investigates how science is used to enhance weapons of war, tactics, and strategy.

Aired 10 October 1968 • 60 min

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.

Aired 17 October 1968 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon looks into controversial medicine practices in Nigeria.

Aired 24 October 1968 • 60 min

This episode by Horizon is about Irene Kassorlas, who's new treatment for autism has produced positive results with mute children.

Aired 31 October 1968 • 60 min

Horizon reports on speech and comprehension disorders in children, and how to educate them.

Aired 7 November 1968 • 60 min

Horizon explores how computers are changing our way of life.

Aired 14 November 1968 • 60 min

Horizon reports on the effects of the birth control pill on the body and how the pill can effect the changes in glucose metabolism.

Aired 21 November 1968 • 60 min

This is the fictional drama about the evidence for and against the charges that Dr. Alfred Noble misused his invention of dynamite.

Aired 28 November 1968 • 60 min

Horizon explores the possibility that our civilization as a whole can be viewed as a pattern based on the wheel.

Aired 5 December 1968 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon investigates the study of science by african americans.

Aired 12 December 1968 • 60 min

In this episode, Horizon reports on the exploration and survey of the oceans of the world.

Aired 19 December 1968 • 60 min

Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886.

Aired 24 December 1968 • 60 min

In this episode of Horizon, Michael Balfour invites us to share in the mystery and magic of the "Magic Lantern".