Seasons & episodes

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

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

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

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

The props for this programme are pistols, muskets and, above all, explosives. For 30 years now these are what Colonel Brian Shaw, marksman and lecturer in chemistry, has been using in his now famous lecture on explosives. He gave it once again for Horizon before an invited audience at University College, London.

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

For some time now rhinos have been disturbing the workers in the Tanzanian sugar plantation and ripping open the plastic water pipes to get at the water. These incidents, and the hunting of the rhinos by helicopter, are typical of the increasing conflict between wildlife and man for land in East Africa.

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

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

Horizon investigates how drinking affects human behavior.

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

Horizon explores the problem of feeding the growing world population.

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