Horizon · S1 · E8
Tots and Quods and Woodgeries
Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.
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Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.
Season 1
1The World of Buckminster Fuller
60 minFeb 4, 1964
Horizon follows the work of R. Buckminster Fuller and his research of the geodesic dome.
2Pesticides and Posterity
60 minMay 30, 1964
Dr. Frank Darling and Dr. Eric Edson discuss different environmental priorities.
3A Candle to Nature
60 minJun 27, 1964
A reconstruction of a Michael Faraday lecture last given in December 1860.
4Strangeness Minus Three
60 minJul 25, 1964
Horizon explores the findings of physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. Who, after two years and thousands of photographs, have identified a predicted new particle which has a unique characteristic: 'strangeness minus three'.
5The Air of Science
60 minAug 22, 1964
Horizon looks at the work of the National Institute for Medical Research.
6The Knowledge Explosion
60 minSep 21, 1964
Prof. Arthur C. Clarke, Derek Price and Nigel Balchin discuss the past and future of science.
7The Amateur Scientist
60 minOct 19, 1964
The work of amateur scientists.
8Tots and Quods and Woodgeries
60 minNov 16, 1964Now viewing
Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.
9Science, Toys and Magic
60 minDec 14, 1964
Horizon takes a look at science in the spirit of Christmas.