Horizon · S11 · E16
The Secrets of Sleep
Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
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Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
Season 11
1A Matter of Self-Defense
60 minJan 7, 1974
This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.
2Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
60 minJan 14, 1974
This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.
3Never Too Late to Learn
60 minJan 21, 1974
Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.
4The Great Fish Hunt
60 minJan 28, 1974
Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.
5Pedal Power
60 minFeb 4, 1974
This episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.
6The Writing on the Wall
60 minFeb 11, 1974
In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.
7Where Did the Colorado Go?
60 minFeb 18, 1974
Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.
8The Future Goes Boom
60 minMar 4, 1974
Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.
9Fusion: The Energy Promise
60 minMar 11, 1974
In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.
10The First Ten Years
60 minApr 22, 1974
In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.
11This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
60 minApr 29, 1974
Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.
12The Hunting of the Quark
60 minMay 6, 1974
This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
13A Noah's Ark for Europe
60 minMay 13, 1974
Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.
14Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
60 minJun 3, 1974
Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?
15Search for Life
60 minJun 10, 1974
Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.
16The Secrets of Sleep
60 minJun 10, 1974Now viewing
Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.
17Who Needs Skills?
60 minJun 24, 1974
In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.
18Hills of Promise
60 minJul 1, 1974
In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.
19The Race for the Double Helix
60 minJul 8, 1974
This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.
20The Immigrant Doctors
60 minJul 15, 1974
In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.
21Mines, Minerals and Men
60 minJul 22, 1974
Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.
22What Price Steak?
60 minJul 29, 1974
Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.
23Listen and Be Loyal
60 minAug 5, 1974
Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.
24Adam or Eve?
60 minAug 12, 1974
This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.
25An Unholy Scramble
60 minSep 2, 1974
Horizon investigates some of the risks and problems involved in bringing oil from the North Sea ashore.
26Do as You Are Told
60 minOct 28, 1974
This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.
27The First Signs of Washoe
60 minNov 4, 1974
Horizons reviews the scientific work of Americans in the field of research in communication with animals.
28The Other Way
60 minNov 11, 1974
Horizon presents Dr. Schumacher's theory that use of modern technology could make the working week a creative experience.
29The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
60 minNov 25, 1974
Sixty years ago a Dutch scientist discovered a phenomenon that overturned the electrical rule book. By cooling certain metals to incredibly low temperatures he found they could continue to carry an electric current for ever, even when the power supply was switched off. Today, developments of these metals - called superconductors-have led to trains that fly, magnets that could depollute rivers and machines that promise cheaper power.
30Joey
60 minDec 9, 1974
This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.
31The Neglected Harvest
60 minDec 16, 1974
Horizon investigates the developments and research in forestry which may now help to overcome shortage of timber.
32How on Earth Did They Do That?
60 minDec 23, 1974
This documentary by Horizon reports on the development of cinematographic special effects from 1890's to date.
33The Lysenko Affair
60 minDec 30, 1974
Horizon presents a dramatized documentary on the rise to power of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko, a young Ukrainian agriculturalist.