Horizon · S14 · E11
The Amazing Doctor Newton
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
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BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
Season 14
1A Smile for a Crocodile
60 minJan 7, 1977
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
2The Pill for the People
60 minJan 14, 1977
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
3The Ape That Stood Up
60 minJan 21, 1977
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
4The Human Animal
60 minFeb 4, 1977
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
5The Guinea Pig and the Law
60 minFeb 18, 1977
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
6Hunters of the Seal
60 minFeb 25, 1977
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
7The Red Planet
60 minMar 4, 1977
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
8One of Nature's Hotels
60 minMar 11, 1977
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
9Dawn of the Solar Age
60 minMar 18, 1977
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
10Genetic Roulette
60 minApr 1, 1977
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
11The Amazing Doctor Newton
60 minJul 15, 1977Now viewing
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
12The Trouble with Medicine
60 minJul 22, 1977
In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
13Silent Speech
60 minJul 29, 1977
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
14The Green Machine
60 minAug 5, 1977
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
15The River That Came Clean
60 minSep 2, 1977
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
16Blueprints in the Bloodstream
60 minSep 9, 1977
This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.
1740 Years of Murder
60 minSep 16, 1977
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
18The Cry for Help
60 minSep 30, 1977
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
19The Sunspot Mystery
60 minOct 7, 1977
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
20The Rhine's Revenge
60 minOct 21, 1977
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
21Icarus' Children
60 minDec 2, 1977
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
22The Healing Nightmare
60 minDec 9, 1977
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
23The Great Wine Revolution
60 minDec 23, 1977
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.