Horizon · S8 · E2
Great Ormond Street
In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
About this episode
In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
Season 8
1Wildlife - The Last Great Battle
60 minJan 4, 1971
In this episode, Horizon looks a the efforts of zoos to save animal species from extinction by breeding enough to ensure their survival in captivity
2Great Ormond Street
60 minJan 18, 1971Now viewing
In this episode, Horizon looks at the renowned British hospital for children, Great Ormond Street, and the Institute of Child Health.
3A Bulldozer Through Heaven
60 minJan 25, 1971
Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.
4Rumors of War
60 minFeb 1, 1971
This episode of Horizon looks at the growing arsenal of nuclear weapons over the last 25 years and the effects it has on the arms race.
5I'm Dependent - You're Addicted (I)
60 minFeb 15, 1971
The first of a two-programme investigation in which Horizon and Man Alive have combined forces. This episode investigates the facts about drug abuse and experimental work undertaken in this area.
6Kuru - To Tremble with Fear
60 minFeb 22, 1971
Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.
7Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled
60 minMar 8, 1971
Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.
8What Kind of Doctor?
60 minMar 15, 1971
Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.
9A Nice Sort of Accident to Have
60 minMar 22, 1971
Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents
10The Wood
60 minApr 5, 1971
This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.
11The Measure of Man
60 minApr 12, 1971
In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.
12Three Score Years and Then?
60 minApr 26, 1971
This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.
13Darwin's Bulldog
60 minMay 3, 1971
Horizon reports on the famous protagonist of "The Origin of Species," Thomas Henry Huxley.
14The Secret
60 minMay 10, 1971
This episode of Horizon examines how cells organize to become complex organs, and bodies.
15What Every Girl Should Know
60 minMay 17, 1971
At the moment, legal abortions in the UK are being performed at the rate of over 90,000 a year and it is considered that the number is likely to rise. But why are so many people not prepared to use contraceptives? Are the contraceptives themselves at fault or is it part of a deep-rooted attitude to sex? A drug is now being tested which makes it possible for a woman to procure her own abortion in the first few weeks of pregnancy.
16Tastes of Foods to Come
60 minMay 24, 1971
Horizon reports on food technology now experimenting with meat substitutes.
17Looking for a Happy Landing
60 minMay 31, 1971
Within 20 years vertical take-off airliners could be hovering over Hampstead and Dulwich before landing, one a minute, day and night, at a Thames-side V-port. Horizon looks at what could be one of the great environmental debates of the century to have, or not to have, aircraft flying in and out of city centres.
18A Case of Depression
60 minJun 7, 1971
Horizon investigates how to treat depressive illneses.
19The Total War Machine
60 minJun 14, 1971
This episode of Horizon reports on the development of the aircraft bomber throughout periods of war.
20The Dinosaur Hunters
60 minJun 21, 1971
Horizon explores the field of palaeontology, the study of dinosaurs.
21Your Country Needs You?
60 minSep 27, 1971
This episode of Horizon looks at Britain's civil defense program, and to see if it is adequate in the event of a nuclear war.
22Rheumatism
60 minOct 4, 1971
Horizon investigates rheumatism, and looks at why this disease is under-researched.
23If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed
60 minOct 11, 1971
Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.
24One Liverpool or Two?
60 minOct 18, 1971
Do city planners in Liverpool have unrealistic expectations? Horizon looks into the development and planning process of Liverpool, England.
25Rutherford / The Cavendish Today
60 minOct 25, 1971
This is a two part episode of Horizon. First, Horizon looks at the life of centenary Ernest Rutherford, followed by a report of the Cavendish Labratory in Cambridge, England.
26The Fierce People
60 minNov 1, 1971
Horizon explores a primitive tribe of Yanomamo Indians living in southern Venezula.
27The Men Who Painted Caves
60 minNov 15, 1971
This episode of Horizon looks in the ancient cave paintings found in France.
28The Crab Nebula
60 minNov 22, 1971
This episode of Horizon reports on how the Crab Nebula was discovered, and continuing observation of the space encounter.
29Can Venice Survive?
60 minNov 29, 1971
Horizon reports on the continuing problem of the city of Venice, Italy sinking into the sea.
30Willingly to School?
60 minDec 6, 1971
This report by Horizon is about Prof. Hean Piaget and her child center education theory.
31The Periscope War
60 minDec 20, 1971
Horizon presents the history of the submarines, from pre-World War I to today's nuclear powered submarines.
32Patently Absurd
60 minDec 27, 1971
This episode of Horizon investigates strange new inventions.