1969x01 Inside Every Fat Man
January 2, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon probes into the problems of obesity and investigates cures for obesity using diets and drugs.
1969x02 If Only They Could Speak
January 9, 1969 9:00 pm
A report by Horizon examining animal intelligence and looking at the reasons why no other animal has matched man in mental ability.
1969x03 The Miraculous Wonder: The Human Eye
January 16, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the importance of the eye, diseases of the eye, and current research on sight.
1969x04 The Years of the Locust
January 23, 1969 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon reports on how in the last 2 years, the desert locust has been breeding in Southern Arabia by the Red Sea.
1969x05 The Gifted Child
January 30, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on the problems associated with raising and educating children of very high intelligence.
1969x06 The Last of the Polymaths
February 6, 1969 9:00 pm
This episode is a biography of the late professor J. B. S. Haldane whose life is described by his family, friends, and critics.
1969x07 Music and the Mind
February 13, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon looks into music therapy used in the treatment of mental disorders.
1969x08 Report on V.D.
February 20, 1969 9:00 pm
This investigation by Horizon centers on the problems caused by venerial disease both in detection and cure.
1969x09 A True Madness
February 22, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the problem of schizophrenia and discusses its causes and the ways in which it can be treated.
1969x11 The Drift from Science
March 6, 1969 9:00 pm
This report by Horizon examines the reason for a fall in the percentage of school children doing science.
1969x12 Powers of Persuasion
March 13, 1969 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon is about advertising, looking at how it works and the application of scientific methods to persuade us to buy.
1969x13 The View from Space
March 20, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon looks into what man has seen and done during 10 years of space exploration.
1969x14 The Unborn Patient
March 27, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates new medical techniques to diagnose and treat unborn infants leading to a higher survival rate.
1969x15 King Solomon's Garden
April 10, 1969 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon looks at the communication systems of animals.
1969x16 Muck Today, Poison Tomorrow
April 24, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates pollution problems in Britain with sewage and industrial wastes, and at the health risks associated with the pollution.
1969x17 Shark
May 1, 1969 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon examines our attempts to understand one of the oldest inhabitants of the sea, the shark.
1969x18 Technology and Self-Determination
May 15, 1969 9:00 pm
Sebastian Z. de Ferranti gives the Royal Society lecture for 1969 on technological development.
1969x19 After Apollo
May 22, 1969 9:00 pm
The US spent $40 billion to put man on the moon, yet the real objectives of the space program remain obscure.
1969x20 Discovery
May 29, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on the research being carried out in the fields of botany, astronomy, biochemistry, meteorology, and zoology.
1969x21 Machines and People
June 5, 1969 9:00 pm
The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.
1969x22 Science on Safari
September 15, 1969 9:00 pm
The Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.
1969x23 The Problem of Pain
September 29, 1969 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon reports on the problems of pain, and the theory put forward that pain is closely connected with personality.
1969x24 Four Fast Legs and a Nose
October 6, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon explores "man's best friend", the dog, and examines its origins and how its special relationship with men came about.
1969x25 Father of the Man
October 13, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates surveys being carried out on British children to test Freud's theories.
1969x26 Master of the Microscope
October 20, 1969 9:00 pm
In this episode, Roman Vishniac talks about his study of living things in their natural habitat as his life's work.
1969x27 C.E.R.N.
October 27, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on the research into high-energy physics carried on at C.E.R.N. laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.
1969x29 Cancer Now
November 10, 1969 9:00 pm
A report on current research into cancer and the subsequent knowledge and problems it brings.
1969x31 Fit to Live
November 24, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the limits of survival under extreme and normal enviromental conditions.
1969x32 Don't Cackle, Lay Eggs
December 1, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on the development of the Dutch nation's continuing fight against the encroachment of the sea.
1969x33 How Much Do You Drink?
December 8, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates how drinking affects human behavior.
1969x34 A Game of War
December 15, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon covers a simulated war game of a Middle East crisis, with different teams playing the roles of the major parties involved.
1969x35 Bread
December 22, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon explores the problem of feeding the growing world population.
1969x36 For the Safety of Mankind
December 29, 1969 9:00 pm
Horizon investigate the dilemma of whether a scientist should put his loyalty to mankind before his loyalty to his country.
