1972x01 The Missing Link
January 3, 1972 9:00 pm
In this episode of Horizon, you find out how feasible it is to build a 35 mile long tunnel between Britain and France.
1972x02 Navajo - The Last Red Indians
January 10, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon explores the American Navajo indian tribe of New Mexico, in the United States.
1972x03 How Much Do You Smell?
January 17, 1972 9:00 pm
Why do humans have such a poor sense of smell as compared to animals? Horizon investigates why.
1972x04 Parasite of Paradise
January 31, 1972 9:00 pm
This story by Horizon reports on Malaria in the country of Gambia, in West Africa.
1972x05 The Day it Rained Periwinkles
February 7, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates reports of strange phenomena and about what the scientific theory is about these phenomena.
1972x06 Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?
February 14, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon explores if a doctor's treatment of the patient is always in the best interest of the patient.
1972x07 How They Sold Doomsday
February 21, 1972 9:00 pm
In this episode, Horizon looks the the ecological movement, and the resistance against the movement in Britain, and the USA.
1972x08 For Love or Money
February 28, 1972 9:00 pm
In this report by Horizon, the effect of boring jobs on industrial relations is looked at, along with work and job satisfaction.
1972x09 Whales, Dolphins and Men
March 6, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon looks at the life of whales and dolphins, and how they interact with man.
1972x10 What is Race?
March 13, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the various conceptions of "race" that have arisen since the 17th century.
1972x11 Man-Made Lakes in Africa
March 20, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the use of hydroelectric power in Africa, at Lake Kariba, Lake Volta, and Lake Nasser.
1972x12 Survival in the Sahara
March 27, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon follows the expedition of two German naturalists exploring the Northwestern desert of the Sahara in Africa.
1972x13 Mind Over Body
April 10, 1972 9:00 pm
This story by Horizon is about American research into techniques for controlling bodily functions with the mind.
1972x14 Out of Volcanoes
April 17, 1972 9:00 pm
In this report, Horizon looks at the various aspects of volcanoes and explaining the views of some vulcanologists.
1972x15 The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
May 1, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon presents a study of Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements as an inventor.
1972x16 Rail Crash
May 8, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reviews the history of train accidents and the new safety precautions to prevent them.
1972x17 Do You Dig National Parks?
May 22, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the threat to the Snowdonia National Park in Britain, from mining companies.
1972x18 Sorry I Opened My Mouth
June 12, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on modern research in the prevention of tooth decay.
1972x19 The Way We Move
July 3, 1972 9:00 pm
How do muscles contract and how are they are controlled from the brain through nerve fibers are the subjects of this Horizon episode.
1972x20 The Life that Lives on Man
July 10, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon explores bacteria and other creatures that live on our skin and in our hair.
1972x21 Sex Can Be a Problem
July 24, 1972 9:00 pm
In this episode by Horizon, we take a look at sexual problems, particularly for impotence, frigidity, and premature ejaculation.
1972x22 The Surgery of Violence
July 31, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon explores the development and techniques of brain surgery from the 1950's to present-day in Britain and the USA.
1972x23 Hospital, 1922
October 12, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reconstructs a day in the life of the old Charing Cross Hospital in Britain just fifty years ago.
1972x24 When Polar Bears Swam in the Thames
October 19, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon looks the how the ice age physically shaped the British landscape.
1972x25 The Making of the English Landscape
October 26, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon illustrates the ideas of Prof. W.G. Hoskins on the development of the English landscape from Iron Age times to the present.
1972x26 Shadows of Bliss
November 2, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reports that High Energy Physics shows a pattern of thought that challenges the very roots of commonplace belief.
1972x27 Billion Marsh
November 9, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon is about the east coast marshes of America, called the "Wetlands" and the effects of urban development on the wildlife.
1972x28 Do You Sincerely Want a Long Life?
November 16, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon investigates the research that is going into the ageing process to find out its causes and possible prevention.
1972x29 The Making of a Natural History Film
November 23, 1972 9:00 pm
This epidsode of Horizon reports on how a group of zoologists at Oxford Scientific Films in England makes films.
1972x31 Alaskan Pipe Dream
December 7, 1972 9:00 pm
This episode of Horizon centers on the exploitation of oil in Alaska, and the effects of it on the Eskimoes and the local wildlife.
1972x32 Their Life in Your Hands
December 21, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon reports on people suffering from kidney diseases and the current forms of treatment.
1972x33 Navigating Europe
December 28, 1972 9:00 pm
Horizon documents how in Europe, they are using water canals for industrial transport, as an alternative to roads.
