Horizon Season 14, Episode 2: The Pill for the People

1

A Smile for a Crocodile

Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.

60 min

2

The Pill for the People

Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.

60 min

3

The Ape That Stood Up

Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.

60 min

4

The Human Animal

Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.

60 min

5

The Guinea Pig and the Law

In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.

60 min

6

Hunters of the Seal

Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.

60 min

7

The Red Planet

This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.

60 min

8

One of Nature's Hotels

Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.

60 min

9

Dawn of the Solar Age

In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.

60 min

10

Genetic Roulette

Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

60 min

11

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.

60 min

12

The Trouble with Medicine

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.

60 min

13

Silent Speech

This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.

60 min

14

The Green Machine

Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

60 min

15

The River That Came Clean

This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.

60 min

16

Blueprints in the Bloodstream

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.

60 min

17

40 Years of Murder

Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.

60 min

18

The Cry for Help

This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.

60 min

19

The Sunspot Mystery

Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.

60 min

20

The Rhine's Revenge

Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.

60 min

21

Icarus' Children

Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.

60 min

22

The Healing Nightmare

This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

60 min

23

The Great Wine Revolution

Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.

60 min