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The Ghost Of The Amoco Cadiz

S17 E01 • Monday, Jan 14, 1980 • Jan 14 • 1h

Documentary examination of the causes and conditions of the sinking of the Amoco Cadiz oil-tanker, in 1978.

You Are Old, Father William

S17 E02 • Monday, Jan 21, 1980 • Jan 21 • 1h

Documentary examination on the process of ageing and some things that can be done about the problems of senility in old people.

Cleared for Take-Off

S17 E03 • Monday, Feb 4, 1980 • Feb 4 • 1h

Documentary which looks at the danger points in flying an airliner on a routine flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles. Danger points are identified and we see research into airtraffic control, aircraft design, the role of the stewardess, avoiding mid-air collisions, electronic flight desks, whirlwind vortices and a new fuel additive that may virtually eliminate the instant conflagrations.

A Sporting Chance

S17 E04 • Monday, Feb 11, 1980 • Feb 11 • 1h

Documentary on the ways in which athletes from different countries prepare for the Olympic Games and the artificial methods of improving performance, drugs and physiological methods

The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian

S17 E05 • Monday, Feb 18, 1980 • Feb 18 • 1h

Documentary film on cancer research in the remote Chinese valley of Lin Xian where the population suffers more than 100 times the incidence of oesophagal cancer than normal.

The Big If...

S17 E06 • Monday, Feb 25, 1980 • Feb 25 • 1h

About Interferon, a drug made from human blood cells, thought to be capable of controlling viruses and cancer

Cash from Trash

S17 E07 • Monday, Mar 3, 1980 • Mar 3 • 1h

Explores the potential in recycling rubbish in terms of energy and other resources

Encounter with Jupiter

S17 E08 • Monday, Mar 10, 1980 • Mar 10 • 1h

Documentary on the space voyages of Nasa robot space craft Voyager 1 & 2 and their photographic records of the planet Jupiter.

Portrait of a Poison

S17 E09 • Monday, Mar 17, 1980 • Mar 17 • 1h

Documentary report on the mounting evidence of the horrifying effects of the use of dioxin as a defoliant in Vietnam and as a herbicide in domestic use on both humans and all other living beings.

Magnet Earth

S17 E10 • Monday, Mar 24, 1980 • Mar 24 • 1h

Looks at what is known about the earth's magnetic field, how it affects the world's organisms and in particular at recent research in this field.

Goodbye Gutenberg

S17 E11 • Monday, Sep 1, 1980 • Sep 1 • 1h

Documentary on the "information revolution" the advances made in the methods of electronic storage and display of information, and the effects of these advances on democracy, language, national boundaries, bureaucracy and privacy.

Invasion of the Virions

S17 E12 • Monday, Sep 8, 1980 • Sep 8 • 1h

Investigates various virus infections ranging from smallpox and rabies down to influenza and the common cold. The way they function and the reasons the body builds up resistance to some and not to others.

Beyond the Milky Way

S17 E13 • Monday, Sep 15, 1980 • Sep 15 • 1h

Astronomers are seen at work in the UK, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Australia, describing their discoveries about the galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Little Boxes

S17 E14 • Monday, Sep 22, 1980 • Sep 22 • 1h

Documentary about industrial design and the effect it has on the look of everyday life. Dieter Rams, Tom Woolfe, Etore Sottsass and Raymond Loewy are among the designers talking about their work .

The Other Kenya

S17 E15 • Monday, Sep 29, 1980 • Sep 29 • 1h

Looks at the contrasts in Kenya between the tourist image and the hardship caused by development. In particular, considers the lives of three family groups native to the country and the poverty they are forced to live in by the Kenyan economy geared to the West.

Moving Still

S17 E16 • Monday, Oct 6, 1980 • Oct 6 • 1h

The new perspectives which can be gained on the natural world through time-lapse and high-speed photography. Includes footage of droplets of water merging in mid-air, a bullet spiralling up its barrel toward you, a wet dog shaking its fur, flowers bursting open, starfish scurrying on the sea floor, and spark plugs spreading their fire.

The Way Out

S17 E17 • Monday, Oct 13, 1980 • Oct 13 • 1h

Documentary about London Transport and the decline in its services over the year s. It receives less subsidy than an comparable transport system in the world, but would more GLC aid improve the service?

The Dead Sea Lives

S17 E18 • Monday, Oct 20, 1980 • Oct 20 • 1h

Explains, within a historical context, how Israel and Jordan are trying to make use of the Dead Sea. Its mineral-rich waters are being harnessed by scientists and engineers to produce such diverse products as protein, potash and cheap energy .

Once in a Million Years

S17 E19 • Monday, Oct 27, 1980 • Oct 27 • 1h

Documentary on nuclear energy and the efforts of scientists to contain and control the high risk factors involved with plutonium and uranium.

Smoker's Luck

S17 E20 • Monday, Nov 3, 1980 • Nov 3 • 1h

Documentary about smoking and about the secondary effects of it. Britain leads the world in smoking deaths at 200 per day. The film looks at prognosis of deat h and at the chances of those who give up smoking of dying of the effects.

Behind the Horoscope

S17 E21 • Monday, Nov 10, 1980 • Nov 10 • 1h

Documentary looking at the scientific facts about the growing cult of Astrology. In this report, Horizon looks at the way astrology has evolved and examines statistical evidence to evaluate its credibility.

The Mondragon Experiment

S17 E22 • Monday, Nov 17, 1980 • Nov 17 • 1h

Documentary on the twenty-five year old experimental industrial set-up in the Spanish city of Mondragon where most of the factories and laboratories are co-operativetively owned and run by a workers committee.

The Spike

S17 E23 • Monday, Nov 24, 1980 • Nov 24 • 1h

Documentary about epilepsy, showing epileptic fits as they occur and explaining what the onlooker should and should not do. Sufferers describe their experiences of the disease and consultant neurologist and psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Fenwick, offers a scientific interpretation.

The Slatemakers

S17 E24 • Monday, Dec 1, 1980 • Dec 1 • 1h

Documentary on the slatemaking industry of North Wales, now a dying craft, and the people involved with it.

Anatomy of a Volcano

S17 E25 • Monday, Dec 15, 1980 • Dec 15 • 1h

Chronicles the efforts of geologists throughout the summer of 1980 to study the recently erupted volcano Mt. Saint Helens in Washington State, USA.

Horizon

1980

1980 • 25 Episodes

Activity from Friends

The Ghost Of The Amoco Cadiz

S17 E01 • Monday, Jan 14, 1980 • Jan 14 • 1h

Documentary examination of the causes and conditions of the sinking of the Amoco Cadiz oil-tanker, in 1978.

You Are Old, Father William

S17 E02 • Monday, Jan 21, 1980 • Jan 21 • 1h

Documentary examination on the process of ageing and some things that can be done about the problems of senility in old people.

Cleared for Take-Off

S17 E03 • Monday, Feb 4, 1980 • Feb 4 • 1h

A Sporting Chance

S17 E04 • Monday, Feb 11, 1980 • Feb 11 • 1h

Documentary on the ways in which athletes from different countries prepare for the Olympic Games and the artificial methods of improving performance, drugs and physiological methods

The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian

S17 E05 • Monday, Feb 18, 1980 • Feb 18 • 1h

Documentary film on cancer research in the remote Chinese valley of Lin Xian where the population suffers more than 100 times the incidence of oesophagal cancer than normal.

The Big If...

S17 E06 • Monday, Feb 25, 1980 • Feb 25 • 1h

About Interferon, a drug made from human blood cells, thought to be capable of controlling viruses and cancer

Cash from Trash

S17 E07 • Monday, Mar 3, 1980 • Mar 3 • 1h

Explores the potential in recycling rubbish in terms of energy and other resources

Encounter with Jupiter

S17 E08 • Monday, Mar 10, 1980 • Mar 10 • 1h

Documentary on the space voyages of Nasa robot space craft Voyager 1 & 2 and their photographic records of the planet Jupiter.

Portrait of a Poison

S17 E09 • Monday, Mar 17, 1980 • Mar 17 • 1h

Documentary report on the mounting evidence of the horrifying effects of the use of dioxin as a defoliant in Vietnam and as a herbicide in domestic use on both humans and all other living beings.

Magnet Earth

S17 E10 • Monday, Mar 24, 1980 • Mar 24 • 1h

Looks at what is known about the earth's magnetic field, how it affects the world's organisms and in particular at recent research in this field.

Goodbye Gutenberg

S17 E11 • Monday, Sep 1, 1980 • Sep 1 • 1h

Invasion of the Virions

S17 E12 • Monday, Sep 8, 1980 • Sep 8 • 1h

Beyond the Milky Way

S17 E13 • Monday, Sep 15, 1980 • Sep 15 • 1h

Astronomers are seen at work in the UK, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Australia, describing their discoveries about the galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Little Boxes

S17 E14 • Monday, Sep 22, 1980 • Sep 22 • 1h

Documentary about industrial design and the effect it has on the look of everyday life. Dieter Rams, Tom Woolfe, Etore Sottsass and Raymond Loewy are among the designers talking about their work .

The Other Kenya

S17 E15 • Monday, Sep 29, 1980 • Sep 29 • 1h

Moving Still

S17 E16 • Monday, Oct 6, 1980 • Oct 6 • 1h

The Way Out

S17 E17 • Monday, Oct 13, 1980 • Oct 13 • 1h

The Dead Sea Lives

S17 E18 • Monday, Oct 20, 1980 • Oct 20 • 1h

Once in a Million Years

S17 E19 • Monday, Oct 27, 1980 • Oct 27 • 1h

Documentary on nuclear energy and the efforts of scientists to contain and control the high risk factors involved with plutonium and uranium.

Smoker's Luck

S17 E20 • Monday, Nov 3, 1980 • Nov 3 • 1h

Behind the Horoscope

S17 E21 • Monday, Nov 10, 1980 • Nov 10 • 1h

The Mondragon Experiment

S17 E22 • Monday, Nov 17, 1980 • Nov 17 • 1h

The Spike

S17 E23 • Monday, Nov 24, 1980 • Nov 24 • 1h

The Slatemakers

S17 E24 • Monday, Dec 1, 1980 • Dec 1 • 1h

Documentary on the slatemaking industry of North Wales, now a dying craft, and the people involved with it.

Anatomy of a Volcano

S17 E25 • Monday, Dec 15, 1980 • Dec 15 • 1h

Chronicles the efforts of geologists throughout the summer of 1980 to study the recently erupted volcano Mt. Saint Helens in Washington State, USA.

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The Ghost Of The Amoco Cadiz

S17 E01 • Monday, Jan 14, 1980 • Jan 14 • 1h

Documentary examination of the causes and conditions of the sinking of the Amoco Cadiz oil-tanker, in 1978.

You Are Old, Father William

S17 E02 • Monday, Jan 21, 1980 • Jan 21 • 1h

Documentary examination on the process of ageing and some things that can be done about the problems of senility in old people.

Cleared for Take-Off

S17 E03 • Monday, Feb 4, 1980 • Feb 4 • 1h

A Sporting Chance

S17 E04 • Monday, Feb 11, 1980 • Feb 11 • 1h

Documentary on the ways in which athletes from different countries prepare for the Olympic Games and the artificial methods of improving performance, drugs and physiological methods

The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian

S17 E05 • Monday, Feb 18, 1980 • Feb 18 • 1h

Documentary film on cancer research in the remote Chinese valley of Lin Xian where the population suffers more than 100 times the incidence of oesophagal cancer than normal.

The Big If...

S17 E06 • Monday, Feb 25, 1980 • Feb 25 • 1h

About Interferon, a drug made from human blood cells, thought to be capable of controlling viruses and cancer

Cash from Trash

S17 E07 • Monday, Mar 3, 1980 • Mar 3 • 1h

Explores the potential in recycling rubbish in terms of energy and other resources

Encounter with Jupiter

S17 E08 • Monday, Mar 10, 1980 • Mar 10 • 1h

Documentary on the space voyages of Nasa robot space craft Voyager 1 & 2 and their photographic records of the planet Jupiter.

Portrait of a Poison

S17 E09 • Monday, Mar 17, 1980 • Mar 17 • 1h

Documentary report on the mounting evidence of the horrifying effects of the use of dioxin as a defoliant in Vietnam and as a herbicide in domestic use on both humans and all other living beings.

Magnet Earth

S17 E10 • Monday, Mar 24, 1980 • Mar 24 • 1h

Looks at what is known about the earth's magnetic field, how it affects the world's organisms and in particular at recent research in this field.

Goodbye Gutenberg

S17 E11 • Monday, Sep 1, 1980 • Sep 1 • 1h

Invasion of the Virions

S17 E12 • Monday, Sep 8, 1980 • Sep 8 • 1h

Beyond the Milky Way

S17 E13 • Monday, Sep 15, 1980 • Sep 15 • 1h

Astronomers are seen at work in the UK, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Australia, describing their discoveries about the galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Little Boxes

S17 E14 • Monday, Sep 22, 1980 • Sep 22 • 1h

Documentary about industrial design and the effect it has on the look of everyday life. Dieter Rams, Tom Woolfe, Etore Sottsass and Raymond Loewy are among the designers talking about their work .

The Other Kenya

S17 E15 • Monday, Sep 29, 1980 • Sep 29 • 1h

Moving Still

S17 E16 • Monday, Oct 6, 1980 • Oct 6 • 1h

The Way Out

S17 E17 • Monday, Oct 13, 1980 • Oct 13 • 1h

The Dead Sea Lives

S17 E18 • Monday, Oct 20, 1980 • Oct 20 • 1h

Once in a Million Years

S17 E19 • Monday, Oct 27, 1980 • Oct 27 • 1h

Documentary on nuclear energy and the efforts of scientists to contain and control the high risk factors involved with plutonium and uranium.

Smoker's Luck

S17 E20 • Monday, Nov 3, 1980 • Nov 3 • 1h

Behind the Horoscope

S17 E21 • Monday, Nov 10, 1980 • Nov 10 • 1h

The Mondragon Experiment

S17 E22 • Monday, Nov 17, 1980 • Nov 17 • 1h

The Spike

S17 E23 • Monday, Nov 24, 1980 • Nov 24 • 1h

The Slatemakers

S17 E24 • Monday, Dec 1, 1980 • Dec 1 • 1h

Documentary on the slatemaking industry of North Wales, now a dying craft, and the people involved with it.

Anatomy of a Volcano

S17 E25 • Monday, Dec 15, 1980 • Dec 15 • 1h

Chronicles the efforts of geologists throughout the summer of 1980 to study the recently erupted volcano Mt. Saint Helens in Washington State, USA.

Horizon

1980

1980 • 25 Episodes

Activity from Friends

The Ghost Of The Amoco Cadiz

S17 E01 • Monday, Jan 14, 1980 • Jan 14 • 1h

Documentary examination of the causes and conditions of the sinking of the Amoco Cadiz oil-tanker, in 1978.

You Are Old, Father William

S17 E02 • Monday, Jan 21, 1980 • Jan 21 • 1h

Documentary examination on the process of ageing and some things that can be done about the problems of senility in old people.

Cleared for Take-Off

S17 E03 • Monday, Feb 4, 1980 • Feb 4 • 1h

A Sporting Chance

S17 E04 • Monday, Feb 11, 1980 • Feb 11 • 1h

Documentary on the ways in which athletes from different countries prepare for the Olympic Games and the artificial methods of improving performance, drugs and physiological methods

The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian

S17 E05 • Monday, Feb 18, 1980 • Feb 18 • 1h

Documentary film on cancer research in the remote Chinese valley of Lin Xian where the population suffers more than 100 times the incidence of oesophagal cancer than normal.

The Big If...

S17 E06 • Monday, Feb 25, 1980 • Feb 25 • 1h

About Interferon, a drug made from human blood cells, thought to be capable of controlling viruses and cancer

Cash from Trash

S17 E07 • Monday, Mar 3, 1980 • Mar 3 • 1h

Explores the potential in recycling rubbish in terms of energy and other resources

Encounter with Jupiter

S17 E08 • Monday, Mar 10, 1980 • Mar 10 • 1h

Documentary on the space voyages of Nasa robot space craft Voyager 1 & 2 and their photographic records of the planet Jupiter.

Portrait of a Poison

S17 E09 • Monday, Mar 17, 1980 • Mar 17 • 1h

Documentary report on the mounting evidence of the horrifying effects of the use of dioxin as a defoliant in Vietnam and as a herbicide in domestic use on both humans and all other living beings.

Magnet Earth

S17 E10 • Monday, Mar 24, 1980 • Mar 24 • 1h

Looks at what is known about the earth's magnetic field, how it affects the world's organisms and in particular at recent research in this field.

Goodbye Gutenberg

S17 E11 • Monday, Sep 1, 1980 • Sep 1 • 1h

Invasion of the Virions

S17 E12 • Monday, Sep 8, 1980 • Sep 8 • 1h

Beyond the Milky Way

S17 E13 • Monday, Sep 15, 1980 • Sep 15 • 1h

Astronomers are seen at work in the UK, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Australia, describing their discoveries about the galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Little Boxes

S17 E14 • Monday, Sep 22, 1980 • Sep 22 • 1h

Documentary about industrial design and the effect it has on the look of everyday life. Dieter Rams, Tom Woolfe, Etore Sottsass and Raymond Loewy are among the designers talking about their work .

The Other Kenya

S17 E15 • Monday, Sep 29, 1980 • Sep 29 • 1h

Moving Still

S17 E16 • Monday, Oct 6, 1980 • Oct 6 • 1h

The Way Out

S17 E17 • Monday, Oct 13, 1980 • Oct 13 • 1h

The Dead Sea Lives

S17 E18 • Monday, Oct 20, 1980 • Oct 20 • 1h

Once in a Million Years

S17 E19 • Monday, Oct 27, 1980 • Oct 27 • 1h

Documentary on nuclear energy and the efforts of scientists to contain and control the high risk factors involved with plutonium and uranium.

Smoker's Luck

S17 E20 • Monday, Nov 3, 1980 • Nov 3 • 1h

Behind the Horoscope

S17 E21 • Monday, Nov 10, 1980 • Nov 10 • 1h

The Mondragon Experiment

S17 E22 • Monday, Nov 17, 1980 • Nov 17 • 1h

The Spike

S17 E23 • Monday, Nov 24, 1980 • Nov 24 • 1h

The Slatemakers

S17 E24 • Monday, Dec 1, 1980 • Dec 1 • 1h

Documentary on the slatemaking industry of North Wales, now a dying craft, and the people involved with it.

Anatomy of a Volcano

S17 E25 • Monday, Dec 15, 1980 • Dec 15 • 1h

Chronicles the efforts of geologists throughout the summer of 1980 to study the recently erupted volcano Mt. Saint Helens in Washington State, USA.