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The Best Episodes of Horizon Season 11

Every episode of Horizon Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Horizon Season 11!

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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  • The Writing on the Wall
    9.4/10(13)
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    #1 - The Writing on the Wall

    Season 11 Episode 6

    Aired 2/11/1974

    In this episode, Horizon looks at connections between crime and poor housing design in the USA.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Joey
    8.0/10(1)
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    #2 - Joey

    Season 11 Episode 30

    Aired 12/9/1974

    This story by Horizon reconstructs the true life story of Joey Deacon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Hunting of the Quark
    7.2/10(6)
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    #3 - The Hunting of the Quark

    Season 11 Episode 12

    Aired 5/6/1974

    This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.

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  • A Matter of Self-Defense
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    #4 - A Matter of Self-Defense

    Season 11 Episode 1

    Aired 1/7/1974

    This episode of Horizon explains how our body fights infections and cancers and brings us up-to-date on recent research in immunology.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
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    #5 - Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation

    Season 11 Episode 2

    Aired 1/14/1974

    This episode of Horizon is about various experiments on migratory birds and homing pigeons to try and discover how they navigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Never Too Late to Learn
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    #6 - Never Too Late to Learn

    Season 11 Episode 3

    Aired 1/21/1974

    Horizon reports on the British Open University and how it operates.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Great Fish Hunt
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    #7 - The Great Fish Hunt

    Season 11 Episode 4

    Aired 1/28/1974

    Horizon investigates how Britain has hunted fish in the past and how improved fish catching techniques have severely reduced fish stocks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pedal Power
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    #8 - Pedal Power

    Season 11 Episode 5

    Aired 2/4/1974

    This episode of Horizon is about the history of the bicycle and the possibility of it being able to ease the traffic problems in Britain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Where Did the Colorado Go?
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    #9 - Where Did the Colorado Go?

    Season 11 Episode 7

    Aired 2/18/1974

    Horizon investigates reports of abuse of the Colorado river in the USA.

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  • The Future Goes Boom
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    #10 - The Future Goes Boom

    Season 11 Episode 8

    Aired 3/4/1974

    Horizon examines the British Hudson Institute's methods and predictions for the future of economics.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Fusion: The Energy Promise
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    #11 - Fusion: The Energy Promise

    Season 11 Episode 9

    Aired 3/11/1974

    In this Horizon episode, we look at attempts by scientists to solve the energy crisis of future by building nuclear fusion reactors.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The First Ten Years
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    #12 - The First Ten Years

    Season 11 Episode 10

    Aired 4/22/1974

    In this report, Prof. John Maynard Smith looks back at some of the subjects Horizon has presented since 1964.

    Director: N/A

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  • This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
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    #13 - This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow

    Season 11 Episode 11

    Aired 4/29/1974

    Horizon looks back at the discovery and the development of anesthesia.

    Director: N/A

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  • A Noah's Ark for Europe
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    #14 - A Noah's Ark for Europe

    Season 11 Episode 13

    Aired 5/13/1974

    Horizon investigates captive animal breeding to prevent extinction of animal species in the wild.

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  • Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
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    #15 - Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch

    Season 11 Episode 14

    Aired 6/3/1974

    Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?

    Director: N/A

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  • Search for Life
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    #16 - Search for Life

    Season 11 Episode 15

    Aired 6/10/1974

    Documentary about the origins of life which attempts to find out what happened in the one billion years before fossil evidence begins.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Secrets of Sleep
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    #17 - The Secrets of Sleep

    Season 11 Episode 16

    Aired 6/10/1974

    Horizon investigates the subject of sleep in Britain and the USA.

    Director: N/A

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  • Who Needs Skills?
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    #18 - Who Needs Skills?

    Season 11 Episode 17

    Aired 6/24/1974

    In this episode of Horizon, you learn about transferring the basis of modern industry production from human skills to computer programmed machines.

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  • Hills of Promise
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    #19 - Hills of Promise

    Season 11 Episode 18

    Aired 7/1/1974

    In this report, Horizon presents the state of hill farming in Wales.

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  • The Race for the Double Helix
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    #20 - The Race for the Double Helix

    Season 11 Episode 19

    Aired 7/8/1974

    This documentary of Horizon reports on the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 by Dr. Francis Crick and Prof. James Watson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Immigrant Doctors
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    #21 - The Immigrant Doctors

    Season 11 Episode 20

    Aired 7/15/1974

    In this episode, Horizon reports on the rising number of imigrant doctors working in the National Health System of Britain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mines, Minerals and Men
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    #22 - Mines, Minerals and Men

    Season 11 Episode 21

    Aired 7/22/1974

    Horizon explores the technological and economic reasons for the mining revival in Britain.

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  • What Price Steak?
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    #23 - What Price Steak?

    Season 11 Episode 22

    Aired 7/29/1974

    Horizon reports on the beef crisis and rising prices.

    Director: N/A

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  • Listen and Be Loyal
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    #24 - Listen and Be Loyal

    Season 11 Episode 23

    Aired 8/5/1974

    Horizon brings you a report by Tom Harrison on anti-nazi propaganda in Britain during World War II.

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  • Adam or Eve?
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    #25 - Adam or Eve?

    Season 11 Episode 24

    Aired 8/12/1974

    This episode of Horizon investigates the role that hormones play in the stages of mammalian sexual development.

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"The Writing on the Wall" is the best rated episode of "Horizon" season 11. It scored 9.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/11/1974. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "Joey".