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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Horizon Season 1 Episode 2 - Pesticides and Posterity
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    #1 - Pesticides and Posterity

    S1:E2

    Dr. Frank Darling and Dr. Eric Edson discuss different environmental priorities.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Horizon Season 1 Episode 3 - A Candle to Nature
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    #2 - A Candle to Nature

    S1:E3

    A reconstruction of a Michael Faraday lecture last given in December 1860.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Horizon Season 1 Episode 5 - The Air of Science
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    #3 - The Air of Science

    S1:E5

    Horizon looks at the work of the National Institute for Medical Research.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Horizon Season 1 Episode 6 - The Knowledge Explosion
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    #4 - The Knowledge Explosion

    S1:E6

    Prof. Arthur C. Clarke, Derek Price and Nigel Balchin discuss the past and future of science.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Horizon Season 1 Episode 7 - The Amateur Scientist
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    #5 - The Amateur Scientist

    S1:E7

    The work of amateur scientists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Horizon Season 1 Episode 8 - Tots and Quods and Woodgeries
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    #6 - Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

    S1:E8

    Horizon investigates the 'Tots and Quots' and the 'Woodgeries' two groups set up by scientists before the second world war to discuss the future of science and how it effects society.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Horizon Season 1 Episode 9 - Science, Toys and Magic
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    #7 - Science, Toys and Magic

    S1:E9

    Horizon takes a look at science in the spirit of Christmas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Horizon Season 2 Episode 1 - Learning from Machines
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    #8 - Learning from Machines

    S2:E1

    At a time when the use of teaching machines is fast expanding, Horizon looks at the principles behind them and enquires into their success

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Horizon Season 2 Episode 2 - The Technique of Change
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    #9 - The Technique of Change

    S2:E2

    Horizon profiles the Bell Laboratories in the United States. They are one of the most important research and development centers where more than 4000 scientists work with a budget of one hundred million pounds every year. Horizon investigates the possibility of setting up a similar research station in Britain.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Horizon Season 2 Episode 3 - Star Gazers
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    #10 - Star Gazers

    S2:E3

    Horizon explores American plans to launch a space observatory to map the universe and learn how stars are created.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Horizon Season 2 Episode 4 - Science and Art
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    #11 - Science and Art

    S2:E4

    Horizon looks at the relationship between science and art, and also explores artists attitudes towards science.

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    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Horizon Season 2 Episode 5 - The Great Computer Scandal / H-Bomb Detectors
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    #12 - The Great Computer Scandal / H-Bomb Detectors

    S2:E5

    Horizon investigates the states of big research computers in Britain. Also, Horizon looks at the H-Bomb Detectors and how British scientists have developed a nuclear explosion detector which has changed the political outlook for nuclear test controls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Horizon Season 2 Episode 6 - Forbidden Events / I am a Madman
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    #13 - Forbidden Events / I am a Madman

    S2:E6

    Is there a fifth force in the Universe, or must we revise our ideas about time? Horizon visits the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory where an experiment is running to settle this, and talks to Dr. Lipman.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Horizon Season 2 Episode 7 - Restless Genius / Faster, Farther, Higher
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    #14 - Restless Genius / Faster, Farther, Higher

    S2:E7

    Prof. Andrade presents a tribute to Robert Hooke: architect, astronomer, geologist, and meteorologist who discovered the cell. This episode also includes a report on a 36 year study of the cell wall by Prof. Preston.

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  15. Horizon Season 2 Episode 8 - The Other Side of the Pill
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    #15 - The Other Side of the Pill

    S2:E8

    Every day, on average, another 431 British women start taking the contraceptive pill. The manufacturers insist that it is the most carefully tested drug on the market today. But some scientists and doctors are concerned about the potential long-term effects of taking it.

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  16. Horizon Season 2 Episode 9 - The Big Smoke / The Model Makers
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    #16 - The Big Smoke / The Model Makers

    S2:E9

    Nine years after the passing of the Clean Air Act, where do we stand? Scientists are gradually finding out why dirty air Is so harmful to ill persons with Dr. P. J. Lawther of Air Pollution Research Centre at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Whenever the things they study are too big, too far off, or too hot to handle, scientists can make a model of these-but can they be sure their models truly represent reality?

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Horizon Season 2 Episode 10 - The Long Slide / Men with Gills
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    #17 - The Long Slide / Men with Gills

    S2:E10

    When a rubber tyre rolls fast on a wet surface it may rise on a film of water and begin to 'aquaplane.' Scientists are studying this fact which creates a real hazard to aircraft passengers and fast drivers. A new membrane developed in America holds forth the prospect of men being able to live under water.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Horizon Season 2 Episode 11 - Men and Sharks / Sir Henry Dale, OM, FRS
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    #18 - Men and Sharks / Sir Henry Dale, OM, FRS

    S2:E11

    Horizon looks at Prof. Perry Gilbert's research on captured sharks and meets with the eminent physiologist Sir Henry Dale as he celebrates his 90th birthday and looks back on his career in medical research. The eminent physiologist, who celebrates his ninetieth birthday today, looks back on his first discovery sixty years ago.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Horizon Season 2 Episode 12 - The Brain Gain / The Sudden Night / Learning to Speak
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    #19 - The Brain Gain / The Sudden Night / Learning to Speak

    S2:E12

    Dr. Jacob Bronowski, who a year ago took up the deputy directorship of the Salk Institute in California, discusses with Tom Rosenthal his new activities and how he feels about working in the golden West. The recent total eclipse of the sun was probably the most closely studied ever. With special film from the Pacific, Horizon examines what was done and why. For the first time deaf children can see a visual pattern of their own attempts at speech. In the programme a new machine is shown which may revolutionize the teaching of speech and language to these handicapped children.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Horizon Season 2 Episode 13 - Dr. Joseph Needham / Mariner IV
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    #20 - Dr. Joseph Needham / Mariner IV

    S2:E13

    This episode of Horizon features Dr. Joseph Needham, an eminent scientist and humanist who is perhaps the greatest living authority on China. An account of the space probe Mariner IV which will be flying past Mars tonight.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Horizon Season 2 Episode 14 - Science Fiction : Science Fact? / Alone and Unarmed
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    #21 - Science Fiction : Science Fact? / Alone and Unarmed

    S2:E14

    Is all science fiction merely fantasy - or can it give valuable clues to the future? A discussion between Desmond Morris and the ethologist George Schaller.

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  22. Horizon Season 2 Episode 15 - Certain of Uncertainty / State of Nature
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    #22 - Certain of Uncertainty / State of Nature

    S2:E15

    The four men who opened up a new field of physics: Max Born, Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg and George Thompson meet and discuss topic with John Charap at the annual science conference in Lindau, Germany.

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  23. Horizon Season 2 Episode 17 - Fuel for the Future / Collector's Piece
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    #23 - Fuel for the Future / Collector's Piece

    S2:E17

    Horizon interviews Prof. Andrade about his collection of rare scientific books which he was about to sell.

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  24. Horizon Season 2 Episode 18 - Let Newton Be
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    #24 - Let Newton Be

    S2:E18

    On the 300th anniversary of Isaac Newton's greatest year of discovery, one of his most ardent disciples, Prof. Julius Summer-Miller, comes from California to illustrate the excitement of seeing Newton's principles in action.

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  25. Horizon Season 2 Episode 19 - Special Senses / Toil, Sweat & Tears
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    #25 - Special Senses / Toil, Sweat & Tears

    S2:E19

    What sort of person can invent a 3-D microscope, a new way of photographing the moon, publish fifty papers on perception, and spend three weeks hunting for a minute sea creature to see how its eyes work? Cambridge psychologist Richard Gregory is a man of many facets. Tonight's film examines his inventiveness—its sources and its products. An M.R.C. team headed by Dr. D. G. Phillips has taken the first step towards answering the vital question: how do enzymes work?

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pesticides and Posterity" is the worst rated episode of "Horizon". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/30/1964. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Candle to Nature".