Horizon Season 5, Episode 11: Comfort on Aging

1

An Ingenious Man - Sir H. John Baker

Horizon reports on Prof. Sir John Baker who is a distinguished British engineer, tracing his career beginning from his early work on airships.

60 min

2

Man's Best Friend

This episode covers interviews with surgeons and research workers discussing the need for animal experimentation in medical work.

60 min

3

Once a Junkie

In England addicts get their heroin, and often cocaine, on the National Health Service: our system has prevented the growth of a drug-based criminal world, but Americans say that our system only worked when we did not have a serious addiction problem. Now we do. Does our present system make it too easy for the casual drug experimenter to become a hard-core addict? Is there anything we can learn from the American situation?

60 min

4

Towns, Traffic and Tomorrow

Horizon explores the problem of increasing traffic in Britain.

60 min

5

The Man Makers

In this episode, Horizon looks into the advances in medical science.

60 min

6

Man in Search of Himself

This episode presents the view by G. M. Carstairs, social psychiatrist, about the pleasures and problems of life in Britain in 1968.

60 min

7

Investigating Murder

Horizon looks into modern methods of crime investigation.

60 min

8

The Equation of Murder

Horizon follows reporter Paul Ferris as he examines the causes and motitives for murder.

60 min

9

The Lindemann Enigma

This is the story of the life and career of Winston Churchill's scientific advisor, Lord Cherwell, during World War II.

60 min

10

From Field to Factory

Horizon explores "factory farming" techniques for chickens and other livestock.

60 min

11

Comfort on Aging

In this episode, Dr. Alex Comfort looks at the scientific evidence for old age and the problems caused by ageing.

60 min

12

Experiments in War

Horizon investigates how science is used to enhance weapons of war, tactics, and strategy.

60 min

13

Medecine in Russia

In 1917, Russia had fewer than twenty doctors for every million of her people. Today, the figure is over 2,000: almost twice as many as in this country. The organisational changes that were necessary to build a Health Service in the country with the largest share of the earth's surface were vast. The resulting system is very different from ours.

60 min

14

African Medicine

In this episode, Horizon looks into controversial medicine practices in Nigeria.

60 min

15

The Broken Bridge

This episode by Horizon is about Irene Kassorlas, who's new treatment for autism has produced positive results with mute children.

60 min

16

Children Without Words

Horizon reports on speech and comprehension disorders in children, and how to educate them.

60 min

17

The Computer Revolution

Horizon explores how computers are changing our way of life.

60 min

18

Doctor's Dilemma

Horizon reports on the effects of the birth control pill on the body and how the pill can effect the changes in glucose metabolism.

60 min

19

In the Matter of Dr. Alfred Nobel

This is the fictional drama about the evidence for and against the charges that Dr. Alfred Noble misused his invention of dynamite.

60 min

20

Wheels Within Wheels

Horizon explores the possibility that our civilization as a whole can be viewed as a pattern based on the wheel.

60 min

21

Black Man, White Science

In this episode, Horizon investigates the study of science by african americans.

60 min

22

The Hidden World

In this episode, Horizon reports on the exploration and survey of the oceans of the world.

60 min

23

The Talgai Skull

Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886.

60 min

24

Phantasmagoria or The Story of the Magic Lantern

In this episode of Horizon, Michael Balfour invites us to share in the mystery and magic of the "Magic Lantern".

60 min