Horizon S06E04 · The Years of the Locust

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In this episode, Horizon reports on how in the last 2 years, the desert locust has been breeding in Southern Arabia by the Red Sea.

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1. 1 1. Inside Every Fat Man1969-01-02 · 1h 0mHorizon probes into the problems of obesity and investigates cures for obesity using diets and drugs.
2. 2 2. If Only They Could Speak1969-01-09 · 1h 0mA report by Horizon examining animal intelligence and looking at the reasons why no other animal has matched man in mental ability.
3. 3 3. The Miraculous Wonder: The Human Eye1969-01-16 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates the importance of the eye, diseases of the eye, and current research on sight.
4. 4 4. The Years of the Locust1969-01-23 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon reports on how in the last 2 years, the desert locust has been breeding in Southern Arabia by the Red Sea.
5. 5 5. The Gifted Child1969-01-30 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on the problems associated with raising and educating children of very high intelligence.
6. 6 6. The Last of the Polymaths1969-02-06 · 1h 0mThis episode is a biography of the late professor J. B. S. Haldane whose life is described by his family, friends, and critics.
7. 7 7. Music and the Mind1969-02-13 · 1h 0mHorizon looks into music therapy used in the treatment of mental disorders.
8. 8 8. Report on V.D.1969-02-20 · 1h 0mThis investigation by Horizon centers on the problems caused by venerial disease both in detection and cure.
9. 9 9. Extra-Sensory Perception1969-02-27 · 1h 0mIn scientific circles extra-sensory perception is a subject which has never failed to arouse controversy and skepticism. Cecil King, having spent a lifetime in Fleet Street, discus
10. 10 10. The Drift from Science1969-03-06 · 1h 0mThis report by Horizon examines the reason for a fall in the percentage of school children doing science.
11. 11 11. Powers of Persuasion1969-03-13 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon is about advertising, looking at how it works and the application of scientific methods to persuade us to buy.
12. 12 12. The View from Space1969-03-20 · 1h 0mHorizon looks into what man has seen and done during 10 years of space exploration.
13. 13 13. The Unborn Patient1969-03-27 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates new medical techniques to diagnose and treat unborn infants leading to a higher survival rate.
14. 14 14. The Physicist in the Kitchen1969-04-03 · 1h 0mNicholas Kurti, Professor of Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, specializes in the field of low temperature science. He is acknowledged among his friends as an expert in
15. 15 15. King Solomon's Garden1969-04-10 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon looks at the communication systems of animals.
16. 16 16. Muck Today, Poison Tomorrow1969-04-24 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates pollution problems in Britain with sewage and industrial wastes, and at the health risks associated with the pollution.
17. 17 17. Shark1969-05-01 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon examines our attempts to understand one of the oldest inhabitants of the sea, the shark.
18. 18 18. Technology and Self-Determination1969-05-15 · 1h 0mSebastian Z. de Ferranti gives the Royal Society lecture for 1969 on technological development.
19. 19 19. After Apollo1969-05-22 · 1h 0mThe US spent $40 billion to put man on the moon, yet the real objectives of the space program remain obscure.
20. 20 20. Discovery1969-05-29 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on the research being carried out in the fields of botany, astronomy, biochemistry, meteorology, and zoology.
21. 21 21. Machines and People1969-06-05 · 1h 0mThe Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.
22. 22 22. Science on Safari1969-09-15 · 1h 0mThe Honorable A. W. Benn addresses young art and technology students on the implications of increased technology.
23. 23 23. A True Madness1969-09-22 · 1h 0mSchizophrenia is an unsolved mystery of modern medicine. Horizon looks at some of the possible explanations and their relevance not only to schizophrenics but to the mystery of the
24. 24 24. Problems of Pain1969-09-29 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon reports on the problems of pain, and the theory put forward that pain is closely connected with personality.
25. 25 25. Four Fast Legs and a Nose1969-10-06 · 1h 0mHorizon explores "man's best friend", the dog, and examines its origins and how its special relationship with men came about.
26. 26 26. Father of the Man1969-10-13 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates surveys being carried out on British children to test Freud's theories.
27. 27 27. Master of the Microscope1969-10-20 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Roman Vishniac talks about his study of living things in their natural habitat as his life's work.
28. 28 28. C.E.R.N.1969-10-27 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on the research into high-energy physics carried on at C.E.R.N. laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.
29. 29 29. Snap, Crackle and Bang1969-11-03 · 1h 0mThe props for this programme are pistols, muskets and, above all, explosives. For 30 years now these are what Colonel Brian Shaw, marksman and lecturer in chemistry, has been using
30. 30 30. Cancer Now1969-11-10 · 1h 0mA report on current research into cancer and the subsequent knowledge and problems it brings.
31. 31 31. There's a Rhino in My Sugar1969-11-17 · 1h 0mFor some time now rhinos have been disturbing the workers in the Tanzanian sugar plantation and ripping open the plastic water pipes to get at the water. These incidents, and the h
32. 32 32. Fit to Live?1969-11-24 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates the limits of survival under extreme and normal environmental conditions.
33. 33 33. Don't Cackle, Lay Eggs1969-12-01 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on the development of the Dutch nation's continuing fight against the encroachment of the sea.
34. 34 34. How Much Do You Drink?1969-12-08 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates how drinking affects human behavior.
35. 35 35. A Game of War1969-12-15 · 1h 0mHorizon covers a simulated war game of a Middle East crisis, with different teams playing the roles of the major parties involved.
36. 36 36. Bread1969-12-22 · 1h 0mHorizon explores the problem of feeding the growing world population.
37. 37 37. For the Safety of Mankind1969-12-29 · 1h 0mHorizon investigate the dilemma of whether a scientist should put his loyalty to mankind before his loyalty to his country.