Horizon: 1977
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Horizon Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
A Smile for a Crocodile
Jan 7, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.
The Pill for the People
Jan 14, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.
The Ape That Stood Up
Jan 21, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.
The Human Animal
Feb 4, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.
The Guinea Pig and the Law
Feb 18, 1977 · 60 min
In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.
Hunters of the Seal
Feb 25, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.
The Red Planet
Mar 4, 1977 · 60 min
This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.
One of Nature's Hotels
Mar 11, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.
Dawn of the Solar Age
Mar 18, 1977 · 60 min
In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.
Genetic Roulette
Apr 1, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.
The Amazing Doctor Newton
Jul 15, 1977 · 60 min
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
The Trouble with Medicine
Jul 22, 1977 · 60 min
In this episode, Horizon looks at how, despite the high costs of the National Health System of Britain, more money doesn't mean better health.
Silent Speech
Jul 29, 1977 · 60 min
This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.
The Green Machine
Aug 5, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.
The River That Came Clean
Sep 2, 1977 · 60 min
This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.
Blueprints in the Bloodstream
Sep 9, 1977 · 60 min
This Horizon episode reports on research by scientists into identifying a system of markers, such as tissue types on blood cells, which indicate the human being's vulnerability to
40 Years of Murder
Sep 16, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.
The Cry for Help
Sep 30, 1977 · 60 min
This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.
The Sunspot Mystery
Oct 7, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.
The Rhine's Revenge
Oct 21, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.
Icarus' Children
Dec 2, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.
The Healing Nightmare
Dec 9, 1977 · 60 min
This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.
The Great Wine Revolution
Dec 23, 1977 · 60 min
Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.