Horizon

E1 · 60m

The World of Buckminster Fuller

Horizon follows the work of R. Buckminster Fuller and his research of the geodesic dome.

E2 · 60m

Pesticides and Posterity

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

E3 · 60m

A Candle to Nature

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

E4 · 60m

Strangeness Minus Three

Horizon explores the findings of physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. Who, after two years and thousands of photographs, have identified a predicted new particle which has a unique characteristic: 'strangeness minus three'.

E5 · 60m

The Air of Science

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

E6 · 60m

The Knowledge Explosion

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

E7 · 60m

The Amateur Scientist

The work of amateur scientists.

E8 · 60m

Tots and Quods and Woodgeries

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.

E9 · 60m

Science, Toys and Magic

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