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The Best Episodes of Horizon Season 14

Every episode of Horizon Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Horizon Season 14!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Horizon Season 14 Episode 19 - The Sunspot Mystery
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    S14:E19

    Horizon presents evidence that links the drought cycle with the number of magnetically-hyperactive sunspots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Horizon Season 14 Episode 1 - A Smile for a Crocodile
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E1

    Horizon documents the life of crocodiles and alligators, and their breeding and exploitation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Horizon Season 14 Episode 2 - The Pill for the People
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E2

    Horizon traces the history of the oral contraceptive pill through the last 60 years as told by its pioneers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Horizon Season 14 Episode 3 - The Ape That Stood Up
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E3

    Horizon looks at how recent excavations in Africa have changed the accepted ideas of man's origins and age.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Horizon Season 14 Episode 4 - The Human Animal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E4

    Horizon investigates Sociobiology, which is a study of human social behaviour based on zoological research into animal behaviour.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Horizon Season 14 Episode 5 - The Guinea Pig and the Law
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E5

    In this episode, Horizon explores how animal experiments are carried out in Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Horizon Season 14 Episode 6 - Hunters of the Seal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E6

    Horizon presents a story that depicts an astonishingly harsh way of life of the Netsilik Eskimos whose whole life is based on seal hunting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Horizon Season 14 Episode 7 - The Red Planet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E7

    This story by Horizon traces the efforts of astronomers and scientists through history to prove the existence of life on Mars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Horizon Season 14 Episode 8 - One of Nature's Hotels
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E8

    Horizon looks at an ecological study of the Ythan estuary in Scotland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Horizon Season 14 Episode 9 - Dawn of the Solar Age
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E9

    In this episode, Horizon investigates research into solar energy in the USA, Japan, and the UK.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Horizon Season 14 Episode 10 - Genetic Roulette
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E10

    Horizon explores the debate on human genetic engineering.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Horizon Season 14 Episode 11 - The Amazing Doctor Newton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E11

    BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Horizon Season 14 Episode 12 - The Trouble with Medicine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Horizon Season 14 Episode 13 - Silent Speech
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E13

    This Horizon report is about Prof. Hubert Montagner and his study of non-verbal communication in young children, along with his findings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Horizon Season 14 Episode 14 - The Green Machine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E14

    Horizon makes an investigation into plant biology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Horizon Season 14 Episode 15 - The River That Came Clean
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E15

    This is a report by Horizon on the successful clean-up of the River Thames in Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Horizon Season 14 Episode 16 - Blueprints in the Bloodstream
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E16

    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 a whole range of diseases like multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the possibilities this presents for preventive medicine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Horizon Season 14 Episode 17 - 40 Years of Murder
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E17

    Horizon presents a profile on one of the UK's leading pathologists, Keith Simpson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Horizon Season 14 Episode 18 - The Cry for Help
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E18

    This Horizon episode examines the growing British problem of attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Horizon Season 14 Episode 20 - The Rhine's Revenge
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E20

    Horizon presents the story of how the river Rhine has defended itself against progress.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Horizon Season 14 Episode 21 - Icarus' Children
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E21

    Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Horizon Season 14 Episode 22 - The Healing Nightmare
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E22

    This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Horizon Season 14 Episode 23 - The Great Wine Revolution
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S14:E23

    Horizon explores a new science-based revolution in the production of wine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 14 Ratings Summary

"The Sunspot Mystery" is the best rated episode of "Horizon" season 14. It scored 7.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/1977. This episode is rated 7.8 points higher than the second-best, "A Smile for a Crocodile".