Horizon · SEASON 2
The Long Slide / Men with Gills
Episode 10 · 1965-05-26
- Documentary
Episode overview
When a rubber tyre rolls fast on a wet surface it may rise on a film of water and begin to 'aquaplane.' Scientists are studying this fact which creates a real hazard to aircraft passengers and fast drivers. A new membrane developed in America holds forth the prospect of men being able to live under water.
60 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Learning from Machines1965-01-06
2. The Technique of Change1965-01-20
3. Star Gazers1965-02-03
4. Science and Art1965-02-17
5. The Great Computer Scandal / H-Bomb Detectors1965-03-03
6. Forbidden Events / I am a Madman1965-03-17
7. Restless Genius / Faster, Farther, Higher1965-03-31
8. The Other Side of the Pill1965-04-14
9. The Big Smoke / The Model Makers1965-05-12
10. The Long Slide / Men with Gills1965-05-26
11. Men and Sharks / Sir Henry Dale, OM, FRS1965-06-09
12. The Brain Gain / The Sudden Night / Learning to Speak1965-06-23
13. Dr. Joseph Needham / Mariner IV1965-07-14
14. Science Fiction : Science Fact? / Alone and Unarmed1965-07-28
15. Certain of Uncertainty / State of Nature1965-08-11
16. Time Stood Still / Weighty Matters1965-08-25
17. Fuel for the Future / Collector's Piece1965-09-08
18. Let Newton Be1965-09-22
19. Special Senses / Toil, Sweat & Tears1965-10-10
20. An Affair of the Heart1965-10-24
21. 10,000 Tombs1965-11-07
22. Albert Szent-Györgyi M.D., Ph.D., D.h.c.1965-11-21
23. The Big Dishes / The Living Stream1965-12-05
24. Boys on Bubbles / Problems and Puzzles1966-09-25
