Horizon · SEASON 2
The Other Side of the Pill
Episode 8 · 1965-04-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
Every day, on average, another 431 British women start taking the contraceptive pill. The manufacturers insist that it is the most carefully tested drug on the market today. But some scientists and doctors are concerned about the potential long-term effects of taking it.
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
