Documentary which looks at the danger points in flying an airliner on a routine flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles. Danger points are identified and we see research into airtraffic control, aircraft design, the role of the stewardess, avoiding mid-air collisions, electronic flight desks, whirlwind vortices and a new fuel additive that may virtually eliminate the instant conflagrations.
| Title | Horizon - Season 17 Episode 3 : Cleared for Take-Off |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
| Subtitle Available |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-10-06 |
| Number of Episodes | 1173 |
| Number of Seasons | 61 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 1 The Ghost Of The Amoco Cadiz The Ghost Of The Amoco Cadiz
1980-01-14Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 2 You Are Old, Father William You Are Old, Father William
1980-01-21Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 3 Cleared for Take-Off Cleared for Take-Off
1980-02-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 4 A Sporting Chance A Sporting Chance
1980-02-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 5 The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian
1980-02-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 6 The Big If... The Big If...
1980-02-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 7 Cash from Trash Cash from Trash
1980-03-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 8 Encounter with Jupiter Encounter with Jupiter
1980-03-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 9 Portrait of a Poison Portrait of a Poison
1980-03-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 10 Magnet Earth Magnet Earth
1980-03-24Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 11 Goodbye Gutenberg Goodbye Gutenberg
1980-09-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 12 Invasion of the Virions Invasion of the Virions
1980-09-08Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 13 Beyond the Milky Way Beyond the Milky Way
1980-09-15Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 14 Little Boxes Little Boxes
1980-09-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 15 The Other Kenya The Other Kenya
1980-09-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 16 Moving Still Moving Still
1980-10-06Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 17 The Way Out The Way Out
1980-10-13Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 18 The Dead Sea Lives The Dead Sea Lives
1980-10-20Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 19 Once in a Million Years Once in a Million Years
1980-10-27Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 20 Smoker's Luck Smoker's Luck
1980-11-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 21 Behind the Horoscope Behind the Horoscope
1980-11-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 22 The Mondragon Experiment The Mondragon Experiment
1980-11-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 23 The Spike The Spike
1980-11-24Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 24 The Slatemakers The Slatemakers
1980-12-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 17 :Episode 25 Anatomy of a Volcano Anatomy of a Volcano
1980-12-15Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
