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A Time To Be Born

First transmitted in 1975, Horizon investigates the growing tendency in hospitals to induce childbirth by injecting hormones into mothers . The practice has become increasingly widespread in recent years and this film asks if induction is desirable, necessary and safe.

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45 minutes

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Mon 27 Jan 1975 21:25

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50 Years of Horizon Collection

50 Years of Horizon Collection
This programme is part a collection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ programmes specially chosen to celebrate Horizon's 50th anniversary.

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About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Collection programmes

Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.

50 Years of Horizon - interactive ebook

50 Years of Horizon - interactive ebook
A free, interactive ebook designed for use on Apple, Android and Kindle tablets, and featuring clips from this selection of programmes as well as interviews with current Horizon presenters, is available to download at

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Role Contributor
Narrator Rosemary Leach
Producer Robin Bates
Producer Graham Massey
Editor Peter Goodchild

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