Episode

Horizon: Gilding the Lily

Name: Horizon: Gilding the Lily
Released: 1973-10-08
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon presents a documentary on the developments in botany resulting in new flowers and the mass production of plants from single cells.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 10
Episode: Episode 24
Air date: 1973-10-08
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Gilding the Lily is Episode 24 in 1973 of Horizon. It aired on 1973-10-08. The runtime is 60 min.

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