Episode

Horizon: Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch

Name: Horizon: Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
Released: 1974-06-03
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon reports on bridges in Britain...how safe are they?

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 11
Episode: Episode 14
Air date: 1974-06-03
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch is Episode 14 in 1974 of Horizon. It aired on 1974-06-03. The runtime is 60 min.

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