Episode
Horizon: A Spoonful of Roughage
Overview
Horizon explores the effect of fibre in diet on the diseases of western world.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1975-04-28
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
A Spoonful of Roughage is Episode 10 in 1975 of Horizon. It aired on 1975-04-28. The runtime is 60 min.
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