Episode
Horizon: Strange Sleep
Overview
Horizon investigates the discovery of gaseous anaesthetic from 1840 until the early years of 20th century.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1975-06-30
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Strange Sleep is Episode 18 in 1975 of Horizon. It aired on 1975-06-30. The runtime is 60 min.
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