Episode

Horizon: Billion Dollar Bubble

Name: Horizon: Billion Dollar Bubble
Released: 1976-11-08
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

This is an investigative report by Horizon that shows how the Equity Funding Corp. of America produced two billion dollars worth of phoney insurance.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 13
Episode: Episode 24
Air date: 1976-11-08
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Billion Dollar Bubble is Episode 24 in 1976 of Horizon. It aired on 1976-11-08. The runtime is 60 min.

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