Episode
Horizon: Secrets of a Coral Island
Overview
Horizon reports on Pacific Ocean fishermen who are famous for their extraordinary fishing skills. They catch fish with a kite and a tassel of spiders webs.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1976-11-29
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Secrets of a Coral Island is Episode 27 in 1976 of Horizon. It aired on 1976-11-29. The runtime is 60 min.
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