Episode
Horizon: The Amazing Doctor Newton
Overview
BBC television documentary which explores, using live-action dramatisation, the life's work of Sir Isaac Newton, emphasising his sources of inspiration.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1977-07-15
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Amazing Doctor Newton is Episode 11 in 1977 of Horizon. It aired on 1977-07-15. The runtime is 60 min.
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