Episode

Horizon: Icarus' Children

Name: Horizon: Icarus' Children
Released: 1977-12-02
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon presents a report on the prize offered to the first person who could fly a prescribed figure of eight course.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 14
Episode: Episode 21
Air date: 1977-12-02
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Icarus' Children is Episode 21 in 1977 of Horizon. It aired on 1977-12-02. The runtime is 60 min.

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