Episode

Horizon: The Healing Nightmare

Name: Horizon: The Healing Nightmare
Released: 1977-12-09
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

This episode of Horizon is a dramatized reconstruction of breakdown of Carl Gustav Jung on the road to insanity.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 14
Episode: Episode 22
Air date: 1977-12-09
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Healing Nightmare is Episode 22 in 1977 of Horizon. It aired on 1977-12-09. The runtime is 60 min.

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