Episode
Horizon: The New Breadline
Overview
Horizon investigates the reasons for poverty in Britain today, now with seven million on at the poverty line.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1978-03-24
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The New Breadline is Episode 8 in 1978 of Horizon. It aired on 1978-03-24. The runtime is 60 min.
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