Episode

Horizon: Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland

Name: Horizon: Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland
Released: 1979-04-30
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon presents a documentary that shows how part of the Amazon river area around the Rio Jari was developed with rice and forestry.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 16
Episode: Episode 9
Air date: 1979-04-30
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland is Episode 9 in 1979 of Horizon. It aired on 1979-04-30. The runtime is 60 min.

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