Episode
Horizon: The Million Murdering Death
Overview
Documentary which looks at the way in which disease in the world fights back against modern scientific methods of controlling it, looking at the example of the eradication of Malaria from Sri Lanka, and recent measures to eradicate it again
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 19
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1982-02-22
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Million Murdering Death is Episode 7 in 1982 of Horizon. It aired on 1982-02-22. The runtime is 60 min.
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