Episode
Horizon: Science Fiction : Science Fact? / Alone and Unarmed
Overview
Is all science fiction merely fantasy - or can it give valuable clues to the future? A discussion between Desmond Morris and the ethologist George Schaller.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1965-07-28
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Science Fiction : Science Fact? / Alone and Unarmed is Episode 14 in 1965 of Horizon. It aired on 1965-07-28. The runtime is 60 min.
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