Episode

Horizon: Talking Turtle

Name: Horizon: Talking Turtle
Released: 1983-02-14
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

In the Horizon documentary, we look new ways of using computers in classroom and to what effect computers in our schools will have in future.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 20
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 1983-02-14
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Talking Turtle is Episode 5 in 1983 of Horizon. It aired on 1983-02-14. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 6: What Little Girls are Made of 1983-02-21 | 60 min Horizon investigates the way girls and boys were taught science and related subjects at schools.

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