Episode
Horizon: The Children of Eve
Overview
Horizon explores at the latest discoveries about just where modern man came from.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1986-02-24
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Children of Eve is Episode 7 in 1986 of Horizon. It aired on 1986-02-24. The runtime is 60 min.
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