Episode

Horizon: Easter Islands - The Secret

Name: Horizon: Easter Islands - The Secret
Released: 1988-04-11
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

Horizon19881988-04-11

Overview

This is part one of a two-part Horizon series about the mystery of Easter Island, the stone statues, and the civilization that erected them.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 25
Episode: Episode 13
Air date: 1988-04-11
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Easter Islands - The Secret is Episode 13 in 1988 of Horizon. It aired on 1988-04-11. The runtime is 60 min.

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