Episode

Horizon: Black Schizophrenia

Name: Horizon: Black Schizophrenia
Released: 1989-03-13
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon covers the story of the Nottingham psychiatrists who study the human race to see who is mostly likely to develop schizophrenia.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 26
Episode: Episode 10
Air date: 1989-03-13
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Black Schizophrenia is Episode 10 in 1989 of Horizon. It aired on 1989-03-13. The runtime is 60 min.

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