Episode

Horizon: Trial in the Jungle

Name: Horizon: Trial in the Jungle
Released: 1989-03-20
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

This Horizon report covers the Tasaday, a remote Philippine tribe apparently living in the stone age, who are now seen as a hoax. How did they do it?

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 26
Episode: Episode 11
Air date: 1989-03-20
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Trial in the Jungle is Episode 11 in 1989 of Horizon. It aired on 1989-03-20. The runtime is 60 min.

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