Episode

Horizon: TB - The Forgotten Plague

Name: Horizon: TB - The Forgotten Plague
Released: 1993-01-18
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

This Horizon episode is about the new and terrible threat from tuberculosis which kills more people than any other infection.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 30
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 1993-01-18
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

TB - The Forgotten Plague is Episode 3 in 1993 of Horizon. It aired on 1993-01-18. The runtime is 60 min.

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