Episode

Horizon: Aspects of Alcohol

Name: Horizon: Aspects of Alcohol
Released: 1967-09-26
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon looks at a Scottish chemist's unusual application for whisky: a measure of radioactive carbon 14 used for determining how old an object is.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 17
Air date: 1967-09-26
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Aspects of Alcohol is Episode 17 in 1967 of Horizon. It aired on 1967-09-26. The runtime is 60 min.

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