Episode
Horizon: The Mystery of the Human Hobbit
Overview
Is the hobbit a new human species or nothing more than a modern human with a crippling deformity?
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2005-09-15
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Mystery of the Human Hobbit is Episode 14 in 2005 of Horizon. It aired on 2005-09-15. The runtime is 60 min.
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