Episode
Horizon: The Drifting of the Continents
Overview
A Horizon investigation into the research done in Britain and the USA to support the 'Continental Drift' theory.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1970-04-13
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Drifting of the Continents is Episode 13 in 1970 of Horizon. It aired on 1970-04-13. The runtime is 60 min.
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