Episode
Horizon: A Child for a Lifetime
Overview
Horizon reports on the future of 30,000 children in Britain that are mentally retarded.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1970-10-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
A Child for a Lifetime is Episode 27 in 1970 of Horizon. It aired on 1970-10-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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