Episode
Horizon: Square Pegs
Overview
Horizon examines some of the techniques used by the boom industry of Management Selection.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 1970-12-07
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Square Pegs is Episode 34 in 1970 of Horizon. It aired on 1970-12-07. The runtime is 60 min.
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