Episode

Horizon: A Bulldozer Through Heaven

Name: Horizon: A Bulldozer Through Heaven
Released: 1971-01-25
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon explores the island of New Guinea and its cultural changes going on there.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 1971-01-25
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

A Bulldozer Through Heaven is Episode 3 in 1971 of Horizon. It aired on 1971-01-25. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 7: Due to a Lack of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Canceled 1971-03-08 | 60 min Horizon interviews ecologists that claim that man is irrevocably destroying its habitat.

Episode 8: What Kind of Doctor? 1971-03-15 | 60 min Horizon investigates medical student training at the St. Thomas hospital in London, England.

Episode 9: A Nice Sort of Accident to Have 1971-03-22 | 60 min Horizon explores the causes, and looks for way to prevent car accidents

Episode 10: The Wood 1971-04-05 | 60 min This report by Horizon looks at the long term ecological study of the forest at Wytham Wood, Oxon, in England.

Episode 11: The Measure of Man 1971-04-12 | 60 min In 1971, Horizon reviews the life and work of Prof. Hans Eysnck, the most controversial psychologists of the time.

Episode 12: Three Score Years and Then? 1971-04-26 | 60 min This report by Horizon explores care for the aged, for both medical and welfare services in Britain.

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