Episode

Horizon: Kuru - To Tremble with Fear

Name: Horizon: Kuru - To Tremble with Fear
Released: 1971-02-22
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Kuru is a unique disease of the people of New Guinea. Horizon goes with Prof. E. J. Field to find out why.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 6
Air date: 1971-02-22
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Kuru - To Tremble with Fear is Episode 6 in 1971 of Horizon. It aired on 1971-02-22. The runtime is 60 min.

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