Episode
60 Minutes: Assault on Pelindaba/The Liquidator/A Living for the Dead
Overview
"Assault on Pelindaba" rebroadcasts a segment on an attack at a South African nuclear research center. "The Liquidator" rebroadcasts a segment on the men in charge of undoing some of the damage from Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. "A Living for the Dead" rebroadcasts a segment on the business of marketing dead celebrities. "Andy Rooney" talks about the U.S. citizenship test.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 38
- Air date
- 2010-06-20
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Assault on Pelindaba/The Liquidator/A Living for the Dead is Episode 38 in Season 42 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2010-06-20. The runtime is 44 min.
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