Tập
Horizon: Episode 4
Tóm tắt
Documentary on the ways in which athletes from different countries prepare for the Olympic Games and the artificial methods of improving performance, drugs and physiological methods
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Horizon
- Mùa
- Mùa 17
- Tập
- Tập 4
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1980-02-11
- Thời lượng
- 60 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 4 là tập 4 trong Season 17 của Horizon. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1980-02-11. Thời lượng là 60 min.
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