Tập
Horizon: Episode 6
Tóm tắt
Looks at the work of Earthwatch, and some of the many people who spend their holidays contributing to learning about the planet by helping on prehistoric digs, recording fish noises, tracking rodents, measuring grass an leaves and counting insects in places all over the world, often suffering much discomfort and boredom.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Horizon
- Mùa
- Mùa 28
- Tập
- Tập 6
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1991-02-10
- Thời lượng
- 60 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 6 là tập 6 trong Season 28 của Horizon. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1991-02-10. Thời lượng là 60 min.
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