Horizon
Season 28 Episode 21 - The Long Road to the West
7.4 ?
1964
Documentary
In this Horizon episode, we look at the problems facing the Carl Zeiss optics company of Jena and other companies in the scientific sector of the former Eastern block countries. Following the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War, harsh economic conditions and the lack of scientific progress over the preceding decades in particular are explored.
Episodes in Season 28
1
Sudden Death
60 min
2
Keen as Mustard
60 min
3
Smokers Can Harm Your Health
60 min
4
Coming In from the Cold
60 min
5
Small Problems with the Mirror
60 min
6
Two Weeks to Save the Earth
60 min
7
California Dreaming
60 min
8
The Day the Earth Melted
60 min
9
The Curse of Karash
60 min
10
Playing at Noah
60 min
11
Cashing in on Paradise
60 min
12
The Terracotta Time Machine
60 min
13
Measuring the Roof of the World
60 min
14
The First Americans
60 min
15
Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus
60 min
16
Colonising Cyberspace
60 min
17
Emerging Viruses
60 min
18
Camelford - A Bitter Aftertaste
60 min
19
Of Big Bangs, Stick Men and Galactic Holes
60 min
20
Food For Thought
60 min
21
The Long Road to the West
60 min
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Half Hearted About Semi-Skimmed
60 min
23
T-Rex Exposed
60 min