Horizon · SEASON 28
The Long Road to the West
Episode 21 · 1991-06-17
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
60 minutes
Season 28 episodes
1. Sudden Death1991-01-07
2. Keen as Mustard1991-01-14
3. Smokers Can Harm Your Health1991-01-21
4. Coming In from the Cold1991-01-28
5. Small Problems with the Mirror1991-02-04
6. Two Weeks to Save the Earth1991-02-10
7. California Dreaming1991-02-11
8. The Day the Earth Melted1991-02-25
9. The Curse of Karash1991-02-25
10. Playing at Noah1991-03-04
11. Cashing in on Paradise1991-03-11
12. The Terracotta Time Machine1991-03-18
13. Measuring the Roof of the World1991-03-25
14. The First Americans1991-04-15
15. Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus1991-04-22
16. Colonising Cyberspace1991-04-29
17. Emerging Viruses1991-05-13
18. Camelford - A Bitter Aftertaste1991-05-20
19. Of Big Bangs, Stick Men and Galactic Holes1991-06-03
20. Food For Thought1991-06-10
21. The Long Road to the West1991-06-17
22. Half Hearted About Semi-Skimmed1991-06-24
23. T-Rex Exposed1991-07-01
