The Long Road to the West

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.

Other episodes for this season

Sudden Death
Episode 1 - Sudden Death
Keen as Mustard
Episode 2 - Keen as Mustard
Smokers Can Harm Your Health
Episode 3 - Smokers Can Harm Your Hea...
Coming In from the Cold
Episode 4 - Coming In from the Cold
Small Problems with the Mirror
Episode 5 - Small Problems with the M...
Two Weeks to Save the Earth
Episode 6 - Two Weeks to Save the Ear...
California Dreaming
Episode 7 - California Dreaming
The Day the Earth Melted
Episode 8 - The Day the Earth Melted
The Curse of Karash
Episode 9 - The Curse of Karash
Playing at Noah
Episode 10 - Playing at Noah
Cashing in on Paradise
Episode 11 - Cashing in on Paradise
The Terracotta Time Machine
Episode 12 - The Terracotta Time Machi...
Measuring the Roof of the World
Episode 13 - Measuring the Roof of the...
The First Americans
Episode 14 - The First Americans
Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus
Episode 15 - Inside Chernobyl's Sarcop...
Colonising Cyberspace
Episode 16 - Colonising Cyberspace
Emerging Viruses
Episode 17 - Emerging Viruses
Camelford - A Bitter Aftertaste
Episode 18 - Camelford - A Bitter Afte...
Of Big Bangs, Stick Men and Galactic Holes
Episode 19 - Of Big Bangs, Stick Men a...
Food For Thought
Episode 20 - Food For Thought
The Long Road to the West
Episode 21 - The Long Road to the West
Half Hearted About Semi-Skimmed
Episode 22 - Half Hearted About Semi-S...
T-Rex Exposed
Episode 23 - T-Rex Exposed