The Great Balloon Race

Horizon reports on the technical and logistical struggles of teams trying for the first time to circumnavigate the earth by balloon.

Other episodes for this season

Psychedelic Science
Episode 1 - Psychedelic Science
Fat Cats, Thin Mice
Episode 2 - Fat Cats, Thin Mice
Shipwreck
Episode 3 - Shipwreck
Genius of the Jet
Episode 4 - Genius of the Jet
Smallpox on Death Row
Episode 5 - Smallpox on Death Row
Silent Children, New Language
Episode 6 - Silent Children, New Lang...
Turned On by Danger
Episode 7 - Turned On by Danger
A Perfect Oil Spill
Episode 8 - A Perfect Oil Spill
The Great Balloon Race
Episode 9 - The Great Balloon Race
Crater of Death
Episode 10 - Crater of Death
Mind Over Body
Episode 11 - Mind Over Body
Out of Asia
Episode 12 - Out of Asia
The Virus that Cures
Episode 13 - The Virus that Cures
The Man Who Lost his Body
Episode 14 - The Man Who Lost his Body
Dawn of the Clone Age
Episode 15 - Dawn of the Clone Age