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"Nova" (1974): : -- How did the ancient Greeks design and build the Parthenon, their masterpiece, so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today?
"Nova" (1974): : -- NOVA goes inside Boeing's Phantom Works and Lockheed's Skunk Works to record classified meetings, fly the most revolutionary planes and examine the high-stakes battle to build the most capable fighter ever created-the Joint Strike Fighter.
"Nova" (1974): : -- Orville and Wilbur Wright were remarkable inventors who designed and built their own wings, steering devices, engines, and wind tunnel. But just how did they construct such an impressive flying machine?
"Nova" (1974): : -- Set foot inside an untouched society and get a remarkably rare glimpse of a Tibetan world's dazzling sacred relics. Join the race to save the surviving masterpieces of an ancient Buddhist kingdom.
"Nova" (1974): : -- Take an astounding look at the red planet in this interplanetary adventure. Mission Control and its two robotic explorers face a daunting taskuFFFDfind proof that liquid water, the essential ingredient of life, once existed on Mars.
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Writers:
Mark Davis (writer) (episode)
Mark Hobson (writer) (episode)
Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
3 March 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary | Biography more
Plot:
A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research... more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Letter: Ken Wlaschin obituary
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 9:55 AM, PST)
If You Could Ask James Cameron One Question, What Would it Be?
 (From Beyond Hollywood. 18 September 2009, 2:55 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
The best PBS series ever more (2 total)
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Feb. 98:00 PMPBS Extreme Cave Diving#37.13
Thur. Feb. 111:30 AMPBS Extreme Cave Diving#37.13more

Cast

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Neil Ross ... Narrator / ... (20 episodes, 2002-2008)

Liev Schreiber ... Himself - Narrator (16 episodes, 1999-2009)

Jay O. Sanders ... Narrator / ... (15 episodes, 2007-2010)
Lance Lewman ... Narrator / ... (10 episodes, 2004-2009)

Will Lyman ... Narrator (9 episodes, 2001-2004)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:54 min (episode: "Wave that Shook the World")
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Aceh, Indonesia more
Company:
WGBH more

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8 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
The best PBS series ever, 22 August 2003
Author: Jonah Falcon (jonahnynla@mindspring.com) from New York, NY



This has been a long-standing PBS series that is the gold standard for documentary series.

I remember watching as a child with fascination one episode about the Voyager spacecraft, and another about whales.

Long may she live!

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