List of Nova episodes

Nova is an American science documentary television series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS. Many of the programs in this list were not originally produced for PBS, but were acquired from other sources such as the BBC. ^[1] All acquired programs are edited for Nova, if only to provide American English narration and additional voice of interpreters (translating from another language). ^[1] Most of the episodes aired in a 60-minute time slot. ^[2]

In 2005, Nova began airing some episodes titled NOVA scienceNOW , which followed a newsmagazine style format. For two seasons, NOVA scienceNOW episodes aired in the same time slot as Nova. In 2008, NOVA scienceNOW was officially declared its own series and given its own time slot. ^[3] Therefore, NOVA scienceNOW episodes are not included in this list.

Contents

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 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51

• Sources • References • External links

Season 1: 1974

1⁄2 minutes of frenetic research that revealed new secrets about the Sun.

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"PBS Kicks Off Summer of Science with Season Launch of NOVA scienceNOW as Weekly Series Airing on Own Night and Time" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved April 4, 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

David Stewart (May 4, 1998). "Ambrosino and Nova: making stories that go 'bang'". Current . Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Fusion: The Energy of Promise". 1974. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

"The Lost World of the Maya". BBC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

"Christopher Sykes Productions". Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

Walter Goodman (March 20, 1990). "Review/Television; A Technological Leader And Its Seeds of Decline". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

Walter Goodman (January 12, 1993). "Review/Television; Nosing Around in Iraq's Vast Arsenal". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Shows A-Z – nova on pbs | TheFutonCritic.com". The Futon Critic . Retrieved December 7, 2021.

Walter Goodman (February 18, 1995). "Television Review; Learning About the Senses: Even a Roach Can Enjoy". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute".

"Ebola—The Plague Fighters". NOVA Online. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

"Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute".

"Nova - Transcripts - Bomb Squad". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Windfall Films - 2000-1995". Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute".

"Simon Singh Named Honorary Fellow for 2007". November 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Fermat's Last Theorem - The TV Documentary". Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"BBC Wildlife Special - Wolf: The Legendary Outlaw". Amazon UK. October 5, 1998. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

Walter Goodman (April 28, 1998). "Television Review; Ticktock, Ticktock, Habits of the Wily Croc". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"NOVA Online | Secrets of Lost Empires". PBS. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

Walter Goodman (February 1, 2000). "Television Review; Trying to Reproduce Engineering Feats of Long Ago". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Vanished!". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"BBC – Science & Nature – Horizon – Vanished: The Plane That Disappeared" . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Windfall Films – Escape From Colditz". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

Julie Salamon (April 30, 2002). "Television Review; A Detective-Story Approach To the Twin Towers' Collapse". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

Ned Martel (February 25, 2003). "Television Review; Terror's Dual Threats Of Bombs and Biology". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Life and Death in the War Zone". PBS .

"Nova – Transcripts – America's Stone Age Explorers". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"BBC – Science & Nature – Horizon – Stone Age Columbus" . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Windfall Films – The Great Escape: Revealed". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – The Boldest Hoax". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Supersonic Dream". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – The Viking Deception". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Wave That Shook the World". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Pioneer Productions – Recent and past productions". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Newton's Dark Secrets". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Newton set 2060 as the end of the world" (Press release). BBC. February 22, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Jewel of the Earth". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"DOX Productions – Project Poltergeist". Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Arctic Passage". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"RIC professor's Arctic expedition subject of lecture, Nova documentary". Rhode Island College. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Voyage to the Mystery Moon". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Dimming the Sun". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"BBC – Science & Nature – Horizon" . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – The Last Great Ape – Credits". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Transcripts – Ghost in Your Genes". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Jaglavak, Prince of Insects". Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Nova – Absolute Zero – Credits". PBS . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"BBC – BBC Four Documentaries – Absolute Zero" . Retrieved March 1, 2009.

"Making Stuff". PBS .

"Nova|Japan's Killer Quake". Alabama Public Television. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

"Nova|Power Surge". Alabama Public Television. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

History Television, Dambusters Fly Again Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2011 August)

The Telegraph (London), "The day the Dam Busters returned... in Canada", Tom Chivers, 2 May 2011 (accessed 2011 August)

EAA, "'Ice Pilots' Help Re-Create 'Dambusters'" Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Hal Bryan, 5 May 2011 (accessed 2011 August)

Channel 4, "Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb" Archived April 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2011 August)

PBS, WGBH, Nova, "Bombing Hitler's Dams". Retrieved: 12 January 2012

History Television, Ice Pilots NWT: Season 3, Episode 2: Dambusters Archived May 5, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (accessed 11–11–11)

"Secrets of the Viking Sword". PBS .

"Forensics on Trial". PBS .

"Mystery of Easter Island". PBS .

"Ultimate Mars Challenge". PBS .

"Inside the Megastorm". PBS .

"Doomsday Volcanoes". PBS .

"Decoding Neanderthals". PBS .

"Rise of the Drones". PBS .

"Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?". PBS .

"Building Pharaoh's Chariot". PBS .

"Earth From Space". PBS .

"Mind of a Rampage Killer". PBS .

"Meteor Strike". PBS .

"Ancient Computer". PBS .

"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening". PBS .

"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes". PBS .

"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters". PBS .

"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures". PBS .

"Manhunt—Boston Bombers". PBS .

"Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes". PBS .

"Ground Zero Supertower". PBS .

"Megastorm Aftermath". PBS .

"Making Stuff Faster". PBS .

"Making Stuff Wilder". PBS .

"Making Stuff Colder". PBS .

"Making Stuff Safer". PBS .

"Cold Case JFK". PBS .

"At the Edge of Space". PBS .

"Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?". PBS .

"Alien Planets Revealed". PBS .

"Zeppelin Terror Attack". PBS .

"Killer Typhoon". PBS .

"Ghosts of Murdered Kings". PBS .

"Roman Catacomb Mystery". PBS .

"Great Cathedral Mystery". PBS .

"Wild Predator Invasion". PBS .

"Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius". PBS .

"Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses". PBS .

"Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest?". PBS .

"Why Sharks Attack". PBS .

"Escape From Nazi Alcatraz". PBS .

"D-Day's Sunken Secrets". PBS .

"Why Planes Vanish". NOVA. WGBH/PBS. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

Goglia, John (October 8, 2014). "Why Planes Vanish: NOVA Documentary Explores What Happened to Missing Malaysia Boeing-777". Forbes. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

"Surviving Ebola". NOVA. WGBH/PBS. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

"Ben Franklin's Balloons | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

"First Air War | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

"Episode of Nova | TV Schedules – AZPM". AZPM.org. PBS. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

"Killer Landslides | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

"First Man on the Moon | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

"Big Bang Machine | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

"Sunken Ship Rescue | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Sinkholes—Buried Alive | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Building Wonders | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Building Wonders | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Building Wonders | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"The Great Math Mystery | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Invisible Universe Revealed | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Nazi Attack on America | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Lethal Seas | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Chasing Pluto | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Nuclear Meltdown Disaster | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

"Secrets of Noah's Ark". PBS .

"Himalayan Megaquake". IMDb. January 27, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"BBC One - the Vikings Uncovered".

"Can Alzheimer's be Stopped?". PBS .

"Wild Ways". IMDb. April 20, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Operation Lighthouse Rescue". PBS .

"Bombing Hitler's Supergun". IMDb. May 11, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"15 Years of Terror". PBS .

"School of the Future". PBS .

"Great Human Odyssey". pbs.org. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

"Great Human Odyssey". IMDb. October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Super Tunnel". IMDb. October 12, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Treasures of the Earth: Gems". pbs.org. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

"Treasures of the Earth:Metals". pbs.org. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

"Why Trains Crash". IMDb . February 11, 2019.

"Holocaust Escape Tunnel". IMDb. April 19, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Building Chernobyl's Megatomb". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Chinese Chariot Revealed". IMDb. May 17, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Poisoned Water". IMDb. May 31, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Eclipse Over America". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

"Black Hole Apocalypse | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Black Hole Apocalypse | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"The Impossible Flight". PBS .

"NOVA Wonders: What Are Animals Saying?". PBS .

"NOVA Wonders: What's Living in You?". PBS .

"NOVA Wonders: Are We Alone?". PBS .

"NOVA Wonders: Can We Build a Brain?". PBS .

"NOVA Wonders: NOVA Wonders: Can We Make Life?". PBS .

"NOVA Wonders: What's The Universe Made Of?". PBS .

"Apollo's Daring Mission | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Apollo's Daring Mission | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Apollo's Daring Mission Sneak Peek | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Flying Supersonic | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Last B-24 | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Thai Cave Rescue | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"World's Fastest Animal | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Pluto and Beyond | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Pluto and Beyond | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Picture of Ultima Thule" (PNG). Retrieved August 21, 2023.

"Einstein's Quantum Riddle | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Einstein's Quantum Riddle | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Decoding the Great Pyramid | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"Decoding the Great Pyramid | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Rise of the Rockets | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"Rise of the Rockets | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"The Next Pompeii | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"The Next Pompeii | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Saving the Dead Sea | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"Saving the Dead Sea | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Inside the Meagfire | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

"Inside the Meagfire | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"First Horse Warriors | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

"First Horse Warriors | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Lost Viking Army | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

"Lost Viking Army | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Back to the Moon | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Back to the Moon | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

"The Planets: Inner Worlds | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

"The Planets: Inner Worlds | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"The Planets: Mars | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

"The Planets: Mars | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"The Planets: Jupiter | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

"The Planets: Jupiter | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"The Planets: Saturn | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

"The Planets: Saturn | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"The Planets: Ice Worlds | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

"The Planets: Ice Worlds | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Why Bridges Collapse | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

"Why Bridges Collapse | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Look Who's Driving | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

"Look Who's Driving | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Rise of the Mammals | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

"Rise of the Mammals | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Dead Sea Scroll Detectives | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

"Dead Sea Scroll Detectives | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Decoding da Vinci | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

"Decoding da Vinci | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"The Violence Paradox | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

"The Violence Paradox | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Animal Espionage | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

"Animal Espionage | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Polar Extremes | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Polar Extremes | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Polar Extremes Preview | NOVA | PBS". PBS. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

"Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky". PBS .

"Ancient Earth: Frozen". PBS .

"Ancient Earth: Life Rising". PBS .

"Ancient Earth: Inferno". PBS .

"Ancient Earth: Humans". PBS .

Sources

• "Nova – Past Television Programs". PBS. Retrieved on 20 December 2009
• "PBS.ORG Press Room". Retrieved on 22 February 2013
• "OpenVault from WGBH, Boston listings for Nova Episodes"

External links

• Official website
• Nova at IMDb

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"The Making of a Natural History Film"	March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03)	0101
Re-narrated Horizon episode, first aired in the UK in 1972. [4] We give you a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a nature film. Oxford Scientific Films Unit shows how it tackles such problems as filming a wood wasp laying its eggs inside trees, the hatching of a chick and the courtship rituals of the stickleback.
2	2	"Where Did the Colorado Go?"	March 10, 1974 (1974-03-10)	0102
NOVA explores the mighty Colorado River which today has become the lifeblood of the Southwest, providing water and electricity to the farms and cities of California, Nevada, and Arizona. The program examines the political expediency and technological over-optimism that has led to some major miscalculations of the river's capacity. Narrated by Robert J. Lurtsema.

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Episodes	"Arctic Passage" "The Bible's Buried Secrets" "Bombing Hitler's Dams" "Dawn of Humanity" "Decoding COVID-19" "The Elegant Universe" "The Family That Walks on All Fours" "Flying Casanovas" "Hurricane!" "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" "Making North America" "Musical Minds" "Mystery of the Senses" "Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives" "Search for the Super Battery" "Secrets of Lost Empires" "Secrets of the Psychics"
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