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NOVA

NOVA

Description: This long-running, award-winning documentary series focuses on science - the speculation, history and researchers associated with it and its many applications. Inspired by the BBC documentary program `Horizons', the U.S. series frequently features interviews with scientists directly involved in the topic at hand, and sometimes even boasts footage of a particular discovery.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 1974
Number of seasons: 48
Number of episodes: 942
First episode air date: March 3, 1974
Awards: Peabody Award, MORE
Network: PBS
Theme Song: Nova Theme song
Narrated By: Jay O. Sanders, Jamie Effros
Executive Producers: Julia Cort, Chris Schmidt, Liesl Clark, MORE
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