Nova is an American science documentary television series produced byWGBH Boston forPBS. Several episodes in this list were not originally produced for PBS, but were acquired from other sources such as theBBC.[1] Most episodes are 60-minutes long.[2]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Making of a Natural History Film" | March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03) | 0101 |
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| 2 | 2 | "Where Did the Colorado Go?" | March 10, 1974 (1974-03-10) | 0102 |
| 3 | 3 | "Whales, Dolphins, and Men" | March 17, 1974 (1974-03-17) | 0103 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Search for Life" | March 24, 1974 (1974-03-24) | 0104 |
| 5 | 5 | "Last of the Cuiva" | March 31, 1974 (1974-03-31) | 0105 |
| 6 | 6 | "Strange Sleep" | April 7, 1974 (1974-04-07) | 0106 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Crab Nebula" | April 14, 1974 (1974-04-14) | 0107 |
| 8 | 8 | "Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation" | April 21, 1974 (1974-04-21) | 0108 |
| 9 | 9 | "Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?" | April 28, 1974 (1974-04-28) | 0109 |
| 10 | 10 | "The First Signs of Washoe" | May 5, 1974 (1974-05-05) | 0110 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Case of the Midwife Toad" | May 12, 1974 (1974-05-12) | 0111 |
| 12 | 12 | "Fusion: The Energy Promise" | May 19, 1974 (1974-05-19) | 0112 |
Controllednuclear fusion means taming thehydrogen bomb. It could solve the world's energy shortage but it is an enormous engineering challenge. NOVA looks at the latest fusion machines in the UK and USA. Narrated by David Rose.[4] | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Mystery of the Anasazi" | May 26, 1974 (1974-05-26) | 0113 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "Why Do Birds Sing?" | November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03) | 0201 |
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| 15 | 2 | "How Much Do You Smell?" | November 10, 1974 (1974-11-10) | 0202 |
| 16 | 3 | "The Hunting of the Quark" | November 17, 1974 (1974-11-17) | 0203 |
| 17 | 4 | "The Secrets of Sleep" | November 24, 1974 (1974-11-24) | 0204 |
| 18 | 5 | "Inside the Golden Gate" | December 1, 1974 (1974-12-01) | 0205 |
NOVA joins scientists from different fields as they study the ecosystem of the estuary known as the San Francisco Bay, and man's effects on that ecosystem. | ||||
| 19 | 6 | "The Men Who Painted Caves" | December 8, 1974 (1974-12-08) | 0206 |
| 20 | 7 | "Red Sea Coral" | December 15, 1974 (1974-12-15) | 0207 |
| 21 | 8 | "War From the Air" | January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05) | 0208 |
Using historical and propaganda footage,NOVA traces the history of the usage of airplanes in warfare; beginning from movies that depict the possibility of pilots dropping bombs using airplanes to the development of nuclear weapons in the 1970s. | ||||
| 22 | 9 | "What Time is Your Body?" | January 12, 1975 (1975-01-12) | 0209 |
Scientists study the circadian body rhythms of plants and animals on Earth. Knowing man's circadian rhythms may help us perform better at work and lead healthier lives. | ||||
| 23 | 10 | "The Rise and Fall of DDT" | January 19, 1975 (1975-01-19) | 0210 |
NOVA traces the rise in popularity of the insecticide after helping WWII soldiers avoid disease to its ban in the US after scientists rose the alarm of its effect on animals' reproduction rates. | ||||
| 24 | 11 | "Take the World From Another Point of View" | February 2, 1975 (1975-02-02) | 0211 |
NOVA asks famed Nobel prize winning physicist Richard Feynman how he thinks and who he wants to have conversations with. | ||||
| 25 | 12 | "The Lysenko Affair" | February 9, 1975 (1975-02-09) | 0212 |
NOVA talks about the rise and fall ofTrofim Lysenko, a Soviet biologist who used his political influence to push pseudoscientific ideas in agronomy that caused prolonged food shortages in the Soviet Union. | ||||
| 26 | 13 | "The Tuaregs" | February 16, 1975 (1975-02-16) | 0213 |
| 27 | 14 | "The Plutonium Connection" | March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09) | 0214 |
With information into making a small nuclear bomb readily obtainable, NOVA determines whether nuclear reprocessing plants are capable of preventing the theft or robbery of plutonium. | ||||
| 28 | 15 | "The Other Way" | March 16, 1975 (1975-03-16) | 0215 |
As the price of fuel continues to rise,Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher promotesintermediate technology to help small-scale businesses and less industrialized countries increase productivity and labor opportunities. NOVA asks Schumacher to explain his solution to increase productivity, while requiring less energy consumption. First aired on Horizon on November 11, 1974. | ||||
| 29 | 16 | "The Lost World of the Maya" | March 30, 1975 (1975-03-30) | 0216 |
Dr. Eric Thompson guidesMagnus Magnusson around various Mayan sites and their meanings.[5] First broadcast in BBC Chronicle, October 6, 1972. | ||||
| 30 | 17 | "Will The Fishing Have to Stop?" | April 6, 1975 (1975-04-06) | 0217 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 31 | 1 | "Predictable Disaster" | January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04) | 0301 |
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| 32 | 2 | "Joey" | January 11, 1976 (1976-01-11) | 0302 |
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| 33 | 3 | "Meditation and the Mind" | January 18, 1976 (1976-01-18) | 0303 |
| 34 | 4 | "The Planets" | January 25, 1976 (1976-01-25) | 0304 |
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| 35 | 5 | "A Desert Place" | February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01) | 0305 |
| 36 | 6 | "A Small Imperfection" | February 8, 1976 (1976-02-08) | 0306 |
| 37 | 7 | "Ninety Degrees Below" | February 15, 1976 (1976-02-15) | 0307 |
| 38 | 8 | "The Race for the Double Helix" | March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07) | 0308 |
| 39 | 9 | "The Renewable Tree" | March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07) | 0309 |
Paper mill business began planting trees in the early 20th Century after logging wiped out the forests in the Southern United States. This practice has continued, but is the tree a truly renewable resource? NOVA examines the effect of clear-cutting and reforestation efforts to determine if we will eventually run out of trees for wood products. Narrated by Glenn Kezer. | ||||
| 40 | 10 | "The Williamsburg File" | March 14, 1976 (1976-03-14) | 0310 |
| 41 | 11 | "The Overworked Miracle" | March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21) | 0311 |
| 42 | 12 | "The Transplant Experience" | April 11, 1976 (1976-04-11) | 0312 |
| 43 | 13 | "The Underground Movement" | April 18, 1976 (1976-04-18) | 0313 |
| 44 | 14 | "Hunters of the Seal" | May 2, 1976 (1976-05-02) | 0314 |
In 1967, the Canadian Government gave housing to theNetsilik Inuit for them to settle in and give up their nomadic lifestyle. 10 years later, some of them have returned to their old ways. NOVA shows how the elders preserve and teach their culture to the next generation while attempting to protect their ancestral lands from industrialization. Narrated byMercedes McCambridge. | ||||
| 45 | 15 | "Benjamin" | May 9, 1976 (1976-05-09) | 0315 |
| 46 | 16 | "The Women Rebel" | May 23, 1976 (1976-05-23) | 0316 |
| 47 | 17 | "Death of a Disease" | June 6, 1976 (1976-06-06) | 0317 |
| 48 | 18 | "Inside the Shark" | June 13, 1976 (1976-06-13) | 0318 |
| 49 | 19 | "The Genetic Chance" | June 20, 1976 (1976-06-20) | 0319 |
| 50 | 20 | "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle" | June 27, 1976 (1976-06-27) | 0320 |
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 51 | 1 | "Hitler's Secret Weapon" | January 5, 1977 (1977-01-05) | 0401 |
Wernher von Braun and others recount the development of theV-2 rocket, the first long-range, guided ballistic missile. Narrated byRichard Kiley. | ||||
| 52 | 2 | "The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs" | January 12, 1977 (1977-01-12) | 0402 |
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| 53 | 3 | "What Price Coal?" | January 19, 1977 (1977-01-19) | 0403 |
| 54 | 4 | "The Sunspot Mystery" | February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02) | 0404 |
| 55 | 5 | "The Plastic Prison" | February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09) | 0405 |
| 56 | 6 | "Incident at Brown's Ferry" | February 23, 1977 (1977-02-23) | 0406 |
| 57 | 7 | "Bye Bye Blackbird" | March 2, 1977 (1977-03-02) | 0407 |
| 58 | 8 | "The Pill for the People" | March 9, 1977 (1977-03-09) | 0408 |
| 59 | 9 | "The Gene Engineers" | March 16, 1977 (1977-03-16) | 0409 |
| 60 | 10 | "The Human Animal" | March 23, 1977 (1977-03-23) | 0410 |
| 61 | 11 | "The Wolf Equation" | March 30, 1977 (1977-03-30) | 0411 |
| 62 | 12 | "The Dawn of the Solar Age" | April 20, 1977 (1977-04-20) | 0412 |
| 63 | 13 | "The Business of Extinction" | April 20, 1977 (1977-04-20) | 0413 |
| 64 | 14 | "The Red Planet" | April 27, 1977 (1977-04-27) | 0414 |
| 65 | 15 | "Tongues of Men: Disaster at Babel" (1 of 2) | May 11, 1977 (1977-05-11) | 0415 |
| 66 | 16 | "Tongues of Men: A World Language?" (2 of 2) | May 18, 1977 (1977-05-18) | 0416 |
| 67 | 17 | "Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist" | June 1, 1977 (1977-06-01) | 0417 |
| 68 | 18 | "Across the Silent Barrier" | June 22, 1977 (1977-06-22) | 0418 |
| 69 | 19 | "The New Healers" | June 29, 1977 (1977-06-29) | 0419 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 70 | 1 | "In The Event of Catastrophe" | January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04) | 0501 |
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| 71 | 2 | "The Green Machine" | January 11, 1978 (1978-01-11) | 0420 |
Botany is a neglected science and plants are all around us, but unfamiliar. NOVA examines our state of knowledge of how plants work: growth hormones, responses to light and shade, photosynthesis, root mechanisms and twining responses. Note: A BBC-TV production in association withWGBH, Boston forHorizon. | ||||
| 72 | 3 | "Blueprints in the Bloodstream" | January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18) | 0502 |
| 73 | 4 | "One Small Step" | January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25) | 0503 |
| 74 | 5 | "The Final Frontier" | February 1, 1978 (1978-02-01) | 0504 |
| 75 | 6 | "BaMiki BaNdula: Children of the Forest" | February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15) | 0505 |
| 76 | 7 | "Trial of Denton Cooley" | February 22, 1978 (1978-02-22) | 0506 |
| 77 | 8 | "The Great Wine Revolution" | March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01) | 0507 |
| 78 | 9 | "The Case of the Ancient Astronauts" | March 8, 1978 (1978-03-08) | 0508 |
| 79 | 10 | "The Mind Machines" | March 22, 1978 (1978-03-22) | 0509 |
| 80 | 11 | "Icarus' Children" | March 29, 1978 (1978-03-29) | 0510 |
| 81 | 12 | "Still Waters" | April 12, 1978 (1978-04-12) | 0511 |
| 82 | 13 | "Battle for the Acropolis" | April 19, 1978 (1978-04-19) | 0512 |
| 83 | 14 | "The Road to Happiness" | May 3, 1978 (1978-05-03) | 0513 |
| 84 | 15 | "Light of the 21st Century" | May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10) | 0514 |
| 85 | 16 | "The Insect Alternative" | May 24, 1978 (1978-05-24) | 0515 |
| 86 | 17 | "The Desert's Edge" | May 31, 1978 (1978-05-31) | 0516 |
| 87 | 18 | "The Tsetse Trap" | June 7, 1978 (1978-06-07) | 0517 |
| 88 | 19 | "Memories From Eden" | June 14, 1978 (1978-06-14) | 0518 |
| 89 | 20 | "A Whisper From Space" | June 21, 1978 (1978-06-21) | 0519 |
| 90 | 21 | "Alaska: The Closing Frontier" | June 28, 1978 (1978-06-28) | 0520 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 91 | 1 | "Black Tide" | January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04) | 0601 |
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| 92 | 2 | "Long Walk of Fred Young" | January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) | 0602 |
| 93 | 3 | "A World of Difference" | January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18) | 0603 |
| 94 | 4 | "Cashing In On The Ocean" | February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01) | 0604 |
| 95 | 5 | "Patterns from the Past" | February 8, 1979 (1979-02-08) | 0605 |
| 96 | 6 | "The Invisible Flame" | February 22, 1979 (1979-02-22) | 0606 |
| 97 | 7 | "The End of the Rainbow" | March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01) | 0607 |
| 98 | 8 | "The Beersheva Experiment" | March 8, 1979 (1979-03-08) | 0608 |
| 99 | 9 | "Einstein" | March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15) | 0609 |
| 100 | 10 | "The Keys of Paradise" | March 29, 1979 (1979-03-29) | 0610 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 101 | 1 | "A Plague on our Children" | October 2, 1979 (1979-10-02) | 0611[6] |
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| 102 | 2 | "Life on a Silken Thread" | October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) | 0612 |
| 103 | 3 | "Sweet Solutions" | October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16) | 0613 |
| 104 | 4 | "Race For Gold" | October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30) | 0614 |
| 105 | 5 | "All Part of The Game" | November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06) | 0615 |
| 106 | 6 | "India: Machinery of Hope" | November 20, 1979 (1979-11-20) | 0616 |
| 107 | 7 | "The Bridge That Spanned The World" | December 4, 1979 (1979-12-04) | 0617 |
| 108 | 8 | "Termites and Telescopes" | December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11) | 0618 |
| 109 | 9 | "Blindness: Five Points of View" | December 18, 1979 (1979-12-18) | 0619 |
| 110 | 10 | "The Elusive Illness" | January 15, 1980 (1980-01-15) | 0701 |
| 111 | 11 | "A is for Atom, B is for Bomb" | January 22, 1980 (1980-01-22) | 0702 |
| 112 | 12 | "Living Machines" | February 5, 1980 (1980-02-05) | 0703 |
| 113 | 13 | "Portrait of a Killer" | February 19, 1980 (1980-02-19) | 0704 |
| 114 | 14 | "Umealit: The Whale Hunters" | March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) | 0705 |
| 115 | 15 | "The Safety Factor" | March 11, 1980 (1980-03-11) | 0706 |
| 116 | 16 | "A Mediterranean Prospect" | March 18, 1980 (1980-03-18) | 0707 |
| 117 | 17 | "Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland" | March 25, 1980 (1980-03-25) | 0708 |
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| 118 | 1 | "The Pinks and the Blues" | September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) | 0709 |
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| 119 | 2 | "The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian" | October 7, 1980 (1980-10-07) | 0710 |
| 120 | 3 | "The Sea Behind the Dunes" | October 14, 1980 (1980-10-14) | 0711 |
| 121 | 4 | "Do We Really Need The Rockies?" | October 28, 1980 (1980-10-28) | 0712 |
| 122 | 5 | "The Big IF" | November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04) | 0713 |
| 123 | 6 | "Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond" | November 11, 1980 (1980-11-11) | 0714 |
| 124 | 7 | "The Wizard Who Spat On The Floor" | November 18, 1980 (1980-11-18) | 0715 |
| 125 | 8 | "The Water Crisis" | November 25, 1980 (1980-11-25) | 0716 |
| 126 | 9 | "Moving Still" | December 2, 1980 (1980-12-02) | 0717 |
| 127 | 10 | "A Touch of Sensitivity" | December 9, 1980 (1980-12-09) | 0718 |
| 128 | 11 | "Red Deer of Rhum" | December 23, 1980 (1980-12-23) | 0719 |
| 129 | 12 | "It's About Time" | December 30, 1980 (1980-12-30) | 0720 |
| 130 | 13 | "The Doctors of Nigeria" | January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) | 0801 |
| 131 | 14 | "Message In The Rocks" | January 20, 1981 (1981-01-20) | 0802 |
| 132 | 15 | "The Dead Sea Lives" | January 27, 1981 (1981-01-27) | 0803 |
| 133 | 16 | "Anatomy of a Volcano" | February 10, 1981 (1981-02-10) | 0804 |
| 134 | 17 | "The Science of Murder" | February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17) | 0805 |
| 135 | 18 | "The Malady of Health Care" | February 24, 1981 (1981-02-24) | 0806 |
| 136 | 19 | "Beyond the Milky Way" | March 3, 1981 (1981-03-03) | 0807 |
| 137 | 20 | "The Asteroid and the Dinosaur" | March 10, 1981 (1981-03-10) | 0808 |
| 138 | 21 | "Animal Olympians" | March 17, 1981 (1981-03-17) | 0809 |
| 139 | 22 | "Resolution on Saturn" | August 25, 1981 (1981-08-25) | 0810 |
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| 140 | 1 | "Computers, Spies, & Private Lives" | September 27, 1981 (1981-09-27) | 0811 |
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| 141 | 2 | "Why America Burns" | October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04) | 0812 |
| 142 | 3 | "The Great Violin Mystery" | October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11) | 0813 |
| 143 | 4 | "Cosmic Fire" | October 18, 1981 (1981-10-18) | 0814 |
| 144 | 5 | "Locusts: "War Without End"" | October 25, 1981 (1981-10-25) | 0815 |
| 145 | 6 | "Did Darwin Get It Wrong?" | November 1, 1981 (1981-11-01) | 0816 |
| 146 | 7 | "Artists in the Lab" | November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15) | 0817 |
| 147 | 8 | "Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis Thomas" | November 22, 1981 (1981-11-22) | 0818 |
| 148 | 9 | "City Spaces, Human Places" | November 29, 1981 (1981-11-29) | 0819 |
| 149 | 10 | "Twins" | December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06) | 0820 |
| 150 | 11 | "Salmon on the Run" | January 10, 1982 (1982-01-10) | 0901 |
| 151 | 12 | "Test-Tube Babies: A Daughter For Judy" | January 17, 1982 (1982-01-17) | 0902 |
| 152 | 13 | "A Field Guide to Roger Tory Peterson" | January 24, 1982 (1982-01-24) | 0903 |
| 153 | 14 | "The Hunt for the Legion Killer" | January 31, 1982 (1982-01-31) | 0904 |
| 154 | 15 | "Finding a Voice" | February 7, 1982 (1982-02-07) | 0905 |
| 155 | 16 | "The Television Explosion" | February 14, 1982 (1982-02-14) | 0906 |
| 156 | 17 | "Life: Patent Pending" | February 28, 1982 (1982-02-28) | 0907 |
| 157 | 18 | "Palace of Delights" | March 7, 1982 (1982-03-07) | 0908 |
| 158 | 19 | "Animal Impostors" | March 14, 1982 (1982-03-14) | 0909 |
| 159 | 20 | "Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome" | March 28, 1982 (1982-03-28) | 0910 |
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| 160 | 1 | "The Case of the UFOs" | October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12) | 0911 |
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| 161 | 2 | "The Fragile Mountain" | October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19) | 0912 |
| 162 | 3 | "Here's Looking At You, Kid" | November 9, 1982 (1982-11-09) | 0913 |
| 163 | 4 | "Adventures of Teenage Scientists" | November 16, 1982 (1982-11-16) | 0914 |
| 164 | 5 | "The Cobalt Blues" | November 23, 1982 (1982-11-23) | 0915 |
| 165 | 6 | "Goodbye Louisiana" | November 30, 1982 (1982-11-30) | 0916 |
| 166 | 7 | "Whale Watch" | December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07) | 0917 |
| 167 | 8 | "Tracking The Supertrains" | December 14, 1982 (1982-12-14) | 0918 |
| 168 | 9 | "Hawaii: Crucible of Life" | January 18, 1983 (1983-01-18) | 1001 |
| 169 | 10 | "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" | January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25) | 1002 |
| 170 | 11 | "Lassa Fever" | February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08) | 1003 |
| 171 | 12 | "The Miracle of Life" | February 15, 1983 (1983-02-15) | 1004 |
| 172 | 13 | "Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy" | March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) | 1005 |
| 173 | 14 | "City of Coral" | March 8, 1983 (1983-03-08) | 1006 |
| 174 | 15 | "Fat Chance in a Thin World" | March 22, 1983 (1983-03-22) | 1007 |
| 175 | 16 | "Sixty Minutes to Meltdown" | March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29) | 1008 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 1 | "Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales" | October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11) | 1009 |
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| 177 | 2 | "The Artificial Heart" | October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18) | 1010 |
In 1982,Seattle dentist Barney Clark was the first recipient of anartificial heart implant. He died in March 1983, having survived 112 days with the world's first permanent, pneumatic, totally artificial heart. NOVA follows the case with the surgeon,William DeVries, and looks at the prospects for this technology to save lives. It also explored the work of Dr.William F. Bernhard on the LeftVentricular Assist Device (LVAD) ongoing at the Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories,Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center. | ||||
| 178 | 3 | "Talking Turtle" | October 25, 1983 (1983-10-25) | 1011 |
| 179 | 4 | "Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" | November 1, 1983 (1983-11-01) | 1012 |
| 180 | 5 | "To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross" | November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08) | 1013 |
| 181 | 6 | "A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds" | November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15) | 1014 |
| 182 | 7 | "A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery" | November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22) | 1015 |
| 183 | 8 | "Captives of Care" | November 29, 1983 (1983-11-29) | 1016 |
| 184 | 9 | "Twenty-Five Years in Space" | December 6, 1983 (1983-12-06) | 1017 |
| 185 | 10 | "Nuclear Strategy for Beginners" | December 13, 1983 (1983-12-13) | 1018 |
| 186 | 11 | "The Climate Crisis" | December 20, 1983 (1983-12-20) | 1019 |
| 187 | 12 | "Eyes Over China" | December 27, 1983 (1983-12-27) | 1020 |
| 188 | 13 | "Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence" | January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) | 1021 |
| 189 | 14 | "The Case of ESP" | January 17, 1984 (1984-01-17) | 1101 |
| 190 | 15 | "Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier" | January 31, 1984 (1984-01-31) | 1102 |
| 191 | 16 | "China's Only Child" | February 14, 1984 (1984-02-14) | 1103 |
| 192 | 17 | "Will I Walk Again?" | February 28, 1984 (1984-02-28) | 1104 |
| 193 | 18 | "Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings" | March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06) | 1105 |
| 194 | 19 | "Down on the Farm" | March 20, 1984 (1984-03-20) | 1106 |
| 195 | 20 | "Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care" | March 27, 1984 (1984-03-27) | 1107 |
| 196 | 21 | "The World According to Weisskopf" | April 3, 1984 (1984-04-03) | 1108 |
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| 197 | 1 | "Space Bridge to Moscow" | October 2, 1984 (1984-10-02) | 1120 |
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| 198 | 2 | "The National Science Test I" | October 16, 1984 (1984-10-16) | 1109 |
| 199 | 3 | "Fountains of Paradise" | October 23, 1984 (1984-10-23) | 1110 |
| 200 | 4 | "The Mystery of Yellow Rain" | October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30) | 1111 |
| 201 | 5 | "The Nomads of the Rain Forest" | November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06) | 1112 |
| 202 | 6 | "Farmers of the Sea" | November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13) | 1113 |
| 203 | 7 | "Frontiers of Plastic Surgery" | November 20, 1984 (1984-11-20) | 1114 |
| 204 | 8 | "Space Women" | November 27, 1984 (1984-11-27) | 1115 |
| 205 | 9 | "Jaws: The True Story" | December 4, 1984 (1984-12-04) | 1116 |
| 206 | 10 | "Acid Rain: New Bad News" | December 11, 1984 (1984-12-11) | 1117 |
| 207 | 11 | "Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life" | December 18, 1984 (1984-12-18) | 1118 |
| 208 | 12 | "The Garden of Inheritance" | January 8, 1985 (1985-01-08) | 1119 |
| 209 | 13 | "Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines" | January 15, 1985 (1985-01-15) | 1201 |
| 210 | 14 | "Global Village" | January 22, 1985 (1985-01-22) | 1202 |
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| 211 | 15 | "Conquest of the Parasites" | January 29, 1985 (1985-01-29) | 1203 |
| 212 | 16 | "In the Land of the Polar Bears" | February 5, 1985 (1985-02-05) | 1204 |
| 213 | 17 | "AIDS: Chapter One" | February 12, 1985 (1985-02-12) | 1205 |
| 214 | 18 | "The Shape of Things" | February 19, 1985 (1985-02-19) | 1206 |
| 215 | 19 | "Baby Talk" | February 26, 1985 (1985-02-26) | 1207 |
| 216 | 20 | "A Mathematical Mystery Tour" | March 5, 1985 (1985-03-05) | 1208 |
| 217 | 21 | "Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities" | March 12, 1985 (1985-03-12) | 1209 |
| 218 | 22 | "Monarch of the Mountains" | March 19, 1985 (1985-03-19) | 1210 |
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| 219 | 1 | "The National Science Test II" | October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08) | 1211 |
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| 220 | 2 | "Seeds of Tomorrow" | October 15, 1985 (1985-10-15) | 1212 |
| 221 | 3 | "What Einstein Never Knew" | October 22, 1985 (1985-10-22) | 1213 |
| 222 | 4 | "The Robot Revolution?" | October 29, 1985 (1985-10-29) | 1214 |
| 223 | 5 | "The Magic of Special Effects" | November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05) | 1215 |
| 224 | 6 | "Child Survival: The Silent Emergency" | November 12, 1985 (1985-11-12) | 1216 |
| 225 | 7 | "Tornado!" | November 19, 1985 (1985-11-19) | 1217 |
| 226 | 8 | "The Genetic Gamble" | November 26, 1985 (1985-11-26) | 1218 |
| 227 | 9 | "Animal Architects" | December 3, 1985 (1985-12-03) | 1219 |
| 228 | 10 | "The Plane that Changed the World" | December 17, 1985 (1985-12-17) | 1220 |
| 229 | 11 | "Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime" | January 21, 1986 (1986-01-21) | 1301 |
| 230 | 12 | "Goddess of the Earth" | January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28) | 1302 |
| 231 | 13 | "Horsemen of China" | February 4, 1986 (1986-02-04) | 1303 |
| 232 | 14 | "Life's First Feelings" | February 11, 1986 (1986-02-11) | 1304 |
| 233 | 15 | "The Case of the Frozen Addict" | February 18, 1986 (1986-02-18) | 1305 |
| 234 | 16 | "Toxic Trials" | February 25, 1986 (1986-02-25) | 1306 |
| 235 | 17 | "Skydive to the Rain Forest" | March 4, 1986 (1986-03-04) | 1307 |
| 236 | 18 | "Return of the Osprey" | March 11, 1986 (1986-03-11) | 1308 |
| 237 | 19 | "The Rise of a Wonder Drug" | March 18, 1986 (1986-03-18) | 1309 |
| 238 | 20 | "When Wonder Drugs Don't Work" | March 25, 1986 (1986-03-25) | 1310 |
| 239 | 21 | "Visions of 'Star Wars'" | April 22, 1986 (1986-04-22) | TBA |
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| 240 | 1 | "The Search for the Disappeared" | October 14, 1986 (1986-10-14) | 1311 |
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| 241 | 2 | "The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side" | October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21) | 1312 |
| 242 | 3 | "High-Tech Babies" | November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) | 1313 |
| 243 | 4 | "Can AIDS Be Stopped?" | November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11) | 1314 |
| 244 | 5 | "Is Anybody Out There?" | November 18, 1986 (1986-11-18) | 1315 |
| 245 | 6 | "The Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders" | November 25, 1986 (1986-11-25) | 1316 |
| 246 | 7 | "Are You Swimming in a Sewer?" | December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02) | 1317 |
| 247 | 8 | "Sail Wars!" | December 9, 1986 (1986-12-09) | 1318 |
| 248 | 9 | "Leprosy Can Be Cured!" | December 16, 1986 (1986-12-16) | 1319 |
| 249 | 10 | "How Babies Get Made" | January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13) | 1320 |
| 250 | 11 | "Countdown to the Invisible Universe" | January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20) | 1401 |
| 251 | 12 | "Children of Eve" | January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27) | 1402 |
| 252 | 13 | "Why Planes Crash" | February 3, 1987 (1987-02-03) | 1403 |
| 253 | 14 | "Orangutans of the Rainforest" | February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10) | 1404 |
| 254 | 15 | "Freud Under Analysis" | February 17, 1987 (1987-02-17) | 1405 |
| 255 | 16 | "The Hole in the Sky" | February 24, 1987 (1987-02-24) | 1406 |
| 256 | 17 | "Confessions of a Weaponeer" | March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03) | 1407 |
| 257 | 18 | "Great Moments from NOVA" | March 10, 1987 (1987-03-10) | Special |
| 258 | 19 | "Will the World Starve?" | March 24, 1987 (1987-03-24) | 1408 |
| 259 | 20 | "The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore" | March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31) | 1409 |
| 260 | 21 | "Rocky Road to Jupiter" | April 7, 1987 (1987-04-07) | 1410 |
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| 261 | 1 | "Death of a Star" | October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06) | 1411 |
For its 15th season premier,NOVA covers a fast-breaking science story as astronomers study a supernova in a nearby galaxy; a rare occurrence. Included are scenes taken fromLas Campanas Observatory in Chile, and many others in the U.S., Australia and South Africa. Narrated by Bill Mason, it also was broadcast onHorizon by theBBC, theNorddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in West Germany, and theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). | ||||
| 262 | 2 | "Spy Machines" | October 13, 1987 (1987-10-13) | 1412 |
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| 263 | 3 | "The Hidden Power of Plants" | October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20) | 1413 |
| 264 | 4 | "Japan's American Genius" | October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27) | 1414 |
| 265 | 5 | "A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama" | November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03) | 1415 |
| 266 | 6 | "Volcano!" | November 10, 1987 (1987-11-10) | 1416 |
| 267 | 7 | "How Good is Soviet Science?" | November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17) | 1417 |
| 268 | 8 | "Ancient Treasures from the Deep" | December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01) | 1418 |
| 269 | 9 | "Riddle of the Joints" | December 8, 1987 (1987-12-08) | 1419 |
| 270 | 10 | "Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People" | December 15, 1987 (1987-12-15) | 1420 |
| 271 | 11 | "Top Gun and Beyond" | January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19) | 1501 |
| 272 | 12 | "How to Create a Junk Food" | January 26, 1988 (1988-01-26) | 1502 |
| 273 | 13 | "Buried in Ice" | February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02) | 1503 |
| 274 | 14 | "Why Planes Burn" | February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09) | 1504 |
| 275 | 15 | "Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial" | February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) | 1505 |
| 276 | 16 | "Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer – Turning the Tide" | March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01) | 1506 |
| 277 | 17 | "The Mystery of the Master Builders" | March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08) | 1507 |
| 278 | 18 | "Whale Rescue" | March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15) | 1508 |
| 279 | 19 | "The Man Who Loved Numbers" | March 22, 1988 (1988-03-22) | 1509 |
| 280 | 20 | "Race for the Superconductor" | March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29) | 1510 |
| 281 | 21 | "Can You Still Get Polio?" | April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05) | 1511 |
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| 282 | 1 | "Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft" | September 6, 1988 (1988-09-06) | 1512 |
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| 283 | 2 | "Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart" | September 13, 1988 (1988-09-13) | 1513 |
| 284 | 3 | "Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old" | September 20, 1988 (1988-09-20) | 1514 |
| 285 | 4 | "Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife" | September 27, 1988 (1988-09-27) | 1515 |
| 286 | 5 | "Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?" | October 4, 1988 (1988-10-04) | 1516 |
| 287 | 6 | "Can the Next President Win the Space Race?" | October 11, 1988 (1988-10-11) | 1517 |
| 288 | 7 | "Do Scientists Cheat?" | October 25, 1988 (1988-10-25) | 1518 |
| 289 | 8 | "Who Shot President Kennedy?" | November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15) | 1519 |
| 290 | 9 | "The Light Stuff" | November 22, 1988 (1988-11-22) | 1520 |
| 291 | 10 | "The All-American Bear" | December 6, 1988 (1988-12-06) | 1521 |
| 292 | 11 | "Can We Make a Better Doctor?" | December 13, 1988 (1988-12-13) | 1522 |
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| 293 | 12 | "Hot Enough for You?" | January 17, 1989 (1989-01-17) | 1601 |
| 294 | 13 | "The Last Journey of a Genius" | January 24, 1989 (1989-01-24) | 1602 |
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| 295 | 14 | "The Strange New Science of Chaos" | January 31, 1989 (1989-01-31) | 1603 |
| 296 | 15 | "Back to Chernobyl" | February 14, 1989 (1989-02-14) | 1604 |
| 297 | 16 | "God, Darwin and Dinosaurs" | February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) | 1605 |
| 298 | 17 | "Adrift on the Gulf Stream" | February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28) | 1606 |
| 299 | 18 | "Secrets of Easter Island" | March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07) | 1607 |
| 300 | 19 | "Legends of Easter Island" | March 14, 1989 (1989-03-14) | 1608 |
| 301 | 20 | "The World Is Full of Oil!" | March 21, 1989 (1989-03-21) | 1609 |
| 302 | 21 | "Confronting the Killer Gene" | March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28) | 1610 |
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| 303 | 1 | "The Hidden City" | October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) | 1611 |
Exposing four essentialpublic infrastructure systems that city dwellers depend on:electricity,water,sewage andsanitation. Note: Filmed in New York City and hosted byJudd Hirsch. | ||||
| 304 | 2 | "The Controversial Dr. Koop" | October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10) | 1612 |
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| 305 | 3 | "Design Wars!" | October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17) | 1613 |
| 306 | 4 | "Echoes of War" | October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24) | 1614 |
| 307 | 5 | "Decoding the Book of Life" | October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31) | 1615 |
| 308 | 6 | "Hurricane!" | November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07) | 1616 |
| 309 | 7 | "Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?" | November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14) | 1617 |
| 310 | 8 | "What Is Music?" | November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21) | 1618 |
| 311 | 9 | "Yellowstone's Burning Question" | December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05) | 1619 |
| 312 | 10 | "The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret" | December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12) | 1620 |
| 313 | 11 | "Poison in the Rockies" | January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09) | 1701 |
| 314 | 12 | "Race for the Top" | January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23) | 1702 |
| 315 | 13 | "Disguises of War" | February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06) | 1703 |
| 316 | 14 | "The Bomb's Lethal Legacy" | February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13) | 1704 |
| 317 | 15 | "The Big Spill" | February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27) | 1705 |
| 318 | 16 | "The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon" | March 20, 1990 (1990-03-20)[8] | 1706 |
| 319 | 17 | "The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision" | March 27, 1990 (1990-03-27)[8] | 1707 |
| 320 | 18 | "The Genius That Was China: The Threat from Japan" | April 3, 1990 (1990-04-03)[8] | 1708 |
| 321 | 19 | "The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again?" | April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10)[8] | 1709 |
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| 322 | 1 | "The KGB, The Computer and Me" | October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02) | 1710 |
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| 323 | 2 | "Neptune's Cold Fury" | October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09) | 1711 |
| 324 | 3 | "To Boldly Go..." | October 16, 1990 (1990-10-16) | 1712 |
| 325 | 4 | "Poisoned Winds of War" | October 23, 1990 (1990-10-23) | 1713 |
| 326 | 5 | "The Blimp is Back!" | October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30) | 1714 |
| 327 | 6 | "Earthquake!" | November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) | 1715 |
| 328 | 7 | "Killing Machines" | November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13) | 1716 |
| 329 | 8 | "Can the Elephant Be Saved?" | November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) | 1717 |
| 330 | 9 | "We Know Where You Live" | November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27) | 1718 |
| 331 | 10 | "In the Land of the Llamas" | December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04) | 1719 |
| 332 | 11 | "What's Killing the Children?" | December 18, 1990 (1990-12-18) | 1720 |
| 333 | 12 | "Return to Mt. St. Helens" | January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08) | 1801 |
| 334 | 13 | "ConFusion in a Jar" | January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15) | 1802 |
| 335 | 14 | "The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs" | February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05) | 1803 |
| 336 | 15 | "Case of the Flying Dinosaur" | February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12) | 1804 |
| 337 | 16 | "T. Rex Exposed" | February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19) | 1805 |
| 338 | 17 | "Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman" | February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26) | 1806 |
| 339 | 18 | "Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon" | February 27, 1991 (1991-02-27) | 1807 |
| 340 | 19 | "Russian Right Stuff: The Mission" | February 28, 1991 (1991-02-28) | 1808 |
| 341 | 20 | "Swimming With Whales" | March 5, 1991 (1991-03-05) | 1809 |
| 342 | 21 | "The Chip vs. the Chessmaster" | March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26) | 1810 |
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| 343 | 1 | "Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape" | October 1, 1991 (1991-10-01) | 1811 |
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| 344 | 2 | "So You Want to Be a Doctor?" | October 9, 1991 (1991-10-09) | 1812 |
| 345 | 3 | "Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls" | October 15, 1991 (1991-10-15) | 1814 |
| 346 | 4 | "Suicide Mission to Chernobyl" | October 22, 1991 (1991-10-22) | 1815 |
| 347 | 5 | "Taller Than Everest?" | November 5, 1991 (1991-11-05) | 1816 |
| 348 | 6 | "Fastest Planes in the Sky" | November 12, 1991 (1991-11-12) | 1817 |
| 349 | 7 | "Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife" | December 3, 1991 (1991-12-03) | 1818 |
| 350 | 8 | "Skyscraper! A Nova Special" | December 10, 1991 (1991-12-10) | 1819 |
| 351 | 9 | "The Fine Art of Faking It" | December 17, 1991 (1991-12-17) | 1820 |
| 352 | 10 | "Hell Fighters of Kuwait" | January 14, 1992 (1992-01-14) | 1901 |
| 353 | 11 | "Submarine!" | January 21, 1992 (1992-01-21) | 1902 |
| 354 | 12 | "Saddam's War on Wildlife" | January 28, 1992 (1992-01-28) | 1903 |
| 355 | 13 | "What Smells?" | February 11, 1992 (1992-02-11) | 1904 |
| 356 | 14 | "Can You Believe TV Ratings?" | February 18, 1992 (1992-02-18) | 1905 |
| 357 | 15 | "Making a Dishonest Buck" | March 3, 1992 (1992-03-03) | 1906 |
| 358 | 16 | "Rescuing Baby Whales" | March 10, 1992 (1992-03-10) | 1907 |
| 359 | 17 | "An Astronaut's View of the Earth" | March 17, 1992 (1992-03-17) | 1908 |
| 360 | 18 | "Eclipse of the Century" | March 24, 1992 (1992-03-24) | 1909 |
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| 361 | 1 | "Animal Olympians II" | August 25, 1992 (1992-08-25) | 1910 |
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| 362 | 2 | "The Genius Behind the Bomb" | September 29, 1992 (1992-09-29) | 1911 |
| 363 | 3 | "Mind of a Serial Killer" | October 13, 1992 (1992-10-13) | 1912 |
| 364 | 4 | "Search for the First Americans" | October 20, 1992 (1992-10-20) | 1913 |
| 365 | 5 | "Rafting Through the Grand Canyon" | October 27, 1992 (1992-10-27) | 1914 |
| 366 | 6 | "This Old Pyramid" | November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04) | 1915 |
| 367 | 7 | "Iceman" | November 10, 1992 (1992-11-10) | 1916 |
| 368 | 8 | "The Private Lives of Dolphins" | November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17) | 1917 |
| 369 | 9 | "Brain Transplant" | December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01) | 1918 |
| 370 | 10 | "Can You Stop People From Drinking?" | December 22, 1992 (1992-12-22) | 1919 |
| 371 | 11 | "Sex and the Single Rhino" | December 29, 1992 (1992-12-29) | 1920 |
| 372 | 12 | "The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons" | January 12, 1993 (1993-01-12)[9] | 2001 |
| 373 | 13 | "Can Bombing Win a War?" | January 19, 1993 (1993-01-19) | 2002 |
| 374 | 14 | "The Deadly Deception" | January 26, 1993 (1993-01-26) | 2003 |
| 375 | 15 | "Nazis and the Russian Bomb" | February 2, 1993 (1993-02-02) | 2004 |
| 376 | 16 | "In the Path of a Killer Volcano" | February 9, 1993 (1993-02-09) | 2005 |
| 377 | 17 | "Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?" | February 16, 1993 (1993-02-16) | 2006 |
| 378 | 18 | "Diving for Pirate Gold" | February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23) | 2007 |
| 379 | 19 | "Murder, Rape and DNA" | March 2, 1993 (1993-03-02) | 2008 |
| 380 | 20 | "The Lost Tribe" | March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30) | 2009 |
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