The Miracle of Life is a documentary film about the human reproductive process. The film won multiple awards including a Peabody and an Emmy when it was broadcast as part of the American TV seriesNova.[1] Photographed byLennart Nilsson, the program originally aired in Sweden on November 26, 1982 under the title of "The Saga of Life."[2] TheBBC acquired the episode for the documentary seriesHorizon and aired it that same month.[3] Many scenes were edited and the intro in both theHorizon andNova versions are different, as well as the ending scene where the baby was born.
TheNova version of the film was broadcast on PBS on February 15, 1983. It was written and produced by Bebe Nixon and narrated by Anita Sangiolo.[4]
A sequel called "Life's Greatest Miracle" aired on November 20, 2001 on PBS using microimagery taken byLennart Nilsson with narration byJohn Lithgow.[5]
The episode won the following awards:[1]
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