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PBS's premier science-documentary series, which has won six Peabody Awards and more than 20 Emmys (four in 2002 alone) since its 1974 debut. `Nova' clearly, and often engagingly, `demystifies' a vast range of science, technology and history topics---past and present---and doesn't neglect the human aspect of the story. Its many memorable shows include 1983's `The Miracle of Life,' about the conception and development of a fetus (which was remade in 2001); and 2002's `Why the Towers Fell.'

Tonight's TV Hot List for Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 | Today's News: Our Take | 2/3/2009

Leverage
10 pm/ET TNT The seedy and the greedy keep taking down the needy, and Nate Ford and his Ford-tough subordinates render yet another high-tech scam to stop it. Tonight their mark is an investment broker who apparently bilked a charity. The crew's scheme involves tricking the financier to enter a rehab facility for his long list of various vices, which include addictions to nicotine patches, porn, gambling, lying and eating. Sadly, it turns out rehab might be a suitable place for one of the team members, too.

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 | Today's News: Our Take | 12/30/2008

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
8 pm/ET ABC
Although not a holiday perennial like A Charlie Brown Christmas, this 1986 special is charming.

Read on for previews of Kennedy Center Honors, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Nova and Eli Stone. read more 3 Comments
The "Car Talk" Guys Look For the Car of the Future | Today's News: Our Take | 4/22/2008
You may not know the faces, but if you’re a fan of NPR’s automotive call-in show “Car Talk,” you certainly know the voices (and the frequent laughs) of Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack, the Tappets. The boisterous brothers — who’ll get animated this summer for their very own PBS cartoon following their off-the-air lives — make a rare TV appearance on tonight’s Nova (8 pm/ET, PBS) to look at the “car of the future” and what will power it: ethanol, hydrogen or electricity. TVGuide.com: You do so little TV. What attracted you to this installment of Nova?Ray Magliozzi: The idea of the car of the future intrigues us. I was promised by reading Popular Science and read more
Nova Joins the Marathon Mania | TVGuide.com Sports Report | 10/30/2007
The days are getting shorter, the leaves are falling, and the air is thick with the smell of Bengay. Yes, it’s marathon season. On Saturday, the Olympic Team Trials race will select the three U.S. runners for the event at next summer’s Beijing Games. The following day is the 38th New York City Marathon. NBC will show the Olympic Trials start live on the Today show, at 7:35 am/ET, as well as same-day highlight shows for both races.To get an idea of what goes into preparing for the race, check out tonight’s surprisingly touching episode of PBS’ Nova, titled “Marathon Challenge.” The hour-long show explores both the psychological and physiological challenges of training for the 26.2-mile race. It features a group of 13 nonrunners participating in a 40-week training program for the Boston Marathon. They’re an unimpressive bunch at the start — the group’s coach refers to them as “dog meat” — and they face a variety of obstacles ... read more

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Nova: A Walk to Beautiful
Season 33, Episode 4: A difficult journey...
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Nova: Marathon Challenge
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Nova: The Four Winged Dinosaur
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Nova: Cracking the Maya Code
Season 33, Episode 2: The ancient Maya...
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Nova: Car of the Future
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Premise: PBS's premier science-documentary series, which has won six Peabody Awards and more than 20 Emmys (four in 2002 alone) since its 1974 debut. `Nova' clearly, and often engagingly, `demystifies' a vast range of science, technology and history topics---past and present---and doesn't neglect the human aspect of the story. Its many memorable shows include 1983's `The Miracle of Life,' about the conception and development of a fetus (which was remade in 2001); and 2002's `Why the Towers Fell.'

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