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20 Episodes 1993 - 1993
Episode 1
Tue, Jan 12, 1993 60 mins
Observing UN inspectors searching for Saddam Hussein's hidden weapons (nuclear, biological and chemical) throughout Iraq, a dangerous mission described as "an endless game of hide and seek." Included: clips of the Gulf War.
Episode 2
Tue, Jan 19, 1993 60 mins
"Can Bombing Win a War?" blends archival clips and talks with military experts to gauge the effectiveness of air power in global conflicts. Included: 1915 Zeppelin raids; bombing in the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. Don Wescott narrates.
Episode 3
Tue, Jan 26, 1993 60 mins
A report on the mistreatment of 400 black men in Macon County, Ala., who participated in "The Tuskegee Study" that lasted from 1932-72 in which Government doctors promised---but withheld---treatment for syphilis.
Episode 4
Tue, Feb 2, 1993 60 mins
Observing how, after WWII, German scientists helped "bring Russia into the Atomic Age." Included: recollections from scientists on their work. Larkin McPhee narrates.
Episode 5
Tue, Feb 9, 1993 60 mins
"In the Path of a Killer Volcano" recalls seismologists' predictions of the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. Included: excerpts from a scientist's journal; the evacuation of Clark Air Base.
Episode 6
Tue, Feb 16, 1993 60 mins
Exploring how "the limits of human performance are being pushed" by technology and training techniques for athletes. Included: rowers at the Australian Institute of Sport.
Episode 7
Tue, Feb 23, 1993 60 mins
Following treasure hunters hoping to unearth "riches beyond imagination." Also: an auction at Christie's of London; the concerns of environmentalists, archaeologists.
Episode 8
Tue, Mar 2, 1993 60 mins
"Murder, Rape & DNA" examines how DNA testing was used to prove the innocence of a man accused of molesting his daughter; and the guilt of a murderer. Also: the use of DNA tests in paternity cases.
Episode 9
Tue, Mar 30, 1993 60 mins
A study of the Philippine Tasaday, "The Lost Tribe" discovered in the 1970s and now suspected of being a hoax. Included: comments from anthropologists, an archaeologist and a journalist. Don Wescott narrates.
Episode 10
Tue, Oct 5, 1993 60 mins
"The Nova Quiz," a game show in which contestants answer science questions. Included: comments from Candice Bergen, Ted Koppel, Gregory Hines and Lynn Redgrave. Marc Summers hosts.
Episode 11
Tue, Oct 12, 1993 60 mins
"Wanted: Butch and Sundance" follows a team of experts investigating the outlaws' final days. The search leads to a Bolivian cemetery, where a skeleton is exhumed and tested.
Episode 12
Tue, Oct 19, 1993 60 mins
"The Secrets of the Psychics" are probed by magician James ("The Amazing") Randi, who duplicates "psychic" feats. Included: a trip to a Russian psychic-research facility.
Episode 13
Tue, Oct 26, 1993 60 mins
Focusing on the experiences of patients awaiting lung transplants at Toronto General Hospital. Included: case updates; support groups for patients' families. Narrator: Henry Ramer.
Episode 14
Tue, Nov 2, 1993 60 mins
The near-extinction of "one of the largest of all flying birds"---the condor. Included: efforts to save the California condor; the Incan "condor god" festival, which celebrates the Andean condor.
Episode 15
Tue, Nov 9, 1993 60 mins
Jeff Goldblum narrates a report on the possibility of cloning extinct species. Included: comments from director Steven Spielberg; author Michael Crichton; DNA experts.
Episode 16
Tue, Nov 16, 1993 60 mins
Observing how amusement-park rides are constructed, and tracks their evolution from 17th-century "flying mountains" in Russia to contemporary theme-park attractions. Included: Ohio's Magnum, which is more than 200 feet high.
Episode 17
Tue, Nov 30, 1993 60 mins
Documenting attempts to find out what caused a Boeing 737 to go down. Included: computer simulations of the flight's final minutes; efforts to rule out terrorism.
Episode 18
Tue, Dec 7, 1993 90 mins
Highlights from the series' first 20 years include excerpts from "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle" (1976); "The Miracle of Life" (1982); "So You Want to Be a Doctor?" (1991); "Hellfighters of Kuwait" (1992). Host: Bill Cosby.
Episode 19
Tue, Dec 21, 1993 60 mins
A profile of Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88). Included: his involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb; and in the investigation of the space shuttle Challenger's explosion.
Episode 20
Tue, Dec 28, 1993 60 mins
Examining visual agnosia, a condition that can prevent people from recognizing objects and faces---including their own reflection. Included: case studies. Also: the scientific study of brain function.