Nova Season 23 Episodes

Episode 1

Terror in the Mine Field

Tue, Jan 9, 1996

NOVA's unprecedented access to the elusive Khmer Rouge in Cambodia reveals the ease of laying mines and the difficulty and danger of clearing them.

Episode 2

The Day the Earth Shook

Tue, Jan 16, 1996

On the same date in January one year apart, earthquakes of almost identical power shook Northridge, California (1994) and Kobe, Japan (1995). NOVA probes why almost 100 times more people died in Japan than in the United States.

Episode 3

B-29 Frozen in Time

Tue, Jan 30, 199655 mins

Famed test pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his crew go on a perilous mission to repair and re-fly a B-29 bomber stranded on the Greenland icecap since 1947. Facing incredible hardships, the team struggles to bring the old warbird back to life.

Episode 4

Plague Fighters

Tue, Feb 6, 1996

In the spring of 1995 a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus swept through Kikwit, Zaire, killing 77 percent of those who fell ill. NOVA filmed the inside story of the battle to contain one of the most feared diseases on the planet.

Episode 5

War Machines of Tomorrow

Tue, Feb 20, 1996

NOVA travels to the testing ranges and training grounds for a leaner, meaner and more effective United States military force that can fight and win on almost any battlefield in the world.

Episode 6

Kidnapped by UFOs? The True Story of Alien Abductions

Tue, Feb 27, 199660 mins

NOVA searches for the truth behind real-life stories, worthy of The X-Files, describing late-night visits by small, gray creatures bent on creating a hybrid human/alien race.

Episode 7

Flood!

Tue, Mar 26, 1996

In 1993, the Mississippi River swept away bridges, levees, and entire towns in the largest flood ever recorded in America's heartland. NOVA covers the human drama of the flood-fight to stop a river overflowing from weeks of nonstop rain.

Episode 8

Dr. Spock the Baby Doc

Tue, Apr 2, 1996

NOVA profiles Dr. Benjamin Spock, whose best-selling baby and child care guide revolutionized the way Americans raise their children.

Episode 9

Warriors of the Amazon

Tue, Apr 9, 199660 mins

NOVA travels to the Amazonian jungle to live among the Yanomami, one of the few remaining hunter/gatherer groups in the world, recording their healing ceremonies, death practices and other customs.

Episode 10

Bombing of America

Tue, Apr 16, 1996

Oklahoma City, the UNABOMBER, the World Trade Center - these tragedies have thrust bombing into the national limelight. NOVA will explore how science can help in the fight against "The Bombing of America."

Episode 11

Einstein Revealed

Tue, Oct 1, 1996

NOVA draws on the latest scholarly studies of Einstein's private life to reveal a complex personality who was sometimes an unscrupulous flirt and at other times icy and remote from the women who supported his genius.

Episode 12

Lost City of Arabia

Tue, Oct 8, 1996

Ubar is the classic lost city of Arabia. The tale of its splendor and sudden catastrophic downfall is one of the most colorful of the Arabian Nights. The dramatic rediscovery of the lost city made headlines around the world in 1992.

Episode 13

Three Men and a Balloon

Tue, Oct 15, 1996

When Richard Branson says he is out to defy the odds and be the first to circumnavigate the world in a hot-air balloon, everybody listens. NOVA follows the effort, and when the going gets tough. Can the tough get going?

Episode 14

Secrets of Making Money

Tue, Oct 22, 1996

The U.S. Treasury and Secret Service have battled to stay a step ahead of professional counterfeiters. NOVA follows the process of making a better buck -from selecting new portraits through printing and issuing the first bills.

Episode 15

Top Gun Over Moscow

Tue, Nov 12, 1996

Nova contrasts the philosophies of Russian and American fighter commands and how they influence aircraft design, operation and tactics.

Episode 16

Shark Attack!

Tue, Nov 19, 1996

Strong and deadly, silent and swift, insatiable in its hunger for flesh - there is no more powerful image in nature than that of the shark. NOVA looks at the dramatic increase in shark attacks on humans in the last few years.

Episode 17

Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1)

Sun, Nov 24, 1996

Episode 18

Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2)

Mon, Nov 25, 1996

Episode 19

Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3)

Tue, Nov 26, 1996

Episode 20

Cracking the Ice Age

Tue, Dec 31, 1996

NOVA investigates an idea on the origin of the Ice Age. According to the theory, the crash of continents that produced Mount Everest also produced a complicated chain of effects that has resulted in a drastically altered world climate.