Name: NOVA
Rating: 6.5

Wednesday
Oct 02, 1991
01:00

S19E01 - Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape Air Date: Oct 02, 1991 01:00 - 34 years ago

NOVA covers the causes and attempted cures of baldness. Some men take pride in their bald heads; others will go to great lengths to cover up. Alan Rachins of NBC's LA Law tells the story.

Thursday
Oct 10, 1991
01:00

S19E02 - So You Want to Be a Doctor? Air Date: Oct 10, 1991 01:00 - 34 years ago

In a two-hour special, NOVA follows seven aspiring doctors through four years of medical school. The first examination, the anatomy lab, the first death, the first baby-it's all part of becoming a doctor. Neil Patrick Harris, star of ABC's Doogie Howser, MD hosts.

Wednesday
Oct 16, 1991
01:00

S19E03 - Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls Air Date: Oct 16, 1991 01:00 - 34 years ago

Forty years after they were discovered, the Dead Sea Scrolls have yet to be published in their entirety. NOVA looks at the laborious-some say scandalous-process of compiling and releasing this religious treasure.

Wednesday
Oct 23, 1991
01:00

S19E04 - Suicide Mission to Chernobyl Air Date: Oct 23, 1991 01:00 - 33 years ago

NOVA accompanies Soviet scientists on a deadly mission inside the sarcophagus-the massive structure that entombs the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Will there be another deadly explosion?

Wednesday
Nov 06, 1991
02:00

S19E05 - Taller Than Everest? Air Date: Nov 06, 1991 02:00 - 33 years ago

The tallest mountain in the world? Think again: cartographers had to when satellite date revealed a peak called "K2" might be the real champ. Which is the world's tallest mountain?

Wednesday
Nov 13, 1991
02:00

S19E06 - Fastest Planes in the Sky Air Date: Nov 13, 1991 02:00 - 33 years ago

The fastest machines in the sky are going to be slow stuff when the latest speed demons on the drawing board take to the air. NOVA looks at the intoxicating lure to fly even faster.

Wednesday
Dec 04, 1991
02:00

S19E07 - Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife Air Date: Dec 04, 1991 02:00 - 33 years ago

NOVA follows the efforts of four participants in a celebrated California study to unblock arteries without using drugs or surgery before their heart disease becomes fatal. A studio segment featuring experts with varying medical views will air as part of the 60-minute program. ABC News Medical Correspondent George Strait moderates.

Wednesday
Dec 11, 1991
02:00

S19E08 - Skyscraper! A NOVA Special Air Date: Dec 11, 1991 02:00 - 33 years ago

his 80-minute NOVA pledge special chronicles the building of the Worldwide Plaza, 47-story office tower in midtown Manhattan, from a hole in the ground to a 770-foot skyscraper.

Wednesday
Dec 18, 1991
02:00

S19E09 - The Fine Art of Faking It Air Date: Dec 18, 1991 02:00 - 33 years ago

Science comes to the aid of art. Museums now employ scientists to find forgeries and give insight into the process of artist creation. Richard Dreyfuss narrates.

Wednesday
Jan 15, 1992
02:00

S19E10 - Hell Fighters of Kuwait Air Date: Jan 15, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

NOVA covers the fight to put out Saddam Hussein's bonfire of oil wells in Kuwait, which has created the worst man-made pollution event in history. Fire fighting teams from Houston and elsewhere are faced with a Texas-size job.

Wednesday
Jan 22, 1992
02:00

S19E11 - Submarine! Air Date: Jan 22, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

NOVA takes a voyage on the newest of America's doomsday machines—the ballistic missile submarine USS Michigan. The Cold War may be won, but these submerged super arsenals continue to prowl the deep.

Wednesday
Jan 29, 1992
02:00

S19E12 - Saddam's War on Wildlife Air Date: Jan 29, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

Few people give any thought to wildlife in the midst of a war. During the Gulf War, environmentalist John Walsh did his best to save animals from oil spills, bullets and other dangers.

Wednesday
Feb 12, 1992
02:00

S19E13 - What Smells? Air Date: Feb 12, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

The nose knows. How much is the subject of NOVA's investigation of the mysterious aromas and hidden messages picked up by our sense of smell. David Suzuki hosts.

Wednesday
Feb 19, 1992
02:00

S19E14 - Can You Believe TV Ratings? Air Date: Feb 19, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

Rating the audience for TV shows is a classic problem in statistical analysis. NOVA finds that ratings are getting more accurate but still are far from scientific.

Wednesday
Mar 04, 1992
02:00

S19E15 - Making a Dishonest Buck Air Date: Mar 04, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

Criminals still make money the old-fashioned way—by counterfeiting. NOVA looks at why US currency is so easy to fake and what the government is doing about it.

Wednesday
Mar 11, 1992
02:00

S19E16 - Rescuing Baby Whales Air Date: Mar 11, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

NOVA examines the mysterious whale strandings along the beaches of Cape Cod Bay, as the puzzling behavior becomes more common.

Wednesday
Mar 18, 1992
02:00

S19E17 - An Astronaut's View of the Earth Air Date: Mar 18, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

NOVA goes behind the scenes to watch the filming of a big-screen IMAX/Omnimax space spectacle. Astronauts operate the cameras on location aboard the Space Shuttle.

Wednesday
Mar 25, 1992
02:00

S19E18 - Eclipse of the Century Air Date: Mar 25, 1992 02:00 - 33 years ago

The spectacular eclipse of 1991 passed over major observatories on the island of Hawaii. NOVA was there for 61⁄2 minutes of frenetic research that revealed new secrets about the Sun.

Wednesday
Dec 23, 1992
02:00

S19E19 - Can You Stop People from Drinking? Air Date: Dec 23, 1992 02:00 - 32 years ago

Wednesday
Dec 30, 1992
02:00

S19E20 - Sex and the Single Rhino Air Date: Dec 30, 1992 02:00 - 32 years ago

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