Name: NOVA
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S19E01 - Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape Air Date: 02 October 1991 01:00 -

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.

S19E02 - So You Want to Be a Doctor? Air Date: 10 October 1991 01:00 -

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.

S19E03 - Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls Air Date: 16 October 1991 01:00 -

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.

S19E04 - Suicide Mission to Chernobyl Air Date: 23 October 1991 01:00 -

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?

S19E05 - Taller Than Everest? Air Date: 06 November 1991 02:00 -

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?

S19E06 - Fastest Planes in the Sky Air Date: 13 November 1991 02:00 -

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.

S19E07 - Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife Air Date: 04 December 1991 02:00 -

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.

S19E08 - Skyscraper! A NOVA Special Air Date: 11 December 1991 02:00 -

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.

S19E09 - The Fine Art of Faking It Air Date: 18 December 1991 02:00 -

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.

S19E10 - Hell Fighters of Kuwait Air Date: 15 January 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E11 - Submarine! Air Date: 22 January 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E12 - Saddam's War on Wildlife Air Date: 29 January 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E13 - What Smells? Air Date: 12 February 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E14 - Can You Believe TV Ratings? Air Date: 19 February 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E15 - Making a Dishonest Buck Air Date: 04 March 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E16 - Rescuing Baby Whales Air Date: 11 March 1992 02:00 -

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

S19E17 - An Astronaut's View of the Earth Air Date: 18 March 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E18 - Eclipse of the Century Air Date: 25 March 1992 02:00 -

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.

S19E19 - Can You Stop People from Drinking? Air Date: 23 December 1992 02:00 -

S19E20 - Sex and the Single Rhino Air Date: 30 December 1992 02:00 -

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