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NOVA; Riddle of the Joints

09/29/1987

MIX-1, M&E&D-2

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Series

NOVA

Program

Riddle of the Joints

Program Number

1419

Series Description

Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974

Program Description

A trail of evidence leading from a medieval abbey to a small town in Connecticut sheds new light on rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints with no known cause or cure.

Duration

00:61:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Riddle of the Joints,” 09/29/1987, GBH Archives, accessed October 16, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_245162EE180444A891AFC7AEA4D15975.

MLA: “NOVA; Riddle of the Joints.” 09/29/1987. GBH Archives. Web. October 16, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_245162EE180444A891AFC7AEA4D15975>.

APA: NOVA; Riddle of the Joints. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_245162EE180444A891AFC7AEA4D15975