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NOVA; Lost City of Arabia
08/16/1996
narration repaired 10/3/96
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- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Lost City of Arabia
- Program Number
2312
- 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
This program transports viewers to the shifting sands of the Arabian desert, on a quest for the fabled lost city of Ubar. Featured in "Arabian Nights," this ancient caravan stop eluded explorers for many centuries, until data from the space shuttle helped pin it down.
- Duration
00:56:46
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Lost City of Arabia,” 08/16/1996, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_407B1C88D9974C7187DEE5B86C51000F.
- MLA: “NOVA; Lost City of Arabia.” 08/16/1996. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_407B1C88D9974C7187DEE5B86C51000F>.
- APA: NOVA; Lost City of Arabia. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_407B1C88D9974C7187DEE5B86C51000F