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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 February 26, 2021, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_407B1C88D9974C7187DEE5B86C51000F.

MLA: “NOVA; Lost City of Arabia.” 08/16/1996. GBH Archives. Web. February 26, 2021. <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