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NOVA; Child Survival: The Silent Emergency

09/09/1985

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Series

NOVA

Program

Child Survival: The Silent Emergency

Program Number

1216

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

Examines the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established to save the lives of millions of children who continue to die from common but curable diseases.

Duration

00:61:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Child Survival: The Silent Emergency,” 09/09/1985, GBH Archives, accessed October 14, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5D584583F6CC4F168AE8BCE79E6C9E6C.

MLA: “NOVA; Child Survival: The Silent Emergency.” 09/09/1985. GBH Archives. Web. October 14, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5D584583F6CC4F168AE8BCE79E6C9E6C>.

APA: NOVA; Child Survival: The Silent Emergency. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5D584583F6CC4F168AE8BCE79E6C9E6C