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NOVA; China's Only Child
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- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- China's Only Child
- Program Number
1103
- Series Description
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. Premiered March 1974.
- Program Description
Efforts to control the population explosion are among the burning controversies of our time. NOVA looks at the one-child policy of the People's Republic of China, a revolutionary decree with profound implications for a people accustomed to traditionally large families.
- Duration
00:57:46
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Politics and Government
- Social Issues
- Children and Teens
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Creators
- Goldwyn, Edward (Executive Producer)
- Rockefeller, Terry Kay (Executive Producer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; China's Only Child,” GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_65AABBCE30334765A65E035C92826FC1.
- MLA: “NOVA; China's Only Child.” GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_65AABBCE30334765A65E035C92826FC1>.
- APA: NOVA; China's Only Child. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_65AABBCE30334765A65E035C92826FC1