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NOVA; Back To Chernobyl

12/01/1989

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Series

NOVA

Program

Back To Chernobyl

Program Number

1604

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

Veteran news anchor Bill Kurtis visits Chernobyl to explore why the disaster happened and what it means for nuclear power; an inside investigation of the world's most catastrophic nuclear power accident.

Duration

00:53:55

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Back To Chernobyl,” 12/01/1989, GBH Archives, accessed December 8, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9DD8B96196DC4CD980FA6FFD8E6BF900.

MLA: “NOVA; Back To Chernobyl.” 12/01/1989. GBH Archives. Web. December 8, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9DD8B96196DC4CD980FA6FFD8E6BF900>.

APA: NOVA; Back To Chernobyl. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9DD8B96196DC4CD980FA6FFD8E6BF900