The Miracle of Life
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"The Miracle of Life" was an episode produced by Nova about the human reproductive process. The episode won multiple awards including a Peabody and an Emmy.[1] Photographed by Lennart Nilsson, the program was originally aired in Sweden as "The Saga of Life."[2] The BBC acquired the episode for the documentary series Horizon and aired it on October 11, 1982.[3] The original Swedish version was broadcast on November 25, 1982.[2]
The Nova episode was written and produced by Bebe Nixon and narrated by Anita Sangiolo, airing on February 15, 1983.[4]
A sequel called "Life's Greatest Miracle" aired on November 20, 2001 on PBS using microimagery taken by Lennart Nilsson with narration by John Lithgow.[5]
Awards[edit]
The episode won the following awards:[1]
- 1984
- American Film Festival Blue Ribbon
- American Film Festival Emily Award
- Ohio State Award
- San Francisco International Film Festival Award
- 1983
References[edit]
- ^ a b "NOVA – Broadcast Awards Listed by Date". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087725/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2336895/
- ^ http://embryo.asu.edu/view/embryo:127874
- ^ "Life's Greatest Miracle". NOVA.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards - NOVA: The Miracle of Life". PEABody Awards. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
External links[edit]
- NOVA: The Miracle of Life DVD, PBS
- Life's Greatest Miracle Video on PBS
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