NOVA 30

Killer Disease on Campus (2002)

Doctors combat the deadliest for of meningitis which strikes young people out of the blue.

Directed By

Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones

Mysterious Life of Caves (2002)

Toxic caverns teaming with strange life-forms spark a brand new theory about how caves form.

Directed By

Sarah Holt

Writer

Sarah Holt

Lost Roman Treasure (2002)

Experts rescue pricess mosaics from an ancient city that is about to disapear beneath a resivoir.

Directed By

Thierry Ragobert

Galileo's Battle for the Heavens (2002)

In this two-hour special, NOVA celebrates the story of the father of modern science and his struggle to get Church authorities to accept the truth of his astonishing discoveries. The program is based on Dava Sobel's bestselling book, Galileo's Daughter, which reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist—that his closest confidante was his illegitimate daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun.

Directed By

Peter Jones

Writer

David Axelrod

Volcano's Deadly Warning (2002)

In January 1993, six scientists and three hikers were scalded and crushed to death when they ventured into the smoking mouth of the active volcano Galeras in Colombia, confident that no eruption was imminent. This program tells the gripping story of this controversial field trip and the quest to predict when volcanoes will blow.

Directed By

David Belton