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Documentaries like NOVA

Not everyone loves NOVA for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love NOVA

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want science explained carefully by the people who do it.

  2. You like the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe.

  3. You like episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Life After People: The Series2009

    • science explained carefully by the people who do it
    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe
    • episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet

    Good for you if you like imagining the world going on without us.

  • Alien Worlds2020

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe
    • episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet

    Good for you if you like imagining what life could look like on other planets.

  • Chasing Coral2017

    • episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet

    Good for you if you like the ocean filmed up close, fish and coral in full colour.

  • How the Universe Works2010

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like feeling very small under the night sky.

  • The Universe2007

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like feeling small next to galaxies and black holes.

  • Cosmos2014

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like feeling small in front of billions of years and galaxies.

  • Encounters at the End of the World2008

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe
    • episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet

    Good for you if you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.

  • Fantastic Fungi2019

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe
    • episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet

    Good for you if you want to learn what goes on under the forest floor.

  • Jane2017

    • episodes on animals, volcanoes and the planet

    Good for you if you like chimpanzees filmed up close in the wild.

  • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage1980

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like feeling small in front of the age of the universe.

  • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey2017

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like feeling small in front of billions of years.

  • A Brief History of Time1991

    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like being shown how small we are next to the universe.

  • Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking2010

    • science explained carefully by the people who do it
    • the feeling of understanding something huge about the universe

    Good for you if you like imagining the universe from the Big Bang to its end.

Reasons taken from NOVA's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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