NOVA 50 years old

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Credits

Sigourney Weaver

Narrator

Harrison Ford

Narrator

Susan Sarandon

Narrator

John Hurt

Narrator

Alex MacQueen

Chater

Shirley Henderson

Mileva Maric

Cast

Name	Character
Sigourney Weaver She was 24 , now 75 years old	as Narrator
Harrison Ford He was 31 , now 82 years old	as Narrator
Susan Sarandon She was 27 , now 78 years old	as Narrator
John Hurt He was 34 , 77 years old when he died	as Narrator
Alex MacQueen He was 0 , now 50 years old	as Chater
Shirley Henderson She was 8 , now 58 years old	as Mileva Maric
John Lithgow He was 28 , now 79 years old	as Narrator
Nigel Bennett He was 24 , now 75 years old	as Sir Charles Lyell
Keith David He was 17 , now 68 years old	as Narrator
Liev Schreiber He was 6 , now 57 years old	as Narrator (voice)
Liev Schreiber He was 6 , now 57 years old
Jim Carter He was 25 , now 76 years old	as Narrator
F. Murray Abraham He was 34 , now 85 years old	as Narrator
Ian Holm He was 42 , now 93 years old	as Narrator
Steven Robertson He was 2 , now 47 years old	as Michael Faraday
Lance Lewman He was 13 , now 64 years old	as Narrator
Simon Callow He was 24 , now 75 years old	as Galileo
Stacy Keach He was 32 , now 83 years old	as Narrator
Stacy Keach He was 32 , now 83 years old
Stockard Channing She was 30 , now 80 years old	as Narrator
Stockard Channing She was 30 , now 80 years old	as Bible Reader
Frances O'Connor She was 6 , now 57 years old	as Emma Darwin
David Ogden Stiers He was 31 , 75 years old when he died	as Narrator
Julian Rhind-Tutt He was 5 , now 56 years old	as Antoine Lavoisier
Demetri Goritsas He was 2 , now 53 years old	as Narrator
Courtney B. Vance He was 13 , now 64 years old	as Narrator
Jay O. Sanders He was 20 , now 71 years old
Jay O. Sanders He was 20 , now 71 years old	as Narrator
Rebecca De Mornay She was 14 , now 65 years old	as Narrator
Sally Kellerman She was 36 , now 87 years old	as Narrator
Héctor Elizondo He was 37 , now 87 years old	as Narrator
Oliver Platt He was 14 , now 64 years old	as Narrator
Samuel West He was 7 , now 58 years old	as Humphry Davy
Ruben Santiago-Hudson He was 17 , now 67 years old	as Percy Julian
Henry Ian Cusick He was 6 , now 57 years old	as Charles Darwin
David Attenborough He was 47 , now 98 years old	as Narrator
Derek Jacobi He was 35 , now 86 years old	as Voice of Ernest Shackleton
Neil deGrasse Tyson He was 15 , now 66 years old	as Host
Neil deGrasse Tyson He was 15 , now 66 years old	as Narrator
Roy Scheider He was 41 , 75 years old when he died	as Narrator
John Fraser He was 116 , 69 years old when he died	as Inquisitor
John Benjamin Hickey He was 10 , now 61 years old	as Narrator
Corey Johnson He was 12 , now 63 years old	as Narrator
Thom Fell He was 2 , now 48 years old	as James Fitzjames
Joe Morton He was 26 , now 77 years old	as Narrator
Joe Morton He was 26 , now 77 years old	as Additional Narration
Brian Greene He was 11 , now 61 years old	as Host
William Hootkins He was 25 , 57 years old when he died	as Voice of Methuselah
Hal Linden He was 42 , now 93 years old	as Narrator
Neil Ross He was 29 , now 79 years old	as Narrator

Crew

Name	Job title
John Goldsmith Writing He was 23 , now 73 years old	Writer
David Belton Directing He was 25 , now 24 years old	Director
Andrew Cohen Directing He was 7 , now 43 years old	Director
Louise Osmond Directing	Director
David Sington Directing He was 15 , now 65 years old	Director
David Sington Production He was 15 , now 65 years old	Producer
David Sington Writing He was 15 , now 65 years old	Writer
Chris Durlacher Directing	Director
Chris Durlacher Writing	Writer
Wolfgang Thaler Directing He was 15 , now 66 years old	Director
Steven Reich Writing	Writer
Nick de Pencier Directing	Director
Mary Olive Smith Directing	Director
Sven Nykvist Camera He was 51 , 83 years old when he died	Director of Photography
Wayne Dyer Writing He was 33 , 75 years old when he died	Writer
David Attenborough Writing He was 47 , now 98 years old	Writer
David Dugan Directing	Director
David Dugan Writing	Writer
Peter Jones Directing He was 53 , 79 years old when he died	Director
Muffie Meyer Directing	Director
Nathan Williams Directing	Director
Nathan Williams Writing	Writer
Serena Davies Directing	Director
Thomas Lucas Directing was 254 , 64 years old when died	Director
Thomas Lucas Writing was 254 , 64 years old when died	Writer
Peter Nicholson Directing He was 208 , 78 years old when he died	Director
Annámaria Tálas Directing	Director
Bill Jersey Directing	Director
Paul Olding Directing	Director
Paul Olding Writing	Writer
Gary Johnstone Directing He was 14 , now 65 years old	Director
Gary Johnstone Writing He was 14 , now 65 years old	Writer
Arnie Gelbart Writing	Writer
Nic Young Directing	Director
Nic Young Writing	Writer
Mark Davis Directing He was 8 , now 59 years old	Director
Mark Davis Writing He was 8 , now 59 years old	Writer
John Rubin Directing He was 25 , now 76 years old	Director
John Rubin Writing He was 25 , now 76 years old	Writer
Gail Willumsen Directing	Director
Gail Willumsen Writing	Writer
Peter Oxley Directing	Director
John Bradshaw Directing He was 371 , 57 years old when he died	Director
David Lebrun Directing He was 29 , now 80 years old	Director
David Lebrun Writing He was 29 , now 80 years old	Writer
Thierry Ragobert Directing He was 21 , now 71 years old	Director
Leslie Woodhead Directing She was 37 , now 87 years old	Director
Leslie Woodhead Writing She was 37 , now 87 years old	Writer
Simon Nasht Directing	Director
Michael Schwarz Directing He was 4 , now 45 years old	Director
Ed Tomney Sound He was 25 , now 24 years old	Original Music Composer
Chad Cohen Production	Producer
Nigel Paterson Directing He was 24 , now 74 years old	Director
Tom Shachtman Writing He was 32 , now 82 years old	Writer
Sabin Streeter Directing	Director
Ellen Hovde Directing	Director
Andrew Thompson Directing He was 11 , 26 years old when he died	Director
Sarah Kinsella Production	Producer
Tom Stubberfield Directing	Director
Alan Govenar Directing	Director
Alan Govenar Writing	Writer
Dan Child Directing	Director
Iain Riddick Directing	Director
Iain Riddick Writing	Writer
Adam Geiger Directing He was 23 , 40 years old when he died	Director
Adam Geiger Writing He was 23 , 40 years old when he died	Writer
Lennart Nilsson Directing He was 51 , 94 years old when he died	Director
Joseph Seamans Directing	Director
Joseph Seamans Writing	Writer
Alex Williams Directing	Director
Larry Klein Directing He was 15 , now 65 years old	Director
Larry Klein Writing He was 15 , now 65 years old	Writer
Graham Judd Directing	Director
Rob Tinworth Editing	Editor
Duncan Copp Directing	Director
Mike Beckham Directing He was 3 , now 54 years old	Director
Mike Beckham Writing He was 3 , now 54 years old	Writer
Steven Latham Directing	Director
Josh Rosen Directing He was 22 , now 27 years old	Director

NOVA (50 years)

Returning Series

First Air Date: 1974-03-03
Runtime: [55] minutes
Number of Episodes: 946