Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ultimate escape plan: in a secret attic workshop, they constructed a two-man glider out of bed sheets and floorboards. Their plan was to fly to freedom from the roof of the castle, but the war ended before they could put it to the test. Now a crack team of aero engineers and carpenters rebuild the glider in the same attic using the same materials, and they’ll do something the prisoners never got a chance to try: use a bathtub full of concrete to catapult the glider off the roof of the castle. As the hair-raising launch 90 feet up draws near, the program explores the Colditz legend and exposes the secrets of other ingenious and audacious escapes. Then, after a 70-year wait, the team finally finds out if the legendary glider plan would have succeeded.
| Title | NOVA - Season 41 Episode 21 : Escape From Nazi Alcatraz |
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| Alternative Titles | PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova |
| First Air Date | 1974-03-03 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-05-22 |
| Number of Episodes | 981 |
| Number of Seasons | 51 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
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Episodes List
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 1 Ground Zero Supertower Ground Zero Supertower
2013-09-11PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 2 Megastorm Aftermath Megastorm Aftermath
2013-10-09PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 3 Making Stuff Faster Making Stuff Faster
2013-10-16PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 4 Making Stuff Wilder Making Stuff Wilder
2013-10-23PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 5 Making Stuff Colder Making Stuff Colder
2013-10-30PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 6 Making Stuff Safer Making Stuff Safer
2013-11-06PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 7 Cold Case JFK Cold Case JFK
2013-11-13PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 8 At the Edge of Space At the Edge of Space
2013-11-20PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 9 Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?
2013-11-20PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 10 Alien Planets Revealed Alien Planets Revealed
2014-01-08PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 11 Zeppelin Terror Attack Zeppelin Terror Attack
2014-01-15PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 12 Killer Typhoon Killer Typhoon
2014-01-22PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 13 Ghosts of Murdered Kings Ghosts of Murdered Kings
2014-01-29PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 14 Roman Catacomb Mystery Roman Catacomb Mystery
2014-02-05PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 15 Great Cathedral Mystery Great Cathedral Mystery
2014-02-12PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 16 Wild Predator Invasion Wild Predator Invasion
2014-04-02PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 17 Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius
2014-04-09PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 18 Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses
2014-04-16PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 19 Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest? Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest?
2014-04-23PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 20 Why Sharks Attack Why Sharks Attack
2014-05-07PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 21 Escape From Nazi Alcatraz Escape From Nazi Alcatraz
2014-05-14PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 41 :Episode 22 D-Day's Sunken Secrets D-Day's Sunken Secrets
2014-05-28PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
