NOVA · SEASON 21
In Search of the First Language
Episode 20 · 1994-12-27
- Documentary
Episode overview
NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
55 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. Codebreakers1994-01-18
2. Dinosaurs of the Gobi1994-01-25
3. Daredevils of the Sky1994-02-01
4. Journey to Kilimanjaro1994-02-08
5. Can Chimps Talk?1994-02-15
6. In Search of Human Origins, Part One1994-02-28
7. In Search of Human Origins, Part Two1994-03-01
8. In Search of Human Origins, Part Three1994-03-02
9. Can China Kick the Habit?1994-04-12
10. Aircraft Carrier!1994-04-19
11. The Great Wildlife Heist1994-10-11
12. Secret of the Wild Child1994-10-18
13. Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird1994-10-25
14. What's New About Menopause1994-11-01
15. The Tribe that Time Forgot1994-11-08
16. Killer Quake!1994-11-15
17. Buried in Ash1994-11-29
18. Rescue Mission in Space1994-12-06
19. Journey to the Sacred Sea1994-12-20
20. In Search of the First Language1994-12-27
