"The Miracle of Life" is a documentary film about the human reproductive process. The film won multiple awards including a Peabody and an Emmy when it was broadcast as part of the American TV series ''

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''. Photographed by

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, the program originally aired in Sweden on November 25, 1982 under the title of "The Saga of Life." The

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acquired the episode for the documentary series ''Horizon'' and aired it that same month. Many scenes were edited and the intro in both the ''Horizon'' and ''Nova'' versions are different, as well as the ending scene where the baby was born. The ''Nova'' version of the film was broadcast on PBS on February 15, 1983. It was written and produced by Bebe Nixon and narrated by Anita Sangiolo. A sequel called "''Life's Greatest Miracle''" aired on November 20, 2001 on PBS using microimagery taken by

with narration by

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Awards

The episode won the following awards: ;1984 *

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* San Francisco International Film Festival Award ;1983 *

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References

External links

Life's Greatest Miracle
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