"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 Nova. Photographed by Lennart Nilsson, the program originally aired in Sweden on November 25, 1982 under the title of "The Saga of Life." The BBC 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 Lennart Nilsson with narration by John Lithgow. Awards The episode won the following awards: 1984 American Film Festival Blue Ribbon American Film Festival Emily Award Ohio State Award San Francisco International Film Festival Award 1983 Emmy Award George Foster Peabody Award References External links NOVA: The Miracle of Life DVD, PBS Life's Greatest Miracle Video on PBS 2010s American documentary television series American educational television series English-language television shows Peabody Award-winning broadcasts Science education television series PBS original programming