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Nova was created in 1974 by Michael Ambrosino , inspired by the BBC 2 television series Horizon which Ambrosino had seen while working in the UK. In the early years many Nova episodes were either co-productions with the BBC Horizon team, or other documentaries originating outside of the United States, with the narration re-voiced in American English. Of the first 50 programs only 19 were original WGBH productions and the very first Nova episode The Making of a Natural History Film was originally an episode of Horizon . The practice continues to this day. All the producers and associate producers for the original Nova teams came from either England (with experience on the Horizon series) or Los Angeles or New York. Ambrosino was succeeded as executive producer by John Angier, John Mansfield, and Paula S. Apsell.

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