Discover: The World of Science

Discover: The World of Science
Presented byPeter Graves
Narrated byPeter Graves
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyChedd-Angier Productions
Original release
NetworkPBS
Release1983 (1983) –
1990 (1990)

Discover: The World of Science is an American television show that ran between 1983 and 1990.

Actor Peter Graves is the on-camera host and narrator of Discover: The World of Science, a monthly, one-hour magazine-style television series which provides a human perspective on new developments in robots, science, technology, medicine, the environment, behavior and natural history. The series was typically broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 8 PM on PBS. The series, with early episodes being underwritten by Atari and later episodes being underwritten by GTE, was produced by Chedd-Angier Productions in association with Discover Magazine.

Peter Graves hosted 24 episodes of the series. Chedd-Angier succeeded this show with Scientific American Frontiers.

The series was periodically spoofed on Saturday Night Live with comedian Phil Hartman portraying Peter Graves.

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