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.