The Nature of Things

Season 32

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging.

The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

Where to Watch The Nature of Things • Season 32

15 Episodes

  • The Debate on Animal Research Issues
    E1
    The Debate on Animal Research IssuesSeason Premiere - Visits to research facilities in Canada, the United States and Great Britain highlight the debate on animal research issues.
  • The Grizzly Bear: Losing Ground
    E2
    The Grizzly Bear: Losing GroundDocumentary about the precarious situation of grizzly bears in Canada.
  • Air Crash
    E3
    Air CrashFolder on research conducted by the experts of air safety when an aircraft accident occurs.
  • Post Mortem
    E4
    Post MortemAdvances in forensics that uses new techniques including DNA identification.
  • Hooked on Oil (R)
    E5
    Hooked on Oil (R)The oil addiction of the industrialized world. .
  • 25 hour Clock
    E6
    25 hour ClockDocumentary on our biological clock.
  • The Human Tide
    E7
    The Human TideSince 1950, the human population of the world has doubled to nearly five and a half billion people. The major factor behind our assault on the environment is the rapidly accelerating growth of the human population. The world population is exploding and we must find a way to control our numbers.
  • Running for their Lives
    E8
    Running for their LivesA portrait of the life of the wild dog by photographer Hugh Miles that includes the forces threatening the extinction of Africa's most endangered carnivore.
  • Lasers: Brighter Than the Sun
    E9
    Lasers: Brighter Than the SunLasers have uses in communications, education, medicine, manufacturing and war.
  • Seasons of the Sea
    E10
    Seasons of the SeaThe life cycles of the animals living in the giant kelp forests off the coast of California.
  • A Toxic Journey
    E11
    A Toxic JourneyDocumentary on the inhabitants of the three cities that are urging the government to act against industrial pollution.
  • Burgess Shale
    E12
    Burgess ShaleDocumentary on marine fossils buried the in the Rocky Mountain feet.
  • Connecting Flights: Shorebird Migration
    E13
    Connecting Flights: Shorebird MigrationDocumentary on migratory birds.
  • April 29, 1992
    E14
    April 29, 1992Title to be confirmed.
  • Animals in Research, Breaking the Habit
    E15
    Animals in Research, Breaking the HabitAnthropologist Dr. Shirley Strum reveals the social behavior of a troop of African olive baboons known as the ``Pumphouse Gang.''.

 

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