The Nature of Things

Season 43

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 43

21 Episodes

  • Up Close and Toxic
    E1
    Up Close and ToxicIndoor pollutants that can be found close at hand.
  • Flight of the Whooping Crane
    E2
    Flight of the Whooping CraneOperation Migration leads a flock of whooping cranes on an ultralight-led journey from Wisconsin to Florida.
  • A Madman's Journal
    E3
    A Madman's JournalMen and women who have clinical depression discuss their experiences about the misunderstood illness.
  • Years From Here: the Maisin visit the Stó:lo
    E4
    Years From Here: the Maisin visit the Stó:lo
  • Biomimicry: Learning From Nature: Part I
    E5
    Biomimicry: Learning From Nature: Part IResearchers seek benign, sustainable ways to meet people's needs for food, materials, medicine and energy.
  • Biomimicry: Learning From Nature: Part II
    E6
    Biomimicry: Learning From Nature: Part IIBiomimics conduct research to uncover insights on how life occurs.
  • Through the Lens: A Look Back at the Nature of Things
    E7
    Through the Lens: A Look Back at the Nature of ThingsInterviews with past hosts accompany clips of 43 years of the show.
  • A Disease Called Pain
    E8
    A Disease Called PainResearchers question why pain becomes chronic for some people but not others.
  • Jo'burg: A View From The Summit
    E9
    Jo'burg: A View From The SummitWiki: Jo'burg; A View From the Summit marks the final episode of The Nature of Things 2002/2003 season. The Nature of Things will continue to be repeated on Sundays at 3PM (EST) on CBC.
  • The Investigation of Swissair 111
    E10
    The Investigation of Swissair 111
  • The Man Who Talks with Wolves
    E11
    The Man Who Talks with WolvesA couple in northern Quebec who have opened a shelter for injured wild animals that cannot be released back into the wild.
  • Hypnosis, A Window into the Mind
    E12
    Hypnosis, A Window into the MindRecent discoveries made by the scientific community with respect to the power of hypnosis.
  • Great Natural Wonders of the World
    E13
    Great Natural Wonders of the WorldThe world's most impressive and inspiring wild landscapes and natural marvels.
  • The Navigators (Part I)
    E14
    The Navigators (Part I)Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders' exploration and colonization of Terra Australis.
  • The Navigators (Part II)
    E15
    The Navigators (Part II)Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders' exploration and colonization of Terra Australis.
  • S.A.R.S.-The True Story
    E16
    S.A.R.S.-The True StoryThe World Health Organization battles to contain the SARS virus.
  • Hotel Heliconia
    E17
    Hotel HeliconiaThe heliconia, an exotic plant which provides a home and food for many creatures in the jungles of Latin America.
  • Sea of Snakes
    E18
    Sea of SnakesDr. Bryan Fry takes an up close look at a little know species of snakes known as the ``Niue Sea Krait.''.
  • Almost Home: A Sayisi Dene Journey
    E19
    Almost Home: A Sayisi Dene JourneyThe Sayisi Dene people of Tadoule Lake in northern Manitoba are a people with a nomadic history of following and hunting the caribou. In 1956, the federal government forced them to give up their ways and move to Churchill, Manitoba. What followed was many years of hardship, more re-location, and eventually a return to their homeland.
  • Moving Sands
    E20
    Moving SandsThe unlikely epic of 43 km of sand and 500 years of history: Sable Island, off the shores of Nova Scotia.
  • Easter Island: Eyes of the Moai
    E21
    Easter Island: Eyes of the MoaiEaster Island is the most remote inhabited place on our planet. For 1,500 years, this isolation has acted as both a shelter for - and a curse upon - the island's indigenous Rapa Nui people.

 

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