The Nature of Things
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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.
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Season 1Specials8 episodes
- S00E01The Brain That Changes Itself2008-11-27✓
- S00E02Visions of the Future - The Suzuki Diaries2008-11-16✓
- S00E03Visions of the Future - Supercar: Building the Car of The Future2009-01-29
- S00E04Visions of the Future - Living City: A Critical Guide2009-02-05
- S00E05Visions of the Future - Build Green2007-06-17
- S00E06VIsions of the Future - Earth Energy2005-10-19
- S00E07A Murder of Crows2010-01-14
- S00E08The Mendi1974-10-08
Season 125 episodes
- S01E01Why Is It So?1960-11-06
- S01E02The Roar of the Crowd1960-11-13
- S01E03The Future of Science1960-11-20
- S01E04Schizophrenia1960-11-27
- S01E05Engineering1960-12-04
- S01E06Man as an Environment1960-12-11
- S01E07Science Fiction1960-12-18
- S01E08A special Christmas edition1960-12-25
Season 224 episodes
- S02E01Looking Ahead1962-01-04
- S02E02Photography in Science1962-01-11
- S02E03To Educate a Scientist1962-01-18
- S02E04The Situation Is Fluid1962-01-25
- S02E05Gallstones1962-02-01
- S02E06The Upper Mantle Project1962-02-08
- S02E07The Physics of Music1962-02-22
- S02E08Survival1962-03-01
Season 324 episodes
- S03E01Episode 11963-01-06
- S03E02Brainwashing1963-01-13
- S03E03Tubes To Transistors1963-01-20
- S03E04From Water To Land1963-01-27
- S03E05Chemistry Of Salt1963-02-03
- S03E06Ear Operation1963-02-10
- S03E07The Way The Ball Bounces1963-02-17
- S03E08Lie Detectors1963-02-24
Season 411 episodes
- S04E01Einstein, Man & Mathematician1964-05-05
- S04E02About The Size Of It1964-05-12
- S04E03Standards For Comparison1964-05-19
- S04E04Excursion Into Hell1964-05-26
- S04E05Surgery For Parkinson'S Disease1964-06-02
- S04E06Science In Sports1964-06-09
- S04E07Lasers1964-06-30
- S04E08Blood, Sea And Tears1964-07-07
Season 511 episodes
- S05E01"Good and Evil"1965-01-03
- S05E02"Viruses"1965-01-10
- S05E03"Survival"1965-01-17
- S05E04Eureka1965-01-24
- S05E05Flight1965-01-31
- S05E06"The Quaking Earth"1965-02-07
- S05E07Pain1965-02-21
- S05E08"Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"1965-02-28
- S05E09
Season 617 episodes
- S06E01Animals And Man1965-10-03
- S06E02Animals On Land1965-10-10
- S06E03Animals In The Water1965-10-17
- S06E04Animal Adaptation1965-10-24
- S06E05Animal Adaptation1965-10-31
- S06E06Animals And Food1965-11-07
- S06E07Animals As Engineers1965-11-14
- S06E08Animals As Engineers1965-11-21
Season 717 episodes
- S07E01The Sun1966-06-20
- S07E02Natural History Of The Niagara Gorge1966-06-27
- S07E03Air And Water Pollution1966-07-04
- S07E04The Battle Against Biting Insects1966-07-11
- S07E05Air Conditioning - Natural And Man-Made1966-07-18
- S07E06The Physics Of Sailing1966-07-25
- S07E07Epidemics1966-08-01
- S07E08Summer Storms1966-08-08
Season 84 episodes
- S08E01Canadian Wildlife: Retreat to the Rockies1967-05-11
- S08E02Canadian Wildlife: A Celebration of Swans1967-05-18
- S08E03Canadian Wildlife: Arctic Summer1967-05-25
- S08E04Canadian Wildlife: Wild Alberta1967-06-01
Season 914 episodes
- S09E01Thomas Edison1968-09-26
- S09E02Human Engineering1968-10-03
- S09E03Materials1968-10-10
- S09E04Structure1968-11-07
- S09E05Communications1968-11-14
- S09E06Canals And Tunnels1968-11-21
- S09E07Central Power1968-11-28
- S09E08Man And Machines1968-12-05
- S09E09
Season 1028 episodes
- S10E01Danger: Man At Work - In The Balance1969-09-24
- S10E02Danger: Man At Work - The Urban Crisis1969-10-01
- S10E03Danger: Man At Work - Water1969-10-08
- S10E04Danger: Man At Work - Air Pollution1969-10-15
- S10E05Danger: Man At Work - Pesticides1969-10-22
- S10E06Danger: Man At Work - The Global Crisis1969-10-29
- S10E07The Ages Of Man: A Day In The Life Of A G.P.1969-11-05
- S10E08The Ages Of Man: A Breath Of Life
Season 1115 episodes
- S11E01"The Last Stand: Western Mountain Parks"1970-11-02
- S11E02"The Last Stand: The Everglades of Florida"1970-11-09
- S11E03The Last Stand: Point Pelee1970-11-16
- S11E04The Last Stand: The Southwestern Desert1970-11-23
- S11E05A Sense Of Time: The Age Of The Universe1970-12-07
- S11E06A Sense Of Time: The Age Of The Earth1970-12-14
- S11E07A Sense Of Time: The Age Of Man1970-12-21
- S11E08The Great Lakes1971-02-01
Season 1210 episodes
- S12E01Banting, Best And Insulin1971-10-04
- S12E02Cancer In Canada1971-10-11
- S12E03Parkinsonism1971-10-25
- S12E04The Fur Trade1971-12-13
- S12E05The Harp Seal1972-01-03
- S12E06Grouse Country1972-01-10
- S12E07The Polar Bear1972-01-17
- S12E08Lobsters and the Sea1972-01-24
Season 1310 episodes
- S13E01Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas Of Mexico1972-11-06
- S13E02The Sexes, part 1 of 21972-11-20
- S13E03The Sexes, part 2 of 21972-11-27
- S13E04Acupuncture1972-12-04
- S13E05Think Before You Eat1973-03-05
- S13E06Stockholm '72: Politics For Survival1973-03-12
- S13E07Cities for People1973-03-19
- S13E08Migration: Animals in Cycle1973-03-26
Season 1410 episodes
- S14E01Puffins, Predators And Pirates1973-11-26
- S14E02The Club Of Rome1973-12-03
- S14E03Ellesmere Island1973-12-10
- S14E04Anybody's Child1973-12-17
- S14E05A Comet's Tale1974-01-07
- S14E06The First Inch1974-01-14
- S14E07The Serious Business Of Play1974-01-21
- S14E08Out Of The Mouths Of Babes1974-01-28
Season 158 episodes
- S15E01And God Created Great Whales1974-10-09
- S15E02Children's Hospital1974-10-23
- S15E03The Heimaey Eruption: Iceland 19731974-10-30
- S15E04Traveller From An Antique Land1974-11-06
- S15E05Mind And Hand1974-11-20
- S15E06Frogs, Snakes and Turtles1974-12-04
- S15E07Discovery on Charlton Island1974-12-11
- S15E08The First Inch1974-12-18
Season 168 episodes
- S16E01Out of the Mouths of Babes Pt. 11975-10-22
- S16E02Ears to Hear1975-10-29
- S16E03Sable Island1975-11-05
- S16E04Water's Edge (Part 1)1975-11-12
- S16E05Water's Edge (Part 2)1975-11-19
- S16E06Prairie Grasslands1975-11-26
- S16E07The Differences Are Inherited1975-12-10
- S16E08Shelter: A Question of Control1975-12-17
Season 178 episodes
- S17E01Noah's Park1976-12-22
- S17E02The Invisible Reef1976-12-29
- S17E03Newborn1977-01-05
- S17E04The Mind's Eye1977-01-12
- S17E05Children of the Buffalo1977-01-19
- S17E06The Gabra1977-01-26
- S17E07When The Wind Blows1977-02-09
- S17E08Funk Island1977-02-16
Season 1811 episodes
- S18E01The People You Never See1977-12-14
- S18E02The Evolution Of Flight1977-12-21
- S18E03The Geese Of Wascana1977-12-28
- S18E04Radiation: In Sickness And In Health1978-01-04
- S18E05Radiation: Nuclear Power1978-01-11
- S18E06The Cry Of The Gull1978-01-18
- S18E07Space Shuttle1978-01-25
- S18E08Twins: And Then There Were Two1978-02-01
Season 1912 episodes
- S19E01Evolution Update1978-09-24
- S19E02Clockwork Atom1978-10-01
- S19E03This Will Do For Today1978-10-08
- S19E04Island of Monkeys1978-10-15
- S19E05The Dogon1978-10-29
- S19E06Toward The Sun1978-11-05
- S19E07Portrait Of A Market: Sololá1978-11-12
- S19E08Sleep (part 1 of 2)1978-11-26
Season 2015 episodes
- S20E01Flying Circus of Physics / Immune System / Monarch Butterfly / Contact Lenses1979-10-24
- S20E02Hypnosis / India's Sacred Cows / Ultra Sound Scanne1979-10-31
- S20E03Madagascar: Island of the Moon1979-11-07
- S20E04Puppets / One, Two, Three, Zero / New Wave Babies1979-11-14
- S20E05Contact1979-11-21
- S20E06Deep Diving / Memory: Come to Think of It1979-11-28
- S20E07Arctic Oil1979-12-05
- S20E08Clinical Trials / Folk Medicine / Magnetic Bacteria
Season 2117 episodes
- S21E01Volcanoes / Hovercraft / Curve Balls / Windshear / Xerography1980-10-08
- S21E02Cystic Fibrosis / Whooping Crane / Cold-Water Survival1980-10-15
- S21E03Skin – The Bare Necessity / Manatees / Ludhiana1980-10-22
- S21E04Tar Wars1980-10-29
- S21E05Going Without Gas / Surface Tension / Science Fair1980-11-05
- S21E06China Now – Its Roots in the Past (Part 1 of 2)1980-11-12
- S21E07China Now – The Four Modernizations (Part 2 of 2)1980-11-19
- S21E08Success Story / Sickle Cell Anemia
Season 395 episodes
- S39E01Up Close and Personal: The Ecology of David Suzuki1998-10-08
- S39E02Reefer Madness 21998-10-15
- S39E03Grasslands1998-11-05
- S39E04Good Wood1998-11-26
- S39E05Look Who's Talking...How Animals Communicate1998-12-03
Season 4015 episodes
- S40E01Phallacies1999-10-04
- S40E02How to Live to 1001999-10-11
- S40E03The Hidden Killer: Portrait of an Epidemic1999-10-18
- S40E04Parkinson's: Lynda's Story1999-10-25
- S40E05Lost1999-11-08
- S40E06Designing for Dignity: Engineering Body Parts1999-11-22
- S40E07Race for the Future1999-11-29
- S40E08Race for the Future, Part 21999-12-06
Season 4119 episodes
- S41E01Nuclear Dynamite2000-10-05
- S41E02Breath of Life2000-10-12
- S41E03Spare Parts2000-10-19
- S41E04Lost Worlds: Wild South America2000-10-23
- S41E05Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Monkey Jungles2000-10-30
- S41E06Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Amazon Jungle2000-12-07
- S41E07Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Mighty Amazon2000-12-14
- S41E08Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Andes2001-01-03
Season 4217 episodes
- S42E01Me, My Brain And I Unmasking The Mystery of the Conscious Mind2001-10-02
- S42E02Warnings from the Wild2001-10-09
- S42E03Touch: The Forgotten Sense2001-10-16
- S42E04Psychopaths2001-10-23
- S42E05Drug Deals: The Brave New World of Prescription Drugs2001-11-13
- S42E06Bioterror2001-11-20
- S42E07Race Against Time2001-11-27
- S42E08Return of the Peregrine2001-12-04
Season 431 episodes
- S43E01Up Close and Toxic2002-10-17
Season 441 episodes
- S44E01The Ghosts of Lomako2003-10-22
Season 4523 episodes
- S45E01Sex, Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy2004-09-16
- S45E02Terrible Lizards of Oz2004-09-23
- S45E03Selling Sickness2004-09-30
- S45E04Arktika: The Russian Dream That Failed2004-10-07
- S45E05Shipbreakers2004-10-14
- S45E06Clot Busters2004-10-21
- S45E07Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe2004-10-28
- S45E08Tale of a Tiny Bird2004-11-04
Season 4629 episodes
- S46E01Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders2005-08-31
- S46E02Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter2005-09-14
- S46E03Earth Energy2005-10-19
- S46E04Change of Heart2005-10-26
- S46E05The Secret Life of Babies2005-11-02
- S46E06Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope2005-11-09
- S46E07Port Hope: A Question of Power2005-11-16
- S46E08Everyday Einstein2006-06-18
Season 4724 episodes
- S47E01The Bear Man of Kamchatka2007-10-11
- S47E02Living Forever: The Longevity Revolution2007-10-18
- S47E03Weather Report2007-10-25
- S47E04Game Over: Conservation in Kenya2007-11-01
- S47E05The Man with the Golden Cells2007-11-08
- S47E06The Nature of Things Magazine2007-11-15
- S47E07Climate Change I: An Uncertain Future2007-11-22
- S47E08Climate Change II: Hot Times in the City2007-11-29
Season 4817 episodes
- S48E01The Hobbit Enigma2008-10-16
- S48E02Rodney's Robot Revolution2008-10-23
- S48E03The Adventurers: The Last Nomads2008-10-30
- S48E04The Adventurers: The Everlasting Oasis2008-11-06
- S48E05The Adventurers: A Story Told in Stone2008-11-13
- S48E06The Suzuki Diaries: Europe2008-11-16
- S48E07The Adventurers: The Lost People of Baja2008-11-20
- S48E08The Brain that Changes Itself2008-11-27
Season 4918 episodes
- S49E01A Murder of Crows2009-10-11
- S49E02Mini Monsters of Amazonia2009-10-18
- S49E03Broken Tail's Last Journey2009-10-25
- S49E04Darwin's Brave New World: Origins2009-11-01
- S49E05Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions2009-11-08
- S49E06Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned2009-11-15
- S49E07Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada2009-11-22
- S49E08To Bee or Not to Bee2010-01-07
Season 5018 episodes
- S50E01Aliens of the Deep Sea2010-09-23
- S50E02Changing Your Mind2010-09-30
- S50E03For the Love of Elephants2010-10-14
- S50E04Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)2010-10-21
- S50E05Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)2010-10-28
- S50E06Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)2010-11-04
- S50E07Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)2010-11-18
- S50E08Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)
Season 5118 episodes
- S51E01The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City2011-10-13
- S51E02The Nano Revolution: More Than Human2011-10-20
- S51E03The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?2011-10-27
- S51E04Jungle Prescription2011-11-10
- S51E05Emperor's Lost Harbour2011-11-17
- S51E06Myth or Science2011-11-24
- S51E07Waking the Green Tiger2011-12-01
- S51E08Autism Enigma2011-12-08
Season 5215 episodes
- S52E01The Buffalo Wolves2012-10-18
- S52E02Babies: Born to be Good?2012-10-25
- S52E03Nuts About Squirrels2012-11-08
- S52E04The Norse: An Arctic Mystery2012-11-22
- S52E05Lights Out!2012-12-06
- S52E06David Suzuki's Andean Adventure2013-01-10
- S52E07Zapped: The Buzz About Mosquitoes2013-01-17
- S52E08Shattered Ground2013-02-07
Season 5319 episodes
- S53E01Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale2013-10-03
- S53E02Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease2013-10-10
- S53E03Myth or Science 2: The Quest for Perfection2013-10-17
- S53E04Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo2013-10-24
- S53E05Invasion of the Brain Snatchers2013-10-31
- S53E06Untangling Alzheimer's2013-11-14
- S53E07A Dog's Life2013-11-21
- S53E08Survival of the Fabulous2013-11-28
Season 546 episodes
- S54E01Stonehenge Uncovered2014-10-09
- S54E02Gorilla Doctors2014-10-16
- S54E03Dreams of the Future2014-10-23
- S54E04The Cholesterol Question2014-10-30
- S54E05Decoding Desire2014-11-06
- S54E06Chasing Snowflakes2014-11-13
Season 552 episodes
- S55E01Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater2015-10-15
- S55E15The Equalizer2016-03-03
Season 562 episodes
- S56E01Pompeii's People2016-10-06
- S56E05Destination: Mars2016-11-03
Season 576 episodes
- S57E01The Wild Canadian Year: Spring2017-09-24
- S57E02The Wild Canadian Year: Summer2017-10-01
- S57E03The Wild Canadian Year: Fall2017-10-08
- S57E04The Wild Canadian Year: Winter2017-10-15
- S57E05Making the Wild Canadian Year2017-10-22
- S57E06Lost Secrets of the Pyramid2017-10-29
Season 5811 episodes
- S58E01Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins2018-09-23
- S58E02Equus: The Story of the Horse - First Riders2018-09-30
- S58E03Equus: The Story of the Horse - Chasing the Wind2018-10-07
- S58E04A Day in the Life of Earth2018-10-14
- S58E05The Real T.Rex2018-10-21
- S58E06The Memory Mirage2018-10-28
- S58E07Spying on Animals2018-11-04
- S58E08The Genetic Revolution2018-11-11
Season 5917 episodes
- S59E01She Walks with Apes2019-09-20
- S59E02Episode 22019-11-08
- S59E03Episode 32019-11-08
- S59E04Episode 42019-11-08
- S59E05First Animals2019-10-25
- S59E06Be Afraid: The Science of Fear2019-11-01
- S59E07Episode 72019-11-08
- S59E08Episode 82019-11-15
- S59E09
Season 6014 episodes
- S60E01Rebellion2020-11-06
- S60E02Kids vs. Screens2020-11-13
- S60E03Wild Australia: After the Fires2020-11-20
- S60E04The Covid Cruise2020-11-27
- S60E05Searching for Cleopatra2021-01-08
- S60E06Wild Canadian Weather: Cold2021-01-15
- S60E07Wild Canadian Weather - Rain2021-01-22
- S60E08Wild Canadian Weather - Wind2021-01-29
Season 6114 episodes
- S61E01Inside the Great Vaccine Race2021-11-05
- S61E02Nature's Big Year2021-11-12
- S61E03The Machine That Feels2021-11-19
- S61E04The New Human2021-11-26
- S61E05Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking2022-01-06
- S61E06Curb Your Carbon2022-01-13
- S61E07In Your Face2022-01-20
- S61E08Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis2022-01-27
Season 6213 episodes
- S62E01Last of the Right Whales2023-01-06
- S62E02Rat City2023-01-13
- S62E03Science & Cannabis2023-01-20
- S62E04Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad2023-02-03
- S62E05Walking With Ancients2023-02-10
- S62E06Apocalypse Plan B2023-02-17
- S62E07True Survivors2023-02-24
- S62E08Grizzly Rewild2023-03-03
Season 6314 episodes
- S63E01A User's Guide to the Voice2024-01-04
- S63E02The Mystery of the Walking Whale2024-01-11
- S63E03Butt Seriously2024-01-18
- S63E04Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks2024-01-25
- S63E05I am the Magpie River2024-02-01
- S63E06Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak2024-02-08
- S63E07Hairy Tales2024-03-07
- S63E08Little Sapiens2024-03-14
Season 6414 episodes
- S64E01Teenager2025-01-02
- S64E02Sweat!2025-01-09
- S64E03Foodspiracy2025-01-16
- S64E04Shared Planet: Cities2025-01-23
- S64E05Shared Planet: Open Spaces2025-01-30
- S64E06Shared Planet: Waters2025-02-06
- S64E07Shared Planet: Forests2025-02-13
- S64E08The Secret Knowledge of Animals2025-02-20
Season 6513 episodes
- S65E01Empire of Bats2025-10-28
- S65E02Beavers from Above2025-11-04
- S65E03Wild Wild Weather2025-11-11
- S65E04Frozen in Time2025-11-18
- S65E05Proof: The New Science of Alcohol2025-12-30
- S65E06Survival of the Slowest2026-01-14
- S65E07Can Dogs Talk?2026-01-21
- S65E08Cluck! Chickens Exposed2026-01-28