The Nature of Things (1960)
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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Episode 1 - Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
Release Date: 2005-08-31The hair-raising journey to discover the secret lives of these ancient crawlers. They have been roaming our planet for more than 350 million years and survived to become the giants of the spider kingdom. And they have a reputation to match – their name alone provokes fear and loathing.
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Episode 2 - Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
Release Date: 2005-09-14 -
Episode 3 - Earth Energy
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Episode 4 - Change of Heart
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Episode 5 - The Secret Life of Babies
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Episode 6 - Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
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Episode 7 - Port Hope: A Question of Power
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Episode 8 - Everyday Einstein
Release Date: 2006-06-18Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.
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Episode 9 - Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)
Release Date: 2006-06-25Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.
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Episode 10 - Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)
Release Date: 2006-07-02Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.
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Episode 11 - Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
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Episode 12 - Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
Release Date: 2006-07-16A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
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Episode 13 - Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
Release Date: 2006-07-23Examining how bees communicate.
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Episode 14 - Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)
Release Date: 2006-07-30Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.
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Episode 15 - Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)
Release Date: 2006-08-06In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.
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Episode 16 - When Less Is More
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Episode 17 - Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
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Episode 18 - Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
Release Date: 2007-06-10Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands. With winds of over 150 mph, 5 metre storm surges and torrential rain, the destruction caused by hurricanes makes them one of the most feared forces of nature.
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Episode 19 - Build Green
Release Date: 2007-06-17In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain – along with dirt, straw, and sewage – your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.
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Episode 20 - Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
Release Date: 2007-06-24The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.
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Episode 21 - Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
Release Date: 2007-07-22Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.
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Episode 22 - Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
Release Date: 2007-07-29The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.
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Episode 23 - Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch
Release Date: 2007-08-12Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.
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Episode 24 - Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
Release Date: 2007-08-19Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.
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Episode 25 - Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
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Episode 26 - Geologic Journey: The Rockies
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Episode 27 - Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield
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Episode 28 - Geologic Journey: The Appalachians
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Episode 29 - Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast
Release Date: 2007-10-07