The Nature of Things

  • Premiered: Nov 1960
  • Episodes: 1046
  • Followers: 14
  • Running
  • CBC
  • Thursday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 30
30x1
History of Rubber
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 27, 1989
Season premiere: History of rubber. Includes its cultivation from wild trees.
30x2
Balancing Act / Kids Go Wild
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Air date
Oct 04, 1989
A look at the human sense of balance; the Toronto Island Public and Natural Science School.
30x3
Euthanasia in Canada
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Air date
Oct 11, 1989
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30x4
Coming to Grips with the Grippe
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Air date
Oct 25, 1989
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30x5
A Sky Full of Planes
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Air date
Nov 15, 1989
Report on the problems of air traffic at airports in Toronto and Atlanta and about the fixes that require it.
30x6
Falcons by the Sea / Milkweed
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 22, 1989
Researchers struggle to protect a reserve for peregrine falcons; the milkweed plant is part of a complex living network.
30x7
Rare Breeds
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 1989
The conservation of rare breeds of farm animals, and the feeding behaviour of the phalarope, an unusual shorebird.
30x8
Howe Sound: Poisoned Waters
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Air date
Dec 13, 1989
Folder on two paper mills in British Columbia that pollute with impunity Howe Sound a few kilometers north of Vancouver.
30x9
Kingdom of the Ice Bear
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Air date
Dec 19, 1989
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30x10
Kingdom of the Ice Bear (2)
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Air date
Dec 26, 1989
To be confirmed
30x11
Little Wars
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Air date
Jan 03, 1990
The human invests a lot in the war games, such as poker or other more elaborate games. Mathematical analysis of these games allowed the discovery of elements that could help resolve quickly armed conflict.
30x12
Powerful Medicine
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Air date
Jan 17, 1990
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30x13
30th Anniversary Special
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Air date
Feb 07, 1990
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30x14
Northern Development
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Air date
Feb 21, 1990
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30x15
Turning to Dust
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Air date
Mar 14, 1990
Host David Suzuki and narrator Angela Fusco present this program on the deterioration of paper in old books around the world. At least one-third of the world's books are turning into .. show full overview
30x16
Pretence of Performance
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Air date
Mar 21, 1990
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30x17
Temagami: The Last Stand
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Air date
Mar 28, 1990
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30x18
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Air date
Jun 20, 1990
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a wilderness against the Canada/U.S. border that is the calving grounds of caribou, is threatened by the U.S. Department of the Interior's plans to develop the land for oil
30x19
Extinction of the Black Rhino
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Air date
Aug 01, 1990
The reasons behind the impending extinction of the black rhino are explored
30x20 Season finale
Through the Looking Glass
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 05, 1990
Film clips from three decades reflect changing views of the world.

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