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The Nature of Things

Documentary

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.

Nov 6, 196064 seasons617 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Season 1

25 episodes

Premiered Nov 6, 1960

Season 2

24 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 1962

Season 3

24 episodes

Premiered Jan 6, 1963

Season 4

11 episodes

Premiered May 5, 1964

Season 5

11 episodes

Premiered Jan 3, 1965

Season 6

17 episodes

Premiered Oct 3, 1965

Season 7

17 episodes

Premiered Jun 20, 1966

Season 8

4 episodes

Premiered May 11, 1967

Season 9

14 episodes

Premiered Sep 26, 1968

Season 10

28 episodes

Premiered Sep 24, 1969

Season 11

15 episodes

Premiered Nov 2, 1970

Season 12

10 episodes

Premiered Oct 4, 1971

Season 13

10 episodes

Premiered Nov 6, 1972

Season 14

10 episodes

Premiered Nov 26, 1973

Season 15

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 9, 1974

Season 16

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 22, 1975

Season 17

8 episodes

Premiered Dec 22, 1976

Season 18

11 episodes

Premiered Dec 14, 1977

Season 19

12 episodes

Premiered Sep 24, 1978

Season 20

15 episodes

Premiered Oct 24, 1979

Season 21

17 episodes

Premiered Oct 8, 1980

Season 22

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Season 24

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Season 26

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Season 27

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Season 31

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Season 33

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Season 35

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Season 36

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Season 37

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Season 38

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Season 39

5 episodes

Premiered Oct 8, 1998

Season 40

15 episodes

Premiered Oct 4, 1999

Season 41

19 episodes

Premiered Oct 5, 2000

Season 42

17 episodes

Premiered Oct 2, 2001

Season 43

1 episodes

Premiered Oct 17, 2002

Season 44

1 episodes

Premiered Oct 22, 2003

Season 45

23 episodes

Premiered Sep 16, 2004

Season 46

29 episodes

Premiered Aug 31, 2005

Season 47

24 episodes

Premiered Oct 11, 2007

Season 48

17 episodes

Premiered Oct 16, 2008

Season 49

18 episodes

Premiered Oct 11, 2009

Season 50

18 episodes

Premiered Sep 23, 2010

Season 51

18 episodes

Premiered Oct 13, 2011

Season 52

15 episodes

Premiered Oct 18, 2012

Season 53

19 episodes

Premiered Oct 3, 2013

Season 54

6 episodes

Premiered Oct 9, 2014

Season 55

2 episodes

Premiered Oct 15, 2015

Season 56

2 episodes

Premiered Oct 6, 2016

Season 57

6 episodes

Premiered Sep 24, 2017

Season 58

11 episodes

Premiered Sep 23, 2018

Season 59

17 episodes

Premiered Sep 20, 2019

Season 60

14 episodes

Premiered Nov 6, 2020

Season 61

14 episodes

Premiered Nov 5, 2021

Season 62

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 6, 2023

Season 63

14 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2024

Season 64

14 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 2025

Season 65

13 episodes

Premiered Oct 28, 2025

Episodes

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Ep 1

Why Is It So?

Nov 6, 1960

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Ep 2

The Roar of the Crowd

Nov 13, 1960

Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

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