The Nature of Things

Nov 6, 1960

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

Nov 20, 1960

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

Nov 27, 1960

Dec 4, 1960

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Dec 18, 1960

Dec 25, 1960

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Feb 26, 1961

Mar 5, 1961

Mar 12, 1961

Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind

Mar 19, 1961

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May 7, 1961

Jan 4, 1962

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Feb 22, 1962

Mar 1, 1962

An appraisal of the probable effects of a large-scale nuclear blast over a North American city. Dr. Tom Stonier of the Rockefeller Institute of Government discusses what can be expected to happen to people and property as a result of such a blast.

Mar 8, 1962

Mar 15, 1962

Hosts Dr. Donald Ivey and Dr. Patterson Hume talk about conditions at extremely cold temperatures, when matter 'hibernates' and molecular action slows almost to a complete stop, and how this allows physicists to study the basic structure of matter.

Mar 29, 1962

Apr 5, 1962

Lord Rothschild of the University of Cambridge describes the results of his research in the field of spermatozoa

Apr 12, 1962

Dr. William Swinton, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's Life Sciences Department, and John Livingston, executive director of the National Audubon Society, trace the history of birds

Apr 26, 1962

May 3, 1962

Host Lister Sinclair discusses the thinking that goes into the science of mathematics. Using animated film and studio demonstrations, he explains Mathematical logic

May 10, 1962

May 17, 1962

Co-hosted by Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice versa, and discuss the difficulties of transforming thermal energy into electrical energy.

May 24, 1962

Jun 7, 1962

Jun 21, 1962

Jun 28, 1962

Jul 5, 1962

Computers are given the once-over by Drs. Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume.

Jul 19, 1962

Jul 26, 1962

Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies

Jan 6, 1963

Series consultant Lister Sinclair is host on season's opener on which he explains how scientists approach their work and how The Nature of Things will present scientific items.

Jan 13, 1963

British psychaitrist Dr William Sargeant discusses and illustrates various brainwashing techniques such as weakening of mind.

Jan 20, 1963

Hosts Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey of University of Toronto talk about electronics age brought about by vacuum tube and transistor.

Jan 27, 1963

Palaeontologist Dr Alfred S. Romer of Harvard University explains evolution of lungs, legs, and a new kind of egg in aquatic creatures.

Feb 3, 1963

Dr Fred H. Knelman of Montreal, talks about sources and chemistry of salt and industrial applications of salt and its components.

Feb 10, 1963

Film of an ear operation from BBC series YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS, with commentary by Dr Hugh Barber, Toronto ear specialist.

Feb 17, 1963

Professors Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume demonstrate principles behind bounce in a rubber ball.

Feb 24, 1963

This program examines autonomic nervous system, how it works, and what it can reveal.

Mar 3, 1963

In cooperation with National Cancer Institute and Canadian Cancer Society, today's show explores results of years of lung-cancer research in Britain and North America.

Mar 10, 1963

To commemorate the Canadian Centennial in 1967 it has been proposed that Canada build a national museum of science. The program includes filmed demonstrations of how science and technology can be made meaningful to the general public.

Mar 24, 1963

Mar 31, 1963

Recent fossil discoveries in Africa have shed new light on the ancestry and evolution of man. Guest Dr. L.S.B. Leakey, renowned British anthropologist and paleontologist, unearthed fossil remains in the Olduvai Gorge that have extended the time scale of human evolution from 500,000 to two million years or more. A deductive story in anthropology and paleontology is told as Dr. Leakey describes his finds and interprets their significance

Apr 7, 1963

Series consultant Lister Sinclair pays tribute to Sir Isaac Newton. The program attempts to capture the spirit of the time through the words of Newton himself and those of his contemporaries

Apr 14, 1963

Apr 21, 1963

What happens in a car crash - to car and to its occupants? What causes a crash?

May 5, 1963

May 12, 1963

Hosts Dr Donald Ivey and Dr Patterson Hume of University of Toronto, contrast observation to synthesis.

May 19, 1963

Dr Louis Siminovitch, Professor of Medical Biophysics at University of Toronto, discusses what is currently known about heredity.

May 26, 1963

Baking bread may be a familiar process, but it is by no means a simple one. A very great number of fundamental chemical actions are demonstrated in baking of one loaf of bread

Jun 2, 1963

Detection of heatwaves by Special infra-red receptors has many industrial, military and other uses.

Jun 9, 1963

In aftermath of industrial revolution, with scientific advances offsetting human control, human species has experienced an increase so explosive that grave doubts are now held about future food supply.

Jun 16, 1963

Jun 23, 1963

Jun 30, 1963

May 5, 1964

An examination of personality and achievement of Albert Einstein. Dr Jacob Bronowski of Salk Institute for Advanced Biological Studies at La Jolla, California.

May 12, 1964

Scientist and broadcaster William Whitehead and Dr WE Swinton, Director of Royal Ontario Museum discuss how size differences in animal kingdom are result of their environment and their habits.

May 19, 1964

Universal standards of measurements are explained in laymen's terms by Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey of University of Toronto.

May 26, 1964

Centuries ago, people in warmer parts of earth believed a dread disease was contracted from unhealthy air generated in swamps.

Jun 2, 1964

This program shows surgical techniques used in a new treatment for Parkinson's Disease.

Jun 9, 1964

Host Lister Sinclair and guest Lloyd Percival, sports authority, discuss and demonstrate how various sporting activities can now be precisely measured and how they can thus be improved.

Jun 30, 1964

Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey explain recent developments of laser beam since 1960, how it works, and its potential uses in medicine, war and communications.

Jul 7, 1964

Man still carries around in him an isolated pool of early Palaeozoic ocean that fed his plankton ancestors.

Jul 14, 1964

Host and writer Lister Sinclair talks about map projection, and problems of taking a spherical object, earth.

Jul 21, 1964

In this program Donald Crowdis, Director of Nova Scotia Museum of Science, talks about water.

Jul 28, 1964

In this program Donald Crowdis, Director of Nova Scotia Museum of Science, talks about transplants and new study of immunology.

Jan 3, 1965

Jan 10, 1965

Jan 17, 1965

The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.

Jan 24, 1965

Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]

Jan 31, 1965

Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.

Feb 7, 1965

Feb 21, 1965

Feb 28, 1965

Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."

Mar 14, 1965

Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.

Mar 21, 1965

At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.

Mar 28, 1965

For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.

Oct 3, 1965

A series studying animal kingdom, and man's place in it, through comparisons of anatomy, function, and behavior.

Oct 10, 1965

How animals get from place to place, including burrowing, crawling, climbing trees, running,.

Oct 17, 1965

"Animals In The Water" studies fish, crocodiles, seals and whales.

Oct 24, 1965

A look at how animals have developed special means of coping with environments - long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.

Oct 31, 1965

A look at process of natural selection by which animals have developed special means of coping with their environments: long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.

Nov 7, 1965

How animals locate, obtain, process and eat food using "anatomical tools": beaks, claws etc.

Nov 14, 1965

Animals modify their environments in many ways: by building nests, damming streams.

Nov 21, 1965

Program shows how animals modify their environments in many ways; by building nests.

Nov 28, 1965

Man is known as "toolmaker", although certain other animals do use tools.

Dec 5, 1965

Different combinations of senses are dominant in activities of different animals: vision and smell in insects, smell and hearing in most mammals, vision and touch in higher primates.

Dec 12, 1965

A look at various ways animals and man defend their homes and their young.

Dec 19, 1965

Dec 26, 1965

Jan 2, 1966

How much of animal behavior is inherent, and how much is learned?

Jan 9, 1966

Jan 16, 1966

Jan 23, 1966

Man, animal species, as he might be described by an objective zoologist from another planet: what is he.

Jun 20, 1966

An examination of sun from various points of view. Includes discussion with illustrative film footage of: archeological remains.

Jun 27, 1966

The famous Niagara Falls had their origins at Queenston 12,000 years ago. Since then.

Jul 4, 1966

This program explores serious problem of pollution, which results when more waste materials are poured into air and water than these elements have capacity to deal with.

Jul 11, 1966

An examination of some of most sophisticated methods of pest control such as: unbalancing insects' nutrition.

Jul 18, 1966

This program considers many aspects of controlling human environment to regulate pressure, humidity, and temperature.

Jul 25, 1966

The scientific study of physics of sailing, is a fairly new field. This program looks at scientific efforts to understand why sailing ships do what they do.

Aug 1, 1966

Not so many years ago, summer's warmth brought chilling fear of polio and typhus epidemics.

Aug 8, 1966

A look at activities of Stormy Weather Group, scientists at Montreal's McGill University and Macdonald College who study pheonomena of summer storms.

Aug 15, 1966

Science is developing new and better fish, splake for instance, a product of cross-breeding of lake.

Aug 22, 1966

This program examines Canada's great national parks and their ecological importance in maintaining habitats vital to various plants and animals.

Aug 29, 1966

This program deals with forest succession. Scientists have recently learned a great deal about way.

Sep 5, 1966

There has been great alarm recently over declining level of water in bodies of water as enormous as Great Lakes.

Sep 4, 1966

First episode of a five-part series on Galapagos islands. This looks at life and work of Charles Darwin.

Sep 11, 1966

A survey of animal and plant life of Galapagos archipelago including: a look at geological origins of islands.

Sep 18, 1966

An exploration of scientific phenomenon known as "adaptive radiation", way in which a small founding group of a plant or animal species can give rise to a number of new species

Sep 25, 1966

Apart from their external appearance, animals go through behavioural and physiological changes to adapt themselves to different environments: for example.

Oct 2, 1966

This final program in series looks at some of endangered species in Galapagos islands, and at impact of human settlement on native creatures.

May 11, 1967

"Retreat to the Rockies" with an especial look at bighorn sheep.

May 18, 1967

A study of the rare and beautiful trumpeter swan, which was nearly extinct but has now returned to a reasonably healthy population of about 2,000 through efforts of federal and provincial conservation agencies.

May 25, 1967

The authentic sights and sounds of wildlife activity in the Arctic during the summer. Animals seen include polar bears and seals.

Jun 1, 1967

Wildlife in Alberta is the subject of tonight's episode. John Livingston narrates this final program in the special, four-part Centennial series about Canadian wildlife.

Sep 26, 1968

Thomas Edison wasn't merely a lone inventful genius. He invented modern research team makes possible technology shaping our world.

Oct 3, 1968

Oct 10, 1968

A review of history of man's oldest materials: wood, stone, iron, bronze and glass.

Nov 7, 1968

Defying force of gravity, man has strewn his structures across earth. This program looks at some of them.

Nov 14, 1968

Much of this program deals with basic communications problem of getting a signal through noise.

Nov 21, 1968

The great engineers of past - men like DE Lesseps of Suez fame and Panama infamy and Bradley - whose canals were arteries of industrial revolution, sacrificed health and fortune, and sometimes lives.

Nov 28, 1968

One test of civilization is ability to organize sources of energy. Central power was something new in 1876.

Dec 5, 1968

The Greek inventor, Alexander Hero, first defined five basic devices which make all machines possible: lever, wedge, wheel, pulley and screw.

Dec 12, 1968

This program shows how man changes his environment by shaping land he lives on, reclaiming land from sea, making new lakes and rivers.

Dec 19, 1968

This film looks, sometimes whimsically, at examples of old and modern flying machines.

Dec 26, 1968

Man's first "portable power" device was part of his own body, energy from contraction of long molecules in presence of sugar: muscle power.

Jan 2, 1969

Are problems of urban transportation insurmountable? The traffic jams which are a regular feature of city life make it appear so.

Jan 9, 1969

A system, according to Oxford dictionary, is a whole composed of parts in orderly arrangement, according to some scheme or plan.

Mar 18, 1969

A study of life and work of Jean Jacques Audubon, great painter-naturalist who captured beauty of American wildlife on canvas.

Sep 24, 1969

Part a six-part series on pollution. This program shows how comparatively new science of ecology has shown fate of life on earth lies in balance.

Oct 1, 1969

Part two of a six-part series on pollution. The ways man has succeeded, and failed, to duplicate in his cities checks and balances of natural environment.

Oct 8, 1969

The third program in a six-part series about pollution. This program shows how water is distributed.

Oct 15, 1969

Fourth program in a six-part series on pollution. The program show history of air pollution from advent of coal-burning in 14th Century.

Oct 22, 1969

Fifth in a six-part series on pollution. All pesticides are poisonous in greater or lesser degrees.

Oct 29, 1969

Final program of a sub-series on pollution and conservation. This program offers statements and observations by experts on extent of pollution in world today and what can be done to improve it.

Nov 5, 1969

A 24-hour day in life of a young family physician, Dr Reg Perkin, covering everything from his 7 am jogging to his 10 am tonsillectomy operation.

Nov 12, 1969

Every year, over 12,000 Canadians are born with serious inherited defects. Maureen McChesney, 12, is one.

Nov 26, 1969

This program focuses on research into effects of drugs on cancers in mice being conducted by internationally renowned cancer team at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital.

Dec 10, 1969

A study of how medical researchers are using animals to determine effect of drugs such as marijuana and LSD, and.

Dec 17, 1969

The theme of biology for past 20 years has been origin of biological constancy. The theme of next 20 years will be origin of biological diversity.

Dec 24, 1969

One quarter of all Canadians will be affected some time in their lives by arthritis.

Dec 31, 1969

Jan 7, 1970

A look at coronary thrombosis which kills three out of ten adults; heart research in Canada.

Jan 15, 1970

History and research in field of organ transplants.

Jan 22, 1970

When is a man dead? Canadian physicians discuss medical, ethical and legal questions involved with death, organ transplants.

Feb 25, 1970

A look at luxuriant parks and reserves where various species of wild animals and birds still survive.

Mar 19, 1970

First in a three-part series visiting some of Canada's 700 museums in an attempt to show how people of all ages use them for self-discovery.

Mar 25, 1970

Africa as it was during 18th and 19th centuries. Final program in this season's series.

Mar 26, 1970

Second in a series of three programs on Canada's museums. This program presents views from adults - those who feel past has no relevance to their lives, and others who find themselves culturally enriched by past.

Apr 2, 1970

A look "backstage" at Ontario Science Center, Royal Ontario Museum and Old Fort Henry.

May 14, 1970

Recent advances in oceanography.

May 21, 1970

The theory that Earth's continents are moving is examined.

May 28, 1970

Research on new electronics and mechanical devices to help blind and deaf realize true sensory perception.

Jun 4, 1970

The latest observations of astronomers have turned up new kinds of stars; mysterious emanations from deep in space called pulsars and quasars.

Jun 11, 1970

Research into physics of sound and hearing has caused increasing alarm among scientists and physicians about effects of high noise levels upon people, and destructive psychological and physical effects of constant noise pollution.

Jun 18, 1970

The physics of energy and problem of producing large quantities of energy with little pollution form basis of this program.

Jun 25, 1970

The qualities of laser and normal light are contrasted. Final program in series.

Nov 2, 1970

The first in a four-part series entitled The Last Stand. The series looks at a variety of areas in the world set aside as specially protected areas of wilderness and natural wildlife. The first program is about western mountain parks and the work being done by biologists and scientists to save mountain wildlife.

Nov 9, 1970

The Everglades, unique in the world, are dependent entirely on water. But the beautiful birds and animals in the park are threatened by land development and a new airport, whose drainage policies are drying up the area.

Nov 16, 1970

The third in a four-part series entitled "The Last Stand." Point Pelee is a tiny peninsula in southwestern Ontario, jutting into Lake Erie, which contains a fresh water marsh full of wildlife of all kinds. It is also the last stronghold of the southern deciduous forest in Canada and contains southern species of plants and animals not found anywhere else in the country.

Nov 23, 1970

The last in a four-part series entitled The Last Stand. This program looks at Sonoran Desert in US Southwest and in Mexico.

Dec 7, 1970

The first in a three-part series entitled "A Sense of Time". This examines past and present ideas on questions of how old is universe.

Dec 14, 1970

This program focuses on a new geophysical concept of our planet.

Dec 21, 1970

Planet Earth has supported life for some three billion years; but Man, characterized by his powers of thought and other other intelligent faculties, has shown greatest development.

Feb 1, 1971

Sociologists tell us that Great Lakes are basis for civilization around them. If lakes fail.

Feb 8, 1971

Immediate implementation of pollution control in our Great Lakes is urgently needed if we are to preserve our most vital waterway.

Feb 15, 1971

Population: Everybody's Baby" examines projected consequences of overpopulation and-controversy surrounding population control.

Mar 1, 1971

Featuring a national opinion poll on public attitudes in Canada towards population growth.

Mar 15, 1971

Dealing with McGill University Settlement Mental Health Unit project in Montreal..

Mar 22, 1971

Psychiatry: Heavy Night

Mar 29, 1971

A visit to Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, where a disturbed teenager responds to treatment.

Apr 5, 1971

A look at Vancouver-area encounter groups.

Oct 4, 1971

Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at discovery of insulin by Dr Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best and deals with current Canadian research into diabetes.

Oct 11, 1971

Chances of recovery by a cancer patient in Canada are examined. Guests: Dr James Till, Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and Dr Robert Taylor of National Cancer Institute.

Oct 25, 1971

A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on the older side of the generation gap. Guests include Dr. Oleh Hornykiewicz, a pioneer in the discovery of the drug L-DOPA.

Dec 13, 1971

A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market

Jan 3, 1972

The life history of the seal, currently the object of the great spring seal hunt; the physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and back. Also a look at the seal's unique adaptation for deep diving, currently under study by biologists at the University of Guelph in Ontario

Jan 10, 1972

The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.

Jan 17, 1972

Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.

Jan 24, 1972

A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.

Jan 31, 1972

Documentary look at the Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting the tropical rainforest of the Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.[

May 15, 1972

A visit to a deep network of underwater caves found offshore from the island of Andros, with Dr. George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and the world's foremost authority on the Bahamas' "blue holes" (underwater caves)

Nov 6, 1972

The Lacandons, last surviving descendants of Mayas, live in rain forest of southern Mexico.

Nov 20, 1972

Examines male and female roles in society and presents a scientific study of the known biological facts about sex differences in humans.

Nov 27, 1972

This program looks at hormonal changes during puberty, and the socially originated attitudes leading to differences between the sexes.

Dec 4, 1972

An exploration of the traditional art of healing as practiced in China.

Mar 5, 1973

A look at the eating habits of Canadians; food and nutrition, the so-called "Well-balanced diet" and problems of overeating are analyzed in this examination of the dangers of abundance

Mar 12, 1973

A retrospective look at the summer 1972 World Conference on the Human Environment.

Mar 19, 1973

The Nature of Things presents Cities Are For People, originally scheduled for February 19. It deals with new thinking in urban planning to make cities more livable.

Mar 26, 1973

A look at the migratory habits of birds and animals, with recent findings in animal studies reinforced with fascinating film footage of many species in their natural habitats.

Apr 2, 1973

This half-hour film depicts obvious absurdities, in a subjective interpretation of The Limits to Growth, a 1970 MIT computer study forecasting economic, social and political collapse by no later than 2020.

Apr 9, 1973

A comprehensive examination of the form of pollution fast becoming public enemy number one in North America: garbage.

Nov 26, 1973

This, was filmed on Great Island, off east coast of Newfoundland, site of puffins' nesting grounds in North America.

Dec 3, 1973

This group of thinkers, Club of Rome, thinks western society is on verge of chaos, social and political.

Dec 10, 1973

On Ellesmere Island, located 600 miles from North Pole, oil has been discovered. Island inhabitants, new and old, are seen in this half-hour film.

Dec 17, 1973

Documentary about emotionally disturbed children living in a family environment as an alternative to institutional treatment.

Jan 7, 1974

Czech astronomer Dr. Luboš Kohoutek, discoverer of the current heavenly phenomenon Comet Kohoutek 1973 f, is among the participants in this full-hour special. Roy Bonisteel is host of the program which examines comets from a scientific viewpoint, and heavenly signs and portents of doom from psychological and historical perspectives.

Jan 14, 1974

What goes on in very top layer of soil is often too small to see with naked eye. When photographed under a microscope.

Jan 21, 1974

Play is nature's method of learning about environment and about life for young. This explores our world of play and its importance for survival.

Jan 28, 1974

Little children learn languages, especially their own, with astonishing ease. Why this is so is subject of this film.

Feb 4, 1974

How laws of physics are being applied to athletic endeavors, and coaches being taught how to use science rather than just "common sense" to help athletes get most out of their bodies.

Mar 24, 1974

Documentary of the Cree inhabitants of Paint Hills, on the eastern shore of James Bay in Quebec.

Oct 9, 1974

A documentary showing the behaviour of killer whales in the wild, in the waters off Vancouver Island.[194]

Oct 23, 1974

Story of a child's stay in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.

Oct 30, 1974

A film on volcanic eruption off south coast of Iceland in 1973.

Nov 6, 1974

An ancient Egyptian mummy rests at Pennsylvania University Museum far from where she had been prepared to spend eternity .

Nov 20, 1974

What happens when a person makes a voluntary movement? Some say human behavior is involuntary.

Dec 4, 1974

Frogs, snakes and turtles play vital roles as janitors and regulators of the environment.

Dec 11, 1974

An archeological party discovers evidence that an old Hudson's Bay site at the foot of James Bay had been burned down by the French in the 17th century.

Dec 18, 1974

What goes on in the very top layer of the Earth's soil is often too small to see with the naked eye. When photographed under a microscope, that first inch of soil reveals itself to be one of the most vital of the life cycles affecting man.

Oct 22, 1975

Season Debut: A two-part film about the ease in which little children learn languages.

Oct 29, 1975

Severely deaf children learn to speak like normal children with the aid of powerfully sensitive hearing aids and teaching techniques being used by dedicated teachers.

Nov 5, 1975

A look at Sable Island, about 100 miles off Nova Scotia, where the wildlife has had an unusual evolution because it is separated from the mainland.

Nov 12, 1975

Unique life forms in a pond.

Nov 19, 1975

Visible and microscopic life at the edge of a pond.

Nov 26, 1975

Documentary on prairie dogs and one colony in particular in South Dakota.

Dec 10, 1975

The fruit fly is used as the focus for a discussion of mutations, current genetic research and the relationship of this research to some of the problems suffered by humans.

Dec 17, 1975

The program shows how psychological experiments support those who believe that community and citizen control over their own environment is essential to the well being of city dwellers.

Dec 22, 1976

The work of a group of naturalists who are attempting to create a refuge for biblical animals by restocking a park with species inhabited land in Bible times.

Dec 29, 1976

Through the use of micro-photography, viewers are afforded a look at the unique way in which a reef is formed through a complex system of natural recycling.

Jan 5, 1977

A study of the capabilities that are innate to a newborn baby in the first week after birth.

Jan 12, 1977

A look at the work of scientists who are exploring regions of the brain by examining its relationship to the visual system.

Jan 19, 1977

A study of the Todos tribe of India, their polyandrous marriage rituals and their unusual funeral rites. The Todos spend their lives tending the buffalo and everything they do revolves around this animal.

Jan 26, 1977

The Gabra is a tribe of 24,000 people who live in the harsh terrain on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. They may be the only non-Muslim, camel raising society left in the world. Their lifestyle is cruel, filled with age-old rituals and beliefs.

Feb 9, 1977

A look at the uses man has made of the wind, from sailboats to windmills to modern turbines for generating electricity.

Feb 16, 1977

Shows some of the species of seabirds to be found on Funk Island, situated 40 miles east of Newfoundland, which is a breeding ground of more than one million seabirds, and stresses the need for their protection against man.

Dec 14, 1977

The series' 18th season starts with "The People You Never See," a report on victims of cerebral palsy.

Dec 21, 1977

Pedestrian malls, car-free zones and multipurpose subway systems are examined in a study of urban planning and urban renewal.

Dec 28, 1977

Visit to marshes of Regina where Canada Geese spend winter on open water.

Jan 4, 1978

Jan 11, 1978

A look at advantages and dangers of nuclear energy, focusing special attention on problem of waste disposal.

Jan 18, 1978

The Cry of the Gull examines the effect of chemical pollutants on Lake Ontario wildlife

Jan 25, 1978

A look at the next development in space research: establishing a space colony supporting 10,000 people in an Earth-like environment.

Feb 1, 1978

This is first of a two-part report which looks at both scientific and human side of twins.

Feb 8, 1978

Part two of a two-part study of twins and the research being conducted. This program shows how scientists use the phenomenon of twins to discover more about mankind in general, particularly in the field of genetics.

Feb 22, 1978

he creation of new organisms using a technique called recombinant DNA

Mar 11, 1978

Two films featured: Patterns of Pain explores the perception of pain in our nervous systems; The Gannets of Bonaventure looks at the largest breeding colony of gannets in North America, on Bonaventure Island; and informs of threats to the colony from pollution and tourist traffic

Sep 24, 1978

Season premiere: Anthropologist Richard Leakey discusses his work in Africa, and explains the latest techniques by which scientists measure time and age of subjects.

Oct 1, 1978

The phenomenon of man's changing concepts of the world is explored in relation to his desire to measure time more accurately.

Oct 8, 1978

A series of people of varying ages, professions and experiences express their innermost feelings on subjects ranging from dateless Saturday nights to fear of death.

Oct 15, 1978

A study of individual development and group dynamics in a troop of rhesus monkeys in the natural observable environment of Cayo Santiago near Puerto Rico.

Oct 29, 1978

The cliff-dwelling Dogon farmers and their unique culture are studied in their homeland near the Niger River in Mali.[261]

Nov 5, 1978

The current efforts in both the United States and Canada to harness the sun as a major resource of heat and power are examined.

Nov 12, 1978

The activities of the economic and social center of Sololá, located on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, are viewed.[263]

Nov 26, 1978

Volunteers undergo an experiment at the Montefiore Sleep Lab in New York which monitors their sleeping-awakening cycles in an attempt to learn more about the body's biological time system.[264]

Dec 3, 1978

Analysis of dreams is viewed at several institutions established expressly for that purpose, and those who participate in the experiments are shown as they make notations and give recollections of what they dreamed.

Dec 17, 1978

Canadian paleontologist Charlie Sternberg and his work in cataloguing dinosaur fossils in the Albertan Badlands are profiled.

Dec 24, 1978

The Search follows World Health Organization medical teams on their campaign to vaccinate the against smallpox in Somalia, the world's last location where the disease survives.

Dec 31, 1978

The descendants of Nova Scotia's Acadians and their lifestyle are profiled at their adopted home, the Bayou Lafourche in southern Louisiana.

Oct 8, 1998

The program is about the natural history of this invisible world: the things that float in the air around us, the microbes that live in the dish cloth on the kitchen counter, the fungi under our fingernails, and the visitors in the saucer under a house plant.

Oct 15, 1998

There is a growing number of people who regard marijuana (cannabis) as a benign medicine, offering relief to people suffering from a variety of illnesses, including epilepsy, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and glaucoma as well as lessening the side effects of medications and treatments given to cancer and HIV patients. CBC Television's THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki examines the medicinal uses of marijuana.

Nov 5, 1998

Nov 26, 1998

Dec 3, 1998

It is only recently that humans have become aware that animal communication is often elegant, elaborate and subtle. Understanding how other species communicate tells us a great deal about the history and evolution of our species.

Oct 4, 1999

Oct 11, 1999

Oct 18, 1999

Oct 25, 1999

Nov 8, 1999

We've all felt the terror of being lost - even for just a few moments. We lose our way; a child unexpectedly vanishes in the aisles of a supermarket.

Nov 22, 1999

Nov 29, 1999

Dec 6, 1999

Jan 24, 2000

Feb 7, 2000

How much are children influenced by their peers? The documentary Do Parents Matter? examines a controversial concept put forth by Judy Harris, a suburban grandmother and author of the explosive book, The Nurture Assumption.

Feb 21, 2000

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Mar 13, 2000

The Birth of The Human Mind takes viewers on an amazing journey back in time, exploring the use of language, tools and how our distant ancestors came to walk. Contrary to long-accepted belief, scientists now believe that Homo sapiens did not evolve from Neanderthals, but shared the earth with them for thousands of years. Our ancestors, the Homo sapiens, are the youngest members on the human family tree, about 150,000 years old. Homo erectus goes back 1.8 million years and Neanderthals about 200,000 years.

Mar 20, 2000

Paleoanthropologists, linguists, archeologists and other scientists offer the latest interpretations of fossil findings and genetic studies and posit intriguing theories on how Homo sapiens became the only existing human species. Did we kill off our cousins, interbreed and merge with them, or did they just die out? It took five million years for an upright ape to evolve into an agile, quick-thinking and inventive human being. But once our ancestors emerged in Africa, were we destined to dominate the globe?

Mar 27, 2000

The nature of weather is so complex that it is really a system of chaos. Weather is often benign, but occasionally the chaos spawns fierce dragons. Severe weather - violent storms, floods and droughts - is largely beyond human control, and can be cruel. Few need reminding of the 1987 tornado that killed 27 people in Edmonton, the flooding of the Saguenay region in 1996 and the Red River in 1997, and the 1998 ice storm in Quebec.

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South America is a land of extremes. It boasts the world's longest mountain chain, the Andes; the mightiest river, the Amazon; the largest rainforest, the driest desert and the richest sea.

Jan 3, 2001

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Amanda is an insightful 19-year-old from Timmins, Ontario. She has a three-year-old son and a dilemma: whether or not to be tested for the faulty gene that will bring on Alzheimer's Disease by her mid-30s, as happened with her mother and other generations in her family. It is a disease that always leads to early death.

Jan 17, 2001

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PENGUIN SHORES is part five of the magnificent six-part BBC series Lost Worlds, covering the amazingly diverse topography of South America, and its remarkable denizens. The world's longest mountain chain stretches from the tropics to the massive Patagonian Ice Sheet of sub-Antarctica. Its icy power dominates the lives of the hardy animals that dare to call it home, making living there one of nature's greatest challenges.

Jan 31, 2001

Lost Worlds - A six-part series on the breath-taking natural world of South America takes viewers on a cross-continent grand tour - from the mighty Amazon to the spectacular Andean peaks and the world's driest desert - stopping to view the strange and wonderful array of animals, birds and other wildlife along the way. Produced by the BBC. Narrated by David Suzuki.

Feb 7, 2001

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Salmon are considered an excellent source of nutrition. And farmed salmon provide it inexpensively. But at what cost? The Price of Salmon explores the complex issues involved with aquaculture.

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Albertans have traditionally been proud of their mighty petroleum industry. But lately, they have begun to question how that industry works. Nowhere is this shift more apparent than along the Clearwater River in Central Alberta, near Rocky Mountain House. There, residents are opposing Shell Canada's plans to drill a sour gas well in their area. The sour gas from the well could generate $10,000 a day in gross revenue, to meet today's high energy demands.

Oct 2, 2001

Bob thinks but doesn't feel. Christina feels but has trouble thinking. Virginia can neither think or feel as she's pulled down into a spiral of darkness that zaps her very will to survive. Kent lives within a 20-minute time span, unable to remember his past or plan for his future. Each of these people has had an injury to a part of the brain called the frontal lobes and their stories, told in Me, My Brain And I, are helping neuroscientists unravel the mystery of what makes us distinctly human.

Oct 9, 2001

All over the planet, temperature increases are affecting wildlife. Some species are spreading to new areas. For others, climate change means extinction. THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents Warnings From The Wild, a documentary that draws together recent evidence of the effects of the biggest climatic upheaval in 10,000 years.

Oct 16, 2001

A film about the amazing, but often overlooked sense of touch. The film takes us on an artistic and scientific journey from a woman who has completely lost her sense of touch, to a deaf-blind child that can understand speech through his fingers.

Oct 23, 2001

A documentary that looks at the understanding of this condition in the scientific community, and what hope there is for treatment, therapy or a cure.

Nov 13, 2001

Are our regulatory agencies doing their best to ensure drug safety? Or are they buckling to corporate pressure to market lucrative new drugs before they are adequately tested? These are questions raised in DRUG DEALS: THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Nov 20, 2001

Since the September 11th terrorist attack on The World Trade Center, the news has been saturated with information about a new threat, bio-terrorism. But how new is it? THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents BIOTERROR, an exploration of the past, present and future of bio-terrorism.

Nov 27, 2001

It's an epidemic of staggering proportions. Thirty-six million people are infected with the HIV virus worldwide, with over 25 million of them in Africa. More than 21 million people have died of AIDS, nearly 17 million in Africa alone. THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents RACE AGAINST TIME, a film about the greatest challenge of the 21st century and the work of Canadian Stephen Lewis, the United Nations Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Dec 4, 2001

Adept at diving at speeds normally reserved for fighter pilots, the peregrine falcon is the fastest and most widely dispersed creature on the planet. A one-hour documentary, RETURN OF THE PEREGRINE chronicles this majestic bird of prey's journey back from the brink of extinction.

Jan 8, 2002

Biologists have seen within our genes the possibility of extending human life spans to 300 years or more. In the 21st century, will scientists reach the Holy Grail? Will they find the secret of eternal youth? THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents LIVING FOREVER, a look at how far scientists have come in discovering the human potential for longevity.

Jan 15, 2002

In 2001 the Government of Canada approved the following genetically modified crops for food use: canola, corn, cottonseed, flax, potato, soybean, tomato, wheat, sugar beet and squash. Is enough really known about genetic engineering to ensure that genetically modified (GM) food products are safe for consumption?

Jan 22, 2002

Most major advances in medicine and science and are made by people who push the envelope. From morphine to cardiac surgery, we owe much to the risks taken by scientists of the past who have experimented on their own bodies to make new discoveries.

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The 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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Jun 18, 2006

Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.

Jun 25, 2006

Homo 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.

Jul 2, 2006

Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.

Jul 9, 2006

Jul 16, 2006

A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.

Jul 23, 2006

Examining how bees communicate.

Jul 30, 2006

Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.

Aug 6, 2006

In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.

Aug 13, 2006

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Jun 10, 2007

Every 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.

Jun 17, 2007

In 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.

Jun 24, 2007

The 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.

Jul 22, 2007

Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.

Jul 29, 2007

The 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.

Aug 12, 2007

Imagine 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.

Aug 19, 2007

Today'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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Canadian bear expert Charlie Russell rescues two orphaned cubs destined for death in a squalid Russian zoo and secrets them away to his home in the remote wilds of the South Kamchatka peninsula, in the former Soviet Union.

Oct 18, 2007

Explorer the ongoing quest to extend human life, the cutting-edge research and the latest discoveries.

Oct 25, 2007

Climate change is irrevocably altering the world as we know it, challenging our sense of the future and the fundamental values of our industrial societies.

Nov 1, 2007

Explore the impact of both colonial and contemporary initiatives in Kenya and how they affect the peoples who have traditionally lived off the land.

Nov 8, 2007

The emerging world market in living cells, where an individual's genes can be bought and sold as commodities.

Nov 15, 2007

Witness the exciting lead up to the launch of the new High Speed One service out of St. Pancras Station, in London. A look at the Large Hadron Collider, the largest and most sophisticated machine ever constructed by science. And an interview with musician and environmentalist, Sarah Harmer.

Nov 22, 2007

Now that climate change is an accepted, if inconvenient, truth, how are we coping? David Suzuki takes a first-hand look at how climate change is affecting Canadians where it really hurts: in their ability to make a living.

Nov 29, 2007

Hot Times in the City takes the pulse of three major Canadian cities: Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax, as they grapple with one of the planet's greatest threats to human health: global warming.

Dec 6, 2007

A look into the multi-billion dollar underworld of counterfeit drugs, the tale of the Lunokhod a self-propelled robot on the Moon that could be controlled from the Earth and an interview with Boston Bruins' defenseman, Andrew Ference.

Jan 6, 2008

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In Hearing, episode one of The Science of the Senses, finding the answer to that question will take us on a journey through the ear, into the brain and right into the heart of the human psyche.

Jan 17, 2008

In The Science of the Senses: Touch we will take a journey through the skin, into the subcutaneous world of our sensory receptors and up into the brain as we explore the hidden language of our most essential sense.

Jan 24, 2008

In this episode of The Science of the Senses, we explore how smell combines with taste, somewhere in our brain, to create the perception of flavour. Most people wrongly assume that taste dominates. But what actually allows us to differentiate one food from another beyond the basics of sweet, sour, salty, savory and bitter, is the aroma.

Jan 31, 2008

This episode takes viewers on a fascinating tour of our visual world, from the moment light enters our eyes, to the way this information is transformed into electrical impulses and decoded by our brain - the domain of "visual perception". The act of "seeing" takes an immense amount of brainpower, more than 65% of the brain's neural pathways.

Jun 22, 2008

Explores how China's 1.3 billion people interact with their extraordinary wildlife and landscapes.

Jun 28, 2008

Beneath billowing clouds in China's far southwest, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks and jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam.

Jun 29, 2008

Explore the vast windswept wilderness in one of the world's most remote places - the size of Western Europe.

Jul 5, 2008

Travel across China's heartland where its Han people are the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization.

Jul 12, 2008

Warrior nomads, bizarre wildlife and extreme weather conditions are found beyond the Wall, built by China's emperors.

Jul 13, 2008

China's coast is an area of huge contrast-from futuristic modern cities jostling traditional seaweed-thatched villages to ancient tea terraces and wild wetlands where rare animals still survive.

Jul 20, 2008

The SEDNA IV sails across the Polar Front, an area where cold turbulent Antarctic waters meet warmer water from the north - one of the earth's last great refuges for wildlife.

Jul 27, 2008

Antarctica's inhabitants are telling us that their world is changing in complex and subtle ways. The once successful colonies of diminutive Adelie penguins are declining because of increased snowfall - one of the unexpected consequences of a warmer climate.

Aug 3, 2008

A cold and mysterious world that is home to some of the toughest and most unusual creatures on the planet: giant ribbon worms, dragon fish, and ancient sponges.

Aug 30, 2008

Follow mission leader Jean Lemire and his crew as they endure 17 months on the expedition to measure the threat posed by global warming in the Antarctic - a place where the Earth is particularly vulnerable.

Oct 16, 2008

One of the greatest controversies in science today: just what did scientists really find when they uncovered the tiny, human-like skeleton of a strange creature on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003? Since the discovery was made public a bitter dispute has split the world of anthropology.

Oct 23, 2008

Has the time come to meet an artificially intelligent robot? Engineer and inventor Rodney Brooks thinks so. Forget about all those shiny robotic home-helpers of the past-Brooks is out to design a robot that can think for itself!

Oct 30, 2008

Linguist Ian Mackenzie has tracked the last true nomadic hunting and gathering people on earth - the Penan of Borneo. Their way of life is quickly disappearing as aggressive logging interests swallow up their forest habitat.

Nov 6, 2008

University of Toronto archaeologist Tony Mills travels to the eastern desert of Egypt where he and other archaeologists have unearthed an untouched marvel: a site of over 500,000 years of uninterrupted human habitation.

Nov 13, 2008

Archeologist Edmundo Edwards pulls back the vines and trees of the jungle to find huge stone cities that sprawled across the interiors of Tahiti, Raivavae and the Marquesas Islands.

Nov 16, 2008

David Suzuki and his daughter Sarika head out on a road trip across Europe to see sustainability in action and meet the people who are working towards restoring the equilibrium between human needs and planetary limits.

Nov 20, 2008

Canadian paleo-pathologist Eldon Molto is leading the search for clues of the mysterious Pericu people of Baja California, Mexico - a fierce, primitive tribe that disappeared over a century ago, after being exposed to European disease. They left virtually nothing behind but their bones.

Nov 27, 2008

Based on the best-selling book by Toronto psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Norman Doidge, a look at how we view the human mind.

Jan 8, 2009

A light-hearted look at serendipity in science, from life-saving cancer cures to the x-ray machine and the discovery of North America.

Jan 15, 2009

A saga about what happens when ordinary people struggle for justice against a huge corporation that has destroyed both their environment and their livelihoods.

Jan 29, 2009

Engineering professor Brian Fleck on a quest to meet the engineers, designers and even students who are trying to build the car of the future.

Feb 5, 2009

What's wrong with Canada's cities? What's right? Award-winning urban affairs columnist Christopher Hume takes a cross-country journey to explore the sustainability, viability and liveability of Canada's population centres.

Feb 12, 2009

Canadian Arctic anthropologist Niobe Thompson takes us on a visually stunning journey across the North, tracing the origins of the modern Inuit.

Feb 19, 2009

Our lawns are one of our simplest pleasures. Grass is a luxury that represents relaxation, freedom, time off and of course, time away from the world of tarmac and concrete. A wild and quirky ride into the world of one of America's longest-standing obsessions, the perfect lawn.

Jun 20, 2009

From new companies rushing to claim the Arctic's plentiful resources to the effect climate change has had on animals as well as plant life. As the Arctic meltdown continues at an ever accelerating pace, who will protect it?

Jun 27, 2009

Until recently, only a few ships braved travel through these ice-strewn waters. More and more ships cross these seas each year and with more traffic come higher risks.

Jul 4, 2009

A look at two different Arctics - one that is the storybook land of ice, snow and polar bears and the other that is covered with petroleum plants and pipelines carrying fossil fuels.

Oct 11, 2009

A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.

Oct 18, 2009

A look at the astonishing and complex relationships of the "mini monsters", insects of the Membracidae family - treehoppers that live amid one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, one so mysterious most people don't even know that it exists.

Oct 25, 2009

A personal quest to discover the truth behind the disappearance of a captivating tiger, one of the world's leading tiger cameramen, tracks the escape and subsequent wanderings of a male tiger, named Broken Tail, from Ranthambore National Park.

Nov 1, 2009

The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.

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A father and daughter set out with hope on a journey of discovery to Canada's three coasts determined to find solutions for a troubled ocean and look signs of a sustainable future.

Jan 7, 2010

Could bees be an early warning sign of a larger problem with our ecology? Are they the canary in the coal mine for the health of planet earth?

Jan 21, 2010

Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.

Jan 28, 2010

Is today's strong pot damaging young minds? That provocative question is at the heart of this new documentary on recent science discoveries about marijuana and mental illness.

Feb 4, 2010

Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.

Feb 11, 2010

What would you do if you discovered a nuclear plant might be built right next door? Two women from Peace River Alberta journey into Ontario's nuclear heartland, to find out for themselves about life with a nuclear neighbour.

Feb 18, 2010

A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.

Mar 4, 2010

Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.

Mar 11, 2010

Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.

Mar 18, 2010

Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.

Mar 25, 2010

Explore some of the most stunning underwater locations in the world and set sail on a scientific race to predict the fate of the global ocean.

Apr 1, 2010

Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.

Sep 23, 2010

The octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is considered highly intelligent. From Spain to Vancouver Island to Capri, Italy, scientists are testing the brain-power of the mysterious and mythic octopus.

Sep 30, 2010

Once thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplasticity is opening new doors to treatments for diseases and disorders once thought incurable.

Oct 14, 2010

An intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rehabilitation centre just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.

Oct 21, 2010

Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe — from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.

Oct 28, 2010

For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.

Nov 4, 2010

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific side of The Pacific Rim of Fire, which stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.

Nov 18, 2010

Nick Eyles continues to explore the Pacific Rim, this time looking at the west coast of North America.

Nov 25, 2010

The fiery unpredictability of Indonesia’s volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between. The collision zone of the old world is about to be the hub of the new. India, the Himalayas and the island arc of Indonesia - these lands will form the centre of the world’s next supercontinent.

Dec 2, 2010

Learning and discussing the consequences of magnetic pole inversion.

Jan 13, 2011

Who were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery, using the latest in DNA analysis techniques to unlock the secrets behind humanity's earliest appearance in the Americas.

Jan 27, 2011

Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath struggle playing out within one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time

Feb 3, 2011

Filmmaker Jeff Turner documents grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.

Feb 10, 2011

Revisiting the 2009 release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets in Saskatchewan to see what happened.

Feb 24, 2011

Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.

Mar 3, 2011

In James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on mining their forest home. Instead of Pandora, think Peru.

Mar 13, 2011

David Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven with scenes from his life and lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.

Mar 17, 2011

Save My Lake is a TV documentary episode.

Mar 24, 2011

A celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.

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One of the most powerful hallucinogenic drugs on the planet is in a tea made from medicinal plants: it's called ayahuasca. There are studies around the world that say that this indigenous cure may also provide answers as to how to treat Western drug addicts.

Nov 17, 2011

In Istanbul, Turkey, workers building a railway tunnel make a remarkable discovery - an ancient harbour, buried and shrouded in mystery ...until now. Will archaeologists be able to uncover the treasures of the past before it is buried again?

Nov 24, 2011

Scientist Jennifer Gardy turns her critical eye towards the myths, lies, misunderstandings and errors behind the headlines, putting the science of the daily news to the test both in the lab and on the streets.

Dec 1, 2011

Examining modern China's ideas about nature and the environment.

Dec 8, 2011

A fresh perspective on autism research with the developing "Bacterial Theory" of autism. The fastest-growing developmental disorder in the industrialized world, autism has increased an astounding 600 per cent over the last 20 years. Science cannot say why. Some say it's triggered by environmental factors and point to another intriguing statistic: 70 per cent of kids with autism also have severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Could autism actually begin in the gut? The Autism Enigma looks at the progress of an international group of scientists who are studying the gut's amazingly diverse and powerful microbial ecosystem for clues to the baffling disorder.

Jan 12, 2012

New science links man-made chemicals to the global obesity epidemic. Man-made chemicals may be programming us to be fat - before we're even born.

Jan 19, 2012

A look at the science deep within the teenage brain and a celebration of evolution's masterpiece - the years that bring us judgment, adaptation and innovation. In short the years that make us human.

Jan 26, 2012

Scientists explore the mysteries of animal consciousness and find growing evidence of compassion, cooperation, altruism, empathy, intelligence and communication in all sorts of different species.

Feb 2, 2012

Most tigers today are privately owned - experts estimate that the number of tigers living in the United States is nearly double of those in the wild. What's life like for the American tiger?

Feb 9, 2012

Multiple sclerosis patients use social media to engage in an unprecedented battle with the Canadian medical establishment for access to a controversial treatment.

Feb 16, 2012

In a new installment of Suzuki Diaries, David and his daughter, Sarika, set out to discover whether some of Canada's biggest cities are ready for the challenges of the future.

Feb 23, 2012

David Suzuki travels to the areas most affected by the tsunami on its anniversary.

Mar 15, 2012

Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.

Mar 22, 2012

The secrets of plant behavior.

Apr 8, 2012

Shot over twelve months, this blue chip wildlife documentary tells the story a young polar bear's epic migration through the icy waters of Hudson Bay and his subsequent adventures on land, where he must spend the ice-free season. It is his first summer alone without his mother to guide and feed him. His struggle to survive is set against the biggest environmental story of our time: climate change.

Oct 18, 2012

Wolves and Buffalo follows the fortunes of one pack of wolves, the Delta Pack. Will the pups survive their first year? Will the packs alpha animals retain their pack position to breed again next year? As they try to bring down the buffalo to keep themselves and their new pups alive what will the future hold for these ancient warriors?

Oct 25, 2012

Nov 8, 2012

There are those of us who see squirrels as cute and fascinating, but there is also a large contingent who regard them as “tree rats” - little pests that never tire of wreaking havoc in our attics, gardens, and just about anything else that catches their fleeting fancy. So who’s right? Nuts about Squirrels reveals the secret world of the ubiquitous urban grey squirrel with squirrel robots, micro-chipped acorns and an army of citizen scientists.

Nov 22, 2012

Are we alone in the universe? We may be very close to finding out. For millennia humans studying the stars had no idea if there were any other planets in the universe, let alone ones similar enough to ours to sustain life. Now, scientists may be close to discovering Earth-like planets, using a new space telescope and a technique pioneered by two Canadian astronomers.

Dec 6, 2012

Twelve hours of light. Twelve hours of dark. For our entire history we have lived and worked in rhythm with the sun. But all that changed with the invention of artificial light. Light fixtures, computer and television screens - all of these have allowed us more time to live, work, play and shorten our nights. But at what cost? Are we putting our health at risk? We explore how the type of light we are exposed to in the hours between dusk and bedtime can play tricks on our bodies and cancel the healthful benefits naturally triggered by the absence of light.

Jan 10, 2013

Jan 17, 2013

People struggle to combat a blood-sucking little insect that is both delicate and deadly.

Feb 7, 2013

Feb 14, 2013

There is a new hybrid species which is part wolf, part coyote.

Feb 21, 2013

The exotic world of fruit and the story of nature, commerce and obsession.

Feb 28, 2013

Mar 21, 2013

The conservation of the caribou and their environment is much-contested territory.

Mar 28, 2013

The national symbol has a new role as an ecological superhero.

Apr 4, 2013

Apr 25, 2013

Through pictures, music and poetry, Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield brings us a view of earth from space that we’ve never seen before.

Oct 3, 2013

North America is under attack by a sly and wily aquatic invader. Introduced in the ‘70s for the purpose of cleaning up algae in fish ponds, the aggressive Asian carp escaped into the Mississippi river system during floods. The 50-kilogram bottom feeders have advanced north at a surprising rate, becoming a familiar sight with their frenzied and often physically threatening mass leaps into the air. Despite their fascination with this newcomer, scientists on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border agree this invader is a threat we need to take seriously.

Oct 10, 2013

Lyme disease, a mysterious tick-borne illness, has become one of the fastest-spreading diseases in North America. Tiny, dangerous and once uncommon, the population of ticks is growing at an alarming rate. The documentary explores how climate change has hastened the spread of the ticks and this devastating disease, one that is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and is mired in medical controversy.

Oct 17, 2013

Dr. Jennifer Gardy is back. But this time, Dr. Gardy’s journey of scientific discovery will plumb our very hopes and dreams - our quest for self-improvement. Are raw vegetables really better for you? Can you be fat and fit? Should you ditch caffeine? Dr. Gardy puts her own body on the line in lively experiments and scientific investigations to discover whether many popular health claims are science fact or science fiction.

Oct 24, 2013

What if each of us could make the symptoms of an illness disappear? Cast a spell so powerful it would actually heal our bodies, help us walk, or breathe better? For centuries placebos have been thought of as just fake medicine, but Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo explores the growing scientific evidence that placebos can have powerful—and real—effects on our minds and bodies.

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Jan 2, 2014

Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart unravels the mystery of the monarch's winter home.

Jan 9, 2014

Orphan elephant Sities must learn how to be a wild elephant when she leaves the safety of a Kenyan sanctuary to begin her journey back to freedom.

Jan 16, 2014

The quest to solve a great mystery in history: Identify the Black Death killer and unlock secrets that could save millions of lives.

Jan 30, 2014

A rare look at the leatherback turtle as it migrates between the chilly waters off Eastern Canada and the sunny beaches of the Caribbean.

Feb 27, 2014

Scientists are attacking food allergies in new and inventive ways, driven by the alarming increase in the number of people, particularly children, who suffer from them – and can die from them.

Mar 13, 2014

A remarkable journey across Canada’s natural landscapes revealing the surprising influence early humans had on the land and its wildlife.

Mar 20, 2014

From the Rockies to the Pacific, western Canada has astonishing wildlife and landscapes, some of which have been influenced by early humans.

Mar 27, 2014

From the prairies to Canada's vast boreal forest that stretches almost from coast to coast, we reveal a huge wilderness of extremes that has been shaped over millennia by both humans and wildfires. Here pronghorn antelope, the fastest hoofed land animal on earth, still haunt the grasslands, the elusive wolverine thrives in the icy remote northern forests and beaver share their cozy lodges with grateful muskrats.

Apr 3, 2014

In the country's harshest climate, the wildlife survive in the tundra of ice.

Apr 10, 2014

Making the incredible Wild Canada series. Meet Jeff Turner, the series director, and see stories from the field.

Oct 9, 2014

The biggest archaeological survey ever conducted of the Stonehenge landscape finds new evidence of a lost civilization.

Oct 16, 2014

Dr. Mike Cranfield looks at how he managed to be working in a Canadian veterinarian surgery to end up making house calls to some of Africa's most endangered mountain gorillas.

Oct 23, 2014

Dr. Jennifer Gardy tries out new technology and looks at fresh ideas of our relationships with nature.

Oct 30, 2014

A investigation into whether or not Cholesterol really is the cause of heart problems.

Nov 6, 2014

From preening peacocks to promiscuous primates, what do animals reveal about our own sexual behaviour? Explore how sexual diversity and the experience of pleasure itself may be the key to species survival.

Nov 13, 2014

Scientists are unraveling the delicate mysteries of the snowflake. And what they’re learning is amazing.

Oct 15, 2015

Experience a calf’s first year of life as it grows up in Jasper National Park amid some of the most striking scenery on the planet.

Mar 3, 2016

Every year, athletes keep going higher, farther and faster, shattering previous world records and setting new ones. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? Or do modern athletes get their edge from their high tech gear? Top sports scientist Steve Haake sets off on a journey to investigate.

Oct 6, 2016

Despite intense archaeological scrutiny, much of the ancient city of Pompeii still remains a mystery. Now a team of archaeologists, scientists, and historians are taking to uncover Pompeii's secrets.

Nov 3, 2016

The race to get to Mars is on, seizing the imagination of the world. Every month there seems to be a new revelation.

Sep 24, 2017

The first days of spring sees Arctic fox pups take their first steps and black bear cubs learn to climb trees after the long cold days of winter.

Oct 1, 2017

Killer whales and blue sharks are on the hunt, while amorous fireflies light up the night forest with their dazzling display, as summer reveals Canada’s landscape at the peak of its splendour.

Oct 8, 2017

Fall chronicles a remarkable season of change: young northern gannets leap off perilous cliffs as chipmunks race to gather winter supplies, and prairie rattlesnakes give birth to live young.

Oct 15, 2017

Lynx hunt snowshoe hares in the boreal forest and the ancient dance between wolves and caribou on Canada's vast tundra reveal the harshest time of year when landscapes are transformed by winter.

Oct 22, 2017

Watch the incredible feats of endurance and technical wizardry needed to capture the sequences featured in the landmark series The Wild Canadian Year.

Oct 29, 2017

The Great Pyramid of Egypt may be humanity’s greatest achievement. It’s a skyscraper of stone built without computers or complex machinery. Now the secrets of the pyramid could finally be exposed, thanks to a series of astonishing new findings. Egyptologists are unearthing evidence across the country to reveal a story that tells of more than just how Egypt built a pyramid – they are discovering how the pyramid itself changed Egypt and the world. David Suzuki is joining the experts and scientists on the front-line who are unraveling new clues to the world’s greatest ancient mystery.

Sep 23, 2018

A journey around the world and back in time to discover why horses and humans make perfect partners.

Sep 30, 2018

Travel back to the moment humans tamed the horse, and learn how horsepower made history.

Oct 7, 2018

How did humans save the wild horse from extinction? And how did we create over four hundred specialized breeds today?

Oct 14, 2018

From volcanoes to earthquakes & dust migration to meteorites — scientists reveal how much the Earth changes in 24 hours.

Oct 21, 2018

Join an investigative journey around the world to uncover the mysteries of the most famous dinosaur super-predator: the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Oct 28, 2018

Can we trust what we remember about our own lives? Memory scientists say most memories are full of distortions and errors.

Nov 4, 2018

A look at how innovations in remote unmanned cameras let us bear witness to animal behaviour 24/7 - almost anywhere on earth.

Nov 11, 2018

Trailblazing scientists are making ground-breaking discoveries in the rapidly evolving world of genetic engineering.

Dec 2, 2018

From emus to penguins, meet some of the most devoted stay-at-home animal dads on the planet.

Jan 6, 2019

When it comes to diet, we swallow a lot of advice. Food for Thought sorts through the latest science to create a new recipe for health.

Jan 13, 2019

The aurora borealis delights and amazes us, but we're just beginning to understand its beauty.

Sep 20, 2019

The epic story of three legendary women who fought to save the great apes — and inspired a generation.

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Jan 10, 2020

An excavator operator working in a pit in the oil sands discovers a perfectly preserved dinosaur corpse. It's like a crime scene and the world's paleontologists are on the case.

Nov 6, 2020

Global temperatures are rising and so are we: millions of young people rise up to demand their right to a livable planet.

Nov 13, 2020

How screens affect our children's development, learning abilities and mental health.

Nov 20, 2020

Signs of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history. of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history.

Nov 27, 2020

3,711 passengers and crew. 14-day quarantine. 1 deadly infectious disease. Coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

Jan 8, 2021

Uncovering the truth about the richest and most powerful woman in world history.

Jan 15, 2021

Canadians push the limits of cold endurance while baby harp seals brave icy water and flying squirrels cuddle.

Jan 22, 2021

Rain brings unexpected benefits for spadefoot toads, grizzlies, and whitewater kayakers - but too much can be deadly.