Mike Downie
Director
The Nature of Things (1960)
Season 45
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.
Released Nov. 6, 1960
Episode 42 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.nature, tmdb.environment, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.science, imdb.natural-science, imdb.four-word-title
Watch Providers: fuboTV
Network: CBC Television
S45E1 - Sex, Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy
Sept. 16, 2004, midnight
S45E2 - Terrible Lizards of Oz
Sept. 23, 2004, midnight
S45E3 - Selling Sickness
Sept. 30, 2004, midnight
S45E4 - Arktika: The Russian Dream That Failed
Oct. 7, 2004, midnight
S45E5 - Shipbreakers
Oct. 14, 2004, midnight
S45E6 - Clot Busters
Oct. 21, 2004, midnight
S45E7 - Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe
Oct. 28, 2004, midnight
S45E8 - Tale of a Tiny Bird
Nov. 4, 2004, midnight
S45E9 - Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 1)
Nov. 18, 2004, midnight
S45E10 - Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 2)
Nov. 25, 2004, midnight
S45E11 - Bhopal: The Search for Justice
Dec. 9, 2004, midnight
S45E12 - Forbidden Forest
Jan. 6, 2005, midnight
S45E13 - Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Anger
March 22, 2005, midnight
S45E14 - Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Love
March 29, 2005, midnight
S45E15 - Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Fear
May 11, 2005, midnight
S45E16 - Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Happiness
May 18, 2005, midnight
S45E17 - Fighting Fire with Fire
May 26, 2005, midnight
S45E18 - Being Caribou: Part 1
June 2, 2005, midnight
S45E19 - Being Caribou: Part 2
June 9, 2005, midnight
S45E20 - Whale Mission: The Last Giants
June 23, 2005, midnight
S45E21 - Whale Mission: Keepers of Memory
June 30, 2005, midnight
S45E22 - Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story
July 7, 2005, midnight
S45E23 - Five Seasons
July 14, 2005, midnight
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 40 min.
Released: Nov. 6, 1960
Last Air Date: Nov. 18, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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