About this season
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.
Episodes (23)
1. Sex, Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy
Aired 16 September 2004
2. Terrible Lizards of Oz
Aired 23 September 2004
3. Selling Sickness
Aired 30 September 2004
4. Arktika: The Russian Dream That Failed
Aired 7 October 2004
5. Shipbreakers
Aired 14 October 2004
6. Clot Busters
Aired 21 October 2004
7. Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe
Aired 28 October 2004
8. Tale of a Tiny Bird
Aired 4 November 2004
9. Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 1)
Aired 18 November 2004
10. Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 2)
Aired 25 November 2004
11. Bhopal: The Search for Justice
Aired 9 December 2004
12. Forbidden Forest
Aired 6 January 2005
13. Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Anger
Aired 22 March 2005
14. Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Love
Aired 29 March 2005
15. Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Fear
Aired 11 May 2005
16. Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Happiness
Aired 18 May 2005
17. Fighting Fire with Fire
Aired 26 May 2005
18. Being Caribou: Part 1
Aired 2 June 2005
19. Being Caribou: Part 2
Aired 9 June 2005
20. Whale Mission: The Last Giants
Aired 23 June 2005
21. Whale Mission: Keepers of Memory
Aired 30 June 2005
22. Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story
Aired 7 July 2005
23. Five Seasons
Aired 14 July 2005