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 (17)
1. She Walks with Apes
Aired 20 September 2019
The epic story of three legendary women who fought to save the great apes — and inspired a generation.
2. Episode 2
Aired 8 November 2019
3. Episode 3
Aired 8 November 2019
4. Episode 4
Aired 8 November 2019
5. First Animals
Aired 25 October 2019
6. Be Afraid: The Science of Fear
Aired 1 November 2019
7. Episode 7
Aired 8 November 2019
8. Episode 8
Aired 15 November 2019
9. Dinosaur Cold Case
Aired 10 January 2020 • 44 min
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.