The Nature of Things
TV-PG
8.4
1960
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.
-
- Cast:
- Sarika Cullis-Suzuki , Anthony Morgan
Episode 29 : Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast
October. 07,2007
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 28 : Geologic Journey: The Appalachians
September. 30,2007
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 27 : Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield
September. 23,2007
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 26 : Geologic Journey: The Rockies
September. 16,2007
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 25 : Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
September. 09,2007
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 24 : Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
August. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 23 : Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch
August. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 22 : Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
July. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 21 : Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
July. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 20 : Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
June. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 19 : Build Green
June. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 18 : Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
June. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 17 : Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
December. 06,2006
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 16 : When Less Is More
August. 13,2006
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 15 : Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)
August. 06,2006
In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 14 : Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)
July. 30,2006
Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 13 : Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
July. 23,2006
Examining how bees communicate.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 12 : Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
July. 16,2006
A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 11 : Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
July. 09,2006
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 10 : Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)
July. 02,2006
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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 9 : Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)
June. 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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 8 : Everyday Einstein
June. 18,2006
Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 7 : Port Hope: A Question of Power
November. 16,2005
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 6 : Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
November. 09,2005
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 5 : The Secret Life of Babies
November. 02,2005
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 4 : Change of Heart
October. 26,2005
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 3 : Earth Energy
October. 19,2005
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 2 : Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
September. 14,2005
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 1 : Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
August. 31,2005
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.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Seasons
Season 63
New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.
Similar titles
Lost Land Of The Jaguar
Series combining stunning wildlife with high octane adventure. A team of explorers search the depths of the last great unspoilt jungle on the planet.
Planet Earth
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
Wildest Islands of Indonesia
The islands of Indonesia remain a wild paradise. This series explores the incredible wildlife of this extraordinary environment and reveals the remarkable ways in which life has been created, adapted, and reborn over millions of years.
Life in Cold Blood
David Attenborough reveals the surprising truth about the cold-blooded lives of reptiles and amphibians. These animals are as dramatic, as colourful and as tender as any other animals.
Australia with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve sets off on an extraordinary adventure across Australia. This mad adventure, involving specially adapted off-road vehicles and a chopper, is part of an ongoing effort to stop the damaging spread of up to a million feral camels across the country.
Ol' Man River: The Mighty Mississippi
Travel from the steamy delta beyond New Orleans, upstream to headwaters in great northern swamps, and along the Mississippi's greatest tributary, the Missouri. The crew encounter a wealth of wildlife, from tropical manatees to ancient horseshoe crabs, primitive giant fish, colorful herons, industrious beavers, deadly rattlesnakes, herds of buffalo, and prairie dog colonies. Dramatic reconstructions illustrate what the river was like when the first explorers encountered it, meeting Indian tribes and witnessing new wildlife spectacles.
Spy in the Wild
Documentary series in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.
Jaguar Adventure With Nigel Marven
Jaguar Adventure is a series that follows Nigel Marven to the Pantanal, the world's biggest wetland and home to the planet's largest population of jaguars. Can Nigel realise his childhood dream of coming eyeball to eyeball with a jaguar in the wild?
Wild About Your Garden
Nick Knowles attempts to give urban spaces across Britain a reverse makeover, with help from The One Show's wildlife reporter Ellie Harrison and award-winning garden designer Chris Beardshaw.