Episode 1
Banting, Best And Insulin
1971-10-04
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.
TV season
1971-10-04
Episode 1
1971-10-04
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.
Episode 2
1971-10-11
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.
Episode 3
1971-10-25
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.
Episode 4
1971-12-13
A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market
Episode 5
1972-01-03
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
Episode 6
1972-01-10
The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
Episode 7
1972-01-17
Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.
Episode 8
1972-01-24
A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.
Episode 9
1972-01-31
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.[
Episode 10
1972-05-15
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)