List of The Nature of Things episodes

The Nature of Things (also, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki) 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 mainstream programs to present scientific evidence on a number of environmental issues, including nuclear power and genetic engineering". The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "De rerum natura" — On the Nature of Things.

Season 1: 1960 - 1961

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Debut"	11/06/1960 (Sun) (11/06/1960 (Sun))	1
"The Roar of the Crowd: Brain Surgery"	11/13/1960 (Sun) (11/13/1960 (Sun))	2
"The future of science"	11/20/1960 (Sun) (11/20/1960 (Sun))	3
"Schizophrenia"	11/27/1960 (Sun) (11/27/1960 (Sun))	4
"Engineering"	12/04/1960 (Sun) (12/04/1960 (Sun))	5
"Man as an Environment"	12/11/1960 (Sun) (12/11/1960 (Sun))	6
"Science Fiction"	12/18/1960 (Sun) (12/18/1960 (Sun))	7
"A special Christmas edition"	12/25/1960 (Sun) (12/25/1960 (Sun))	8
"The Aurora-Borealis"	01/01/1961 (Sun) (01/01/1961 (Sun))	9
"Man as an Environment - Human Body"	01/08/1961 (Sun) (01/08/1961 (Sun))	10
"Kept Alive"	01/15/1961 (Sun) (01/15/1961 (Sun))	11
"Physics and Games - Laws of Probability"	01/22/1961 (Sun) (01/22/1961 (Sun))	12
"The Face of the Moon"	01/29/1961 (Sun) (01/29/1961 (Sun))	13
"Hibernation"	02/05/1961 (Sun) (02/05/1961 (Sun))	14
"Man and His Environment"	02/12/1961 (Sun) (02/12/1961 (Sun))	15
"Eclipse"	02/19/1961 (Sun) (02/19/1961 (Sun))	16
"Animal Communication"	02/26/1961 (Sun) (02/26/1961 (Sun))	17
"The Speed of Light"	03/05/1961 (Sun) (03/05/1961 (Sun))	18
"Dr. John Zubek"	03/12/1961 (Sun) (03/12/1961 (Sun))	19
"The Chemical Senses"	03/19/1961 (Sun) (03/19/1961 (Sun))	20
"The Mohole: Earth's Crust"	04/02/1961 (Sun) (04/02/1961 (Sun))	21
"Laws of Conservation"	04/16/1961 (Sun) (04/16/1961 (Sun))	22
"Photosynthesis"	04/23/1961 (Sun) (04/23/1961 (Sun))	23
"Physics of Clouds"	04/30/1961 (Sun) (04/30/1961 (Sun))	24
"The Sources of Science"	05/07/1961 (Sun) (05/07/1961 (Sun))	25

Season 2: 1962

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Looking Ahead"	01/04/1962 (Thu) (01/04/1962 (Thu))	1
"Photography in Science"	01/11/1962 (Thu) (01/11/1962 (Thu))	2
"To Educate a Scientist"	01/18/1962 (Thu) (01/18/1962 (Thu))	3
"The Situation Is Fluid"	01/25/1962 (Thu) (01/25/1962 (Thu))	4
"Gallstones"	02/01/1962 (Thu) (02/01/1962 (Thu))	5
"The Upper Mantle Project"	02/08/1962 (Thu) (02/08/1962 (Thu))	6
"The Physics of Music"	02/22/1962 (Thu) (02/22/1962 (Thu))	7
"Man and the Moon"	03/08/1962 (Thu) (03/08/1962 (Thu))	8
"Low Temperature Physics"	03/15/1962 (Thu) (03/15/1962 (Thu))	9
"Monkey Curiosity"	03/29/1962 (Thu) (03/29/1962 (Thu))	10
"Beetles and Bombs"	04/26/1962 (Thu) (04/26/1962 (Thu))	11
"Thinking about Math"	05/03/1962 (Thu) (05/03/1962 (Thu))	12
"The Plague"	05/10/1962 (Thu) (05/10/1962 (Thu))	13
"A Science Newsreel"	05/24/1962 (Thu) (05/24/1962 (Thu))	14
"Learning"	06/07/1962 (Thu) (06/07/1962 (Thu))	15
"A Bang-Up Job"	06/21/1962 (Thu) (06/21/1962 (Thu))	16
"Out of Africa"	06/28/1962 (Thu) (06/28/1962 (Thu))	17
"Count on Me"	07/12/1962 (Thu) (07/12/1962 (Thu))	18
Computers are given the once-over by Drs. Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume.
"Blood in the Balance"	07/19/1962 (Thu) (07/19/1962 (Thu))	19
"(placeholder)"	07/26/1962 (Thu) (07/26/1962 (Thu))	20
Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent about 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies.

Season 3: 1963

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Looking Ahead"	01/06/1963 (Sun) (01/06/1963 (Sun))	1
Series consultant Lister Sinclair is host on the season's opener on which he explains how scientists approach their work and how The Nature of Things will present scientific items during its 26-week run.
"Brainwashing"	01/13/1963 (Sun) (01/13/1963 (Sun))	2
"Lungs, Legs & Eggs"	01/20/1963 (Sun) (01/20/1963 (Sun))	3
"From Water to Land"	01/27/1963 (Sun) (01/27/1963 (Sun))	4
"Chemistry of Salt"	02/03/1963 (Sun) (02/03/1963 (Sun))	5
"Ear Operation"	02/10/1963 (Sun) (02/10/1963 (Sun))	6
"Lie Detectors"	02/24/1963 (Sun) (02/24/1963 (Sun))	7
"Smoking and Lung Cancer"	03/03/1963 (Sun) (03/03/1963 (Sun))	8
"Science Museum"	03/10/1963 (Sun) (03/10/1963 (Sun))	9
"Count on Me"	03/17/1963 (Sun) (03/17/1963 (Sun))	repeat
Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey of the University of Toronto explain the history and operation of what were once called calculating machines and are now known as computers. The program emphasizes how computers store informaton, produce it on demand, and use the offered information in the best possible way. (repeat from 07/12/1962)
"Tornado"	03/24/1963 (Sun) (03/24/1963 (Sun))	10
"The Descent of Man"	03/31/1963 (Sun) (03/31/1963 (Sun))	11
Recent fossil discoveries in Africa have shed new light on the ancestry and evolution of man. In the Olduvai Gorge, Kenya, Dr. L.S.B. Leakey, renowned British anthropologist and paleontologist and a guest on this program, has unearthed fossil remains that have extended the time scale of human evolution from 500,000 to two million years or more. A deductive story in anthropology and paleontology is told as Dr. Leakey describes his finds and interprets their significance.
"Isaac Newton"	04/07/1963 (Sun) (04/07/1963 (Sun))	12
"New Atoms for Old"	04/14/1963 (Sun) (04/14/1963 (Sun))	13
"Car Crashes"	04/21/1963 (Sun) (04/21/1963 (Sun))	14
"Bird Migration"	05/05/1963 (Sun) (05/05/1963 (Sun))	15
"Fact & Fiction"	05/12/1963 (Sun) (05/12/1963 (Sun))	16
"Code of Life"	05/19/1963 (Sun) (05/19/1963 (Sun))	17
"The Chemistry of Bread"	05/26/1963 (Sun) (05/26/1963 (Sun))	18
"The Infra-Red"	06/02/1963 (Sun) (06/02/1963 (Sun))	19
"Human Overpopulation"	06/09/1963 (Sun) (06/09/1963 (Sun))	20
"Mars"	06/16/1963 (Sun) (06/16/1963 (Sun))	21
"Spiders"	06/23/1963 (Sun) (06/23/1963 (Sun))	22
"Hypnosis"	06/30/1963 (Sun) (06/30/1963 (Sun))	23

Season 4: 1964

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Einstein, Man & Mathematician"	05/05/1964 (Tue) (05/05/1964 (Tue))	01
An examination of the personality and achievement of Albert Einstein. Dr. Jacob Bronowski of the Salk Institute for Advanced Biological Studies at La Jolla, California, one of the most distinguished and articulate interpreters of Einstein, shows the practicality and simplicity of Einstein's thinking. Einstein's ideas are demonstrated with the aid of models specially constructed for the show. Also includes film of Einstein's early days in Europe and a short film in which Einstein explains the relationship between matter and energy.
"About the Size of It"	05/12/1964 (Tue) (05/12/1964 (Tue))	02
"Standards for Comparison"	05/19/1964 (Tue) (05/19/1964 (Tue))	03
"Excursion Into Hell"	05/26/1964 (Tue) (05/26/1964 (Tue))	04
Centuries ago, people in warmer parts of the earth believed that a dread disease was contracted from unhealthy air generated in swamps. From this belief came the word "malaria," which means "bad air". The word is still used to describe a parasitic disease that remains one of the world's major public health problems. Efforts to find and isolate the causes of malaria make one of the greatest scientific detective stories of all time. Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles were found to be implicated. But so far, their control is far from accomplished. Program features Dr. A. Murray Fallis, parasitologist with the Ontario Research Foundation and professor at the University of Toronto. Host is Lister Sinclair.
"Surgery for Parkinson's Disease"	06/02/1964 (Tue) (06/02/1964 (Tue))	05
"Science of Sports"	06/09/1964 (Tue) (06/09/1964 (Tue))	06
Athletic skills and physical capabilities can be precisely measured, so that there is truly a "science of sports". Host Lister Sinclair and Lloyd Percival, sports authority, observe athletes' capacities being tested in the studio and comment on films demonstrating techniques of various sports.
"Hypnosis"	06/16/1964 (Tue) (06/16/1964 (Tue))	repeat
Special guest Dr. Martin T. Orne of the psychiatry department at Harvard University Medical School discusses many aspects of hypnosis with series consultant Lister Sinclair.
"Lasers"	06/30/1964 (Tue) (06/30/1964 (Tue))	07
"Blood, Sea and Tears"	07/07/1964 (Tue) (07/07/1964 (Tue))	08
Dr. William Whitehead talks about the evolution of blood. The function of blood is an extension of the function of sea water in the simpler marine creatures. The salt water of prehistoric seas flows through all our bodies. In a sense, our blood is packaged sea water, and our tears, of course, are salty.
"Cartography"	07/14/1964 (Tue) (07/14/1964 (Tue))	09
"The World of Water"	07/21/1964 (Tue) (07/21/1964 (Tue))	10
"The Way the Ball Bounces"	07/28/1964 (Tue) (07/28/1964 (Tue))	11
"Immunology"	08/04/1964 (Tue) (08/04/1964 (Tue))	12

Season 5: 1965

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"(Placeholder)"	01/03/1965 (Sun) (01/03/1965 (Sun))	01
"Viruses"	01/10/1965 (Sun) (01/10/1965 (Sun))	02
"The Quaking Earth"	02/07/1965 (Sun) (02/07/1965 (Sun))	03
"Pain"	02/21/1965 (Sun) (02/21/1965 (Sun))	04
"Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"	02/28/1965 (Sun) (02/28/1965 (Sun))	05
Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."
"Einstein, Man & Mathematician"	03/07/1965 (Sun) (03/07/1965 (Sun))	repeat
Dr. Jacob Bronowski and Lister Sinclair examine the personality and the achievement of Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists in history. (repeat from 05/05/1964)
"The Pacemakers"	03/28/1965 (Sun) (03/28/1965 (Sun))	06
For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.

Season 6: 1965 - 1966

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Animals and Man"	10/03/1965 (Sun) (10/03/1965 (Sun))	01
A series studying the animal kingdom, and man's place in it, through comparisons of anatomy, function, and behavior.
"Animals on Land"	10/10/1965 (Sun) (10/10/1965 (Sun))	02
How animals get from place to place, including burrowing, crawling, climbing trees, running, and jumping.
"Animals In The Water"	10/17/1965 (Sun) (10/17/1965 (Sun))	03
A study of fish, crocodiles, seals and whales.
"Animal Adaptation"	10/24/1965 (Sun) (10/24/1965 (Sun))	04
A look at how animals have developed special means of coping with the environments — the long neck of the giraffe, the coat of the polar bear.
"(Placeholder)"	10/31/1965 (Sun) (10/31/1965 (Sun))	05
"(Placeholder)"	11/07/1965 (Sun) (11/07/1965 (Sun))	06
"Animals and Food"	11/14/1965 (Sun) (11/14/1965 (Sun))	07
"Animals as Engineers"	11/21/1965 (Sun) (11/21/1965 (Sun))	08
Program shows how animals modify their environments in many ways; by building nests, damming streams, and by breaking down forests.
"(Placeholder)"	11/28/1965 (Sun) (11/28/1965 (Sun))	09
"(Placeholder)"	12/05/1965 (Sun) (12/05/1965 (Sun))	10
"(Placeholder)"	12/12/1965 (Sun) (12/12/1965 (Sun))	11
A look at the various ways animals and man defend their homes and their young.
"Animal Social Behavior"	12/19/1965 (Sun) (12/19/1965 (Sun))	12
(Placeholder)
"(Placeholder)"	12/26/1965 (Sun) (12/26/1965 (Sun))	13
"(Placeholder)"	01/02/1966 (Sun) (01/02/1966 (Sun))	14
"(Placeholder)"	01/09/1966 (Sun) (01/09/1966 (Sun))	15
"(Placeholder)"	01/16/1966 (Sun) (01/16/1966 (Sun))	16
"Man and Animals"	01/23/1966 (Sun) (01/23/1966 (Sun))	17
Man, the animal species, as he might be described by an objective zoologist from another planet: what is he, his anatomy, his reproduction, his behavior and his ecology. A summary of the entire series.

Season 7: 1966

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Sun"	06/20/1966 (Mon) (06/20/1966 (Mon))	1
"Natural History of the Niagara Gorge"	06/27/1966 (Mon) (06/27/1966 (Mon))	2
"Air and Water Pollution"	07/04/1966 (Mon) (07/04/1966 (Mon))	3
"The Battle Against Biting Insects"	07/11/1966 (Mon) (07/11/1966 (Mon))	4
"Air Conditioning - Natural and Man-Made"	07/18/1966 (Mon) (07/18/1966 (Mon))	5
"The Physics of Sailing"	07/25/1966 (Mon) (07/25/1966 (Mon))	6
"Epidemics"	08/01/1966 (Mon) (08/01/1966 (Mon))	7
"Summer Storms"	08/08/1966 (Mon) (08/08/1966 (Mon))	8
"Fishing and the Splake"	08/15/1966 (Mon) (08/15/1966 (Mon))	9
A program about fish, fishermen, and scientists. The splake is a cross breed fish between the speckled and the lake trout.
"The Value of our Parks"	08/22/1966 (Mon) (08/22/1966 (Mon))	10
"Forest and Fires"	08/29/1966 (Mon) (08/29/1966 (Mon))	11
"Galapagos: Darwin"	09/04/1966 (Sun) (09/04/1966 (Sun))	special
First episode of a five-part series on the Galapagos islands. This episode looks at the life and work of Charles Darwin, with emphasis on his historic five-year voyage as resident naturalist aboard the ship Beagle, his stopover at the Galapagos, and his lifetime spent evaluating the results of the trip.
"Water on the Level"	09/05/1966 (Mon) (09/05/1966 (Mon))	12
"Galapagos: The Islands"	09/11/1966 (Sun) (09/11/1966 (Sun))	special
"Galapagos: New Beings"	09/18/1966 (Sun) (09/18/1966 (Sun))	special
"Galapagos: Ways of Survival"	09/25/1966 (Sun) (09/25/1966 (Sun))	special
"Galapagos: Living Laboratory"	10/02/1966 (Sun) (10/02/1966 (Sun))	special
This final program in the series looks at some of the endangered species in the Galapagos islands, and at the impact of human settlement on the native creatures. The Galapagos are a living laboratory of incalculable value for the study of evolution.

1967 Canadian Wildlife Special

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Canadian Wildlife: Retreat to the Rockies"	05/11/1967 (Thu) (05/11/1967 (Thu))	Special
"Retreat to the Rockies" with an especial look at bighorn sheep.
"Canadian Wildlife"	05/18/1967 (Thu) (05/18/1967 (Thu))	Special
New, four-part series devoted to Canadian wildlife. This week viewers are told of the recovery of the trumpeter swan from near extinction.
"Canadian Wildlife"	05/25/1967 (Thu) (05/25/1967 (Thu))	Special
"Canadian Wildlife"	06/01/1967 (Thu) (06/01/1967 (Thu))	Special
Wildlife in Alberta is the subject of tonight's episode of the four-part series.

Season 8: 1968 - 1969

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"(Placeholder)"	09/19/1968 (Thu) (09/19/1968 (Thu))	1
"Thomas Edison"	09/26/1968 (Thu) (09/26/1968 (Thu))	2
First in a new series of 13 programs, "Machines and Man", focusing on the technological explosion and its impact on our fast-changing society. Thomas Edison wasn't merely a lone inventive genius; he also invented the modern research team that makes possible the technology shaping our world.
"Human Engineering"	10/03/1968 (Thu) (10/03/1968 (Thu))	3
"Materials"	10/10/1968 (Thu) (10/10/1968 (Thu))	4
"Structures"	10/31/1968 (Thu) (10/31/1968 (Thu))	5
Shows Roman aqueducts, Milan's Gothic cathedral, bridges, and miracles of modern design.
"Communications"	11/07/1968 (Thu) (11/07/1968 (Thu))	6
The problems of communications, from speech to laser beams and space satellites.
"Canals and Tunnels"	11/14/1968 (Thu) (11/14/1968 (Thu))	7
The great engineers of the past — men like de Lesseps of Suez fame and Panama infamy, and Brindley whose canals were the arteries of the Industrial revolution, sacrificed the health and sometimes the lives of themselves and others, in order to build the first great canals and tunnels.
"Canals and Tunnels"	11/21/1968 (Thu) (11/21/1968 (Thu))	8
"Central Power"	11/28/1968 (Thu) (11/28/1968 (Thu))	9
Organization and harnessing of steam, water, nuclear energy, and tides. A look at the power failure that blacked out Eastern North America in November 1965.
"Man and Machines"	12/05/1968 (Thu) (12/05/1968 (Thu))	10
A look at the development of the five basic mechanical devices: lever, wedge, wheel, pulley and screw, as defined by the Greek inventor, Alexander the Hero.
"Land and Water"	12/12/1968 (Thu) (12/12/1968 (Thu))	11
"Man Aloft"	12/19/1968 (Thu) (12/19/1968 (Thu))	12
"Portable Power"	12/26/1968 (Thu) (12/26/1968 (Thu))	13
"Transportation"	01/02/1969 (Thu) (01/02/1969 (Thu))	14
"Systems Engineering"	01/09/1969 (Thu) (01/09/1969 (Thu))	15

Season 9: 1969 - 1970

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"In the Balance"	09/24/1969 (Wed) (09/24/1969 (Wed))	01
Part one of a six-part series on pollution. By means of film, interviews and comments by experts, the programs show how we are polluting soil, air and water; what is being done about the problem; and what our chances are for survival. With host John Livingston.
"Urban Crisis"	10/01/1969 (Wed) (10/01/1969 (Wed))	02
"Water Pollution"	10/08/1969 (Wed) (10/08/1969 (Wed))	03
"Air Pollution"	10/15/1969 (Wed) (10/15/1969 (Wed))	04
"Pesticides"	10/22/1969 (Wed) (10/22/1969 (Wed))	05
"Danger: Men At Work"	10/29/1969 (Wed) (10/29/1969 (Wed))	06
"The Family Doctor"	11/05/1969 (Wed) (11/05/1969 (Wed))	07
"A Breath of Life"	11/12/1969 (Wed) (11/12/1969 (Wed))	08
"Ages of Man: The Attack on Cancer"	11/26/1969 (Wed) (11/26/1969 (Wed))	09
"(Placeholder)"	12/10/1969 (Wed) (12/10/1969 (Wed))	10
A study of how medical researchers are using animals to determine the effect of drugs such as marijuana and LSD, and even liquor, on man.
"Ages of Man: The Cell"	12/17/1969 (Wed) (12/17/1969 (Wed))	11
This program explains why it is essential to understand the complicated mechanism of the normal cell before we can really understand what happens when cancerous cells run out of control.
"Arthritis"	12/24/1969 (Wed) (12/24/1969 (Wed))	12
"Science Decade"	12/31/1969 (Wed) (12/31/1969 (Wed))	13
"Heart Disease"	01/07/1970 (Wed) (01/07/1970 (Wed))	14
A look at the coronary thrombosis which kills three out of ten adults; heart research in Canada.

Season 10: 1970 - 1971

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Portable Power"	09/14/1970 (Mon) (09/14/1970 (Mon))	repeat
From muscle power to nuclear reactors. (repeat from 12/26/1968)
"Transportation"	09/21/1970 (Mon) (09/21/1970 (Mon))	repeat
The program examines the many cures being considered for what might be termed the hardening of vehicular arteries: faster vehicles, mass transit methods, supersonic highways, bigger and better expressways, air transport, and better control of traffic. (repeat from 01/02/1969)
"(Placeholder)"	09/28/1970 (Mon) (09/28/1970 (Mon))	01
"Audubon"	10/05/1970 (Mon) (10/05/1970 (Mon))	02
The much acclaimed special on the life and work of ornithologist Jean-Jacques Audubon.
"A Celebration of Swans"	10/12/1970 (Mon) (10/12/1970 (Mon))	repeat
Visits a pair of rare trumpeter swans in a shallow prairie lake. (repeat from 05/18/1967)
"The Last Stand: Western Mountain Parks"	11/02/1970 (Mon) (11/02/1970 (Mon))	03
The first in a four-part series entitled The Last Stand. The series looks at a variety of areas in the world set aside as specially protected areas of wilderness and natural wildlife. The first program is about western mountain parks and the work being done by biologists and scientists to save mountain wildlife.
"The Last Stand: The Everglades of Florida"	11/09/1970 (Mon) (11/09/1970 (Mon))	04
The Everglades, unique in the world, are dependent entirely on water. But the beautiful birds and animals in the park are threatened by land development and a new airport, whose drainage policies are drying up the area.
"Threatened wildlife preserve on Ontario's Point Pelee"	??/??/1970 (??/??/1970)	??

Season 11: 1971 - 1972

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"(Season opener)"	10/04/1971 (Mon) (10/04/1971 (Mon))	01
The Nature of Things looks at the discovery of insulin by Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best and deals with the current Canadian research into diabetes.
"(Placeholder)"	10/11/1971 (Mon) (10/11/1971 (Mon))	02
"(Placeholder)"	10/18/1971 (Mon) (10/18/1971 (Mon))	03
"(Placeholder)"	10/25/1971 (Mon) (10/25/1971 (Mon))	04
"The Rocky Mountains"	11/01/1971 (Mon) (11/01/1971 (Mon))	05
"(Placeholder)"	11/15/1971 (Mon) (11/15/1971 (Mon))	06
"(Placeholder)"	11/22/1971 (Mon) (11/22/1971 (Mon))	07
"(Placeholder)"	11/29/1971 (Mon) (11/29/1971 (Mon))	08
"(Placeholder)"	12/06/1971 (Mon) (12/06/1971 (Mon))	09
"(Placeholder)"	12/13/1971 (Mon) (12/13/1971 (Mon))	10
"(Placeholder)"	12/20/1971 (Mon) (12/20/1971 (Mon))	11
"The Harp Seal"	01/03/1972 (Mon) (01/03/1972 (Mon))	12
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.
"(Placeholder)"	01/10/1972 (Mon) (01/10/1972 (Mon))	13
"(Placeholder)"	01/17/1972 (Mon) (01/17/1972 (Mon))	14
"(Placeholder)"	01/24/1972 (Mon) (01/24/1972 (Mon))	15
"(Placeholder)"	01/31/1972 (Mon) (01/31/1972 (Mon))	16
"Insulin (repeat from 10/04/1971)"	04/24/1972 (Mon) (04/24/1972 (Mon))	repeat
"Cancer in Canada"	05/01/1972 (Mon) (05/01/1972 (Mon))	17
Canada is recognized as a world leader in cancer research, with its pioneer work in radiation therapy, the cobalt bomb and chemotherapy. Tonight's program examines the chances for recovery a cancer patient now has in Canada.
"Parkinson's Disease"	05/08/1972 (Mon) (05/08/1972 (Mon))	18
Medical science does not yet know the exact causes of this disease but modern research into this crippling incapacitator of the middle-aged has resulted in improved treatment. This program offers a look at the disease and the treatment, with surgery and drugs, notably L-Dopa, giving many sufferers new hope.
"The Blue Holes of Andros"	05/15/1972 (Mon) (05/15/1972 (Mon))	19
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).

Season 12: 1972 - 1973

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas of Mexico"	11/06/1972 (Mon) (11/06/1972 (Mon))	01
Season opener: The Lacandons, the last surviving descendants of the Mayas, live in the rain forest of southern Mexico and cling to ancient beliefs and traditions. Narration is by Mia Anderson and the voice of Chan K'in is by Chief Dan George.
"The Polar Bear"	01/08/1973 (Mon) (01/08/1973 (Mon))	??
"Grouse Country"	01/15/1973 (Mon) (01/15/1973 (Mon))	??
"Lobsters and the Sea (repeat)"	01/22/1973 (Mon) (01/22/1973 (Mon))	??
"Ice Lovers"	01/29/1973 (Mon) (01/29/1973 (Mon))	??
"The Blue Holes of Andros"	02/13/1973 (Tue) (02/13/1973 (Tue))	repeat
"Think Before You Eat"	03/05/1973 (Mon) (03/05/1973 (Mon))	??
"STOCKHOLM '72: POLITICS FOR SURVIVAL"	03/12/1973 (Mon) (03/12/1973 (Mon))	??
"CITIES FOR PEOPLE"	03/19/1973 (Mon) (03/19/1973 (Mon))	??
"Migration: Animals in Cycle"	03/26/1973 (Mon) (03/26/1973 (Mon))	??
"OLD ENOUGH"	04/02/1973 (Mon) (04/02/1973 (Mon))	??
"Recycling"	04/09/1973 (Mon) (04/09/1973 (Mon))	??
"Acupuncture"	04/16/1973 (Mon) (04/16/1973 (Mon))	??
"Vanishing Peoples: Yanoniami"	05/07/1973 (Mon) (05/07/1973 (Mon))	??

Season 13: 1973 - 1974

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Puffins, Predators and Pirates (Season Premier)"	11/26/1973 (Mon) (11/26/1973 (Mon))	01
A biological study which reveals the plight of one of the world's last puffin colonies on Great Island off the eastern coast of Newfoundland.
"The Club of Rome"	12/03/1973 (Mon) (12/03/1973 (Mon))	02
"Ellesmere Island"	12/10/1973 (Mon) (12/10/1973 (Mon))	03
"Anybody's Child"	12/17/1973 (Mon) (12/17/1973 (Mon))	04
"Grouse Country"	12/24/1973 (Mon) (12/24/1973 (Mon))	05
"Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons"	12/31/1973 (Mon) (12/31/1973 (Mon))	repeat

Season 14: 1974

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"And God Created Great Whales"	10/09/1974 (Wed) (10/09/1974 (Wed))	01
A documentary showing the behaviour of killer whales in the wild, in the waters off Vancouver Island.
"(Placeholder)"	10/23/1974 (Wed) (10/23/1974 (Wed))	02
"(Placeholder)"	10/30/1974 (Wed) (10/30/1974 (Wed))	03
"(Placeholder)"	11/06/1974 (Wed) (11/06/1974 (Wed))	04
"(Placeholder)"	11/13/1974 (Wed) (11/13/1974 (Wed))	05
"(Placeholder)"	11/20/1974 (Wed) (11/20/1974 (Wed))	06
"(Placeholder)"	11/27/1974 (Wed) (11/27/1974 (Wed))	07
"(Placeholder)"	12/04/1974 (Wed) (12/04/1974 (Wed))	08
"(Placeholder)"	12/11/1974 (Wed) (12/11/1974 (Wed))	09
"(Placeholder)"	12/18/1974 (Wed) (12/18/1974 (Wed))	10

Season 15: 1975 - 1976

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Out of the Mouths of Babes (Part 1 of 2) (Season Debut)"	10/22/1975 (Wed) (10/22/1975 (Wed))	01
A two-part film about the ease in which little children learn languages.
"(Placeholder)"	10/29/1975 (Wed) (10/29/1975 (Wed))	02
"(Placeholder)"	11/05/1975 (Wed) (11/05/1975 (Wed))	03
"(Placeholder)"	11/12/1975 (Wed) (11/12/1975 (Wed))	04
"(Placeholder)"	11/19/1975 (Wed) (11/19/1975 (Wed))	05
"(Placeholder)"	11/26/1975 (Wed) (11/26/1975 (Wed))	06
"(Placeholder)"	12/03/1975 (Wed) (12/03/1975 (Wed))	07
"(Placeholder)"	12/10/1975 (Wed) (12/10/1975 (Wed))	08
"(Placeholder)"	12/17/1975 (Wed) (12/17/1975 (Wed))	09
"(Placeholder)"	12/24/1975 (Wed) (12/24/1975 (Wed))	10

Season 16: 1976 - 1977

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Noah's Park (Season Debut)"	12/22/1976 (Wed) (12/22/1976 (Wed))	01
"Close-up Look at a Coral Reef"	12/29/1976 (Wed) (12/29/1976 (Wed))	02
"Birthright Newborn"	01/05/1977 (Wed) (01/05/1977 (Wed))	03
"Children of the Buffalo"	01/19/1977 (Wed) (01/19/1977 (Wed))	04
"Geriatric Medicine"	01/26/1977 (Wed) (01/26/1977 (Wed))	05
"The Wind and Its Power"	02/09/1977 (Wed) (02/09/1977 (Wed))	06
"Funk Island"	02/16/1977 (Wed) (02/16/1977 (Wed))	07
Shows some of the species of seabirds to be found on Funk Island, situated 40 miles east of Newfoundland, which is a breeding ground of more than one million seabirds, and stresses the need for their protection against man.
"Development in the Florida Everglades"	09/30/1977 (Fri) (09/30/1977 (Fri))	08
"Population: Everybody's Baby"	10/21/1977 (Fri) (10/21/1977 (Fri))	09

Season 17: 1977 - 1978

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The People You Never See - 18th Season Start"	12/14/1977 (12/14/1977)	01
A study of people afflicted with cerebral palsy, showing how some cope with their disability.
"Pedestrian malls"	12/16/1977 (12/16/1977)	02
"Out of the Mouths of Babes"	1/13/1978 (1/13/1978)	03
"Madagascar: Island of the Moon"	01/25/1978 (01/25/1978)	04
"The First Inch"	1/27/1978 (1/27/1978)	05
"Infertility / Puppets"	02/01/1978 (02/01/1978)	06
"Walking Out"	02/08/1978 (02/08/1978)	07
"Skin Trade"	3/31/1978 (3/31/1978)	08

Season 18: 1978 - 1979

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Evolution Update"	09/24/1978 (Sun) (09/24/1978 (Sun))	01
"Clockwork Atom"	10/01/1978 (Sun) (10/01/1978 (Sun))	02
"This Will do for Today"	10/08/1978 (Sun) (10/08/1978 (Sun))	03
"Island of Monkeys"	10/15/1978 (Sun) (10/15/1978 (Sun))	04
A study of individual development and group dynamics in a troop of rhesus monkeys in the natural observable environment of Cayo Santiago near Puerto Rico.
"The Dogon"	10/29/1978 (Sun) (10/29/1978 (Sun))	05
The cliff-dwelling Dogon farmers and their unique culture are studied in their homeland near the Niger River in Mali.
"Toward The Sun"	11/05/1978 (Sun) (11/05/1978 (Sun))	06
The current efforts in both the United States and Canada to harness the sun as a major resource of heat and power are examined.
"Portrait Of A Market: Sololá"	11/12/1978 (Sun) (11/12/1978 (Sun))	07
The activities of the economic and social center of Sololá, located on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, are viewed.
"Sleep (part 1 of 2)"	11/26/1978 (Sun) (11/26/1978 (Sun))	08
Volunteers undergo an experiment at the Montefiore Sleep Lab in New York which monitors their sleeping-awakening cycles in an attempt to learn more about the body's biological time system.
"Dreams (part 2 of 2)"	12/03/1978 (Sun) (12/03/1978 (Sun))	09
Analysis of dreams is viewed at several institutions established expressly for that purpose, and those who participate in the experiments are shown as they make notations and give recollections of what they dreamed.
"Charlie"	12/17/1978 (Sun) (12/17/1978 (Sun))	10
"The Search"	12/24/1978 (Sun) (12/24/1978 (Sun))	11
"The Cajuns"	12/31/1978 (Sun) (12/31/1978 (Sun))	12
"Frogs, Snakes and Turtles"	08/28/1979 (Tue) (08/28/1979 (Tue))	??

Season 19: 1979 - 1980

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Season Premiere"	10/24/1979 (Wed) (10/24/1979 (Wed))	01
Dr. David Suzuki visits an unusual professor who conducts a Flying Circus Of Physics, examines soft contact lenses made for extended periods of use and reports on the latest immunological efforts to treat severely afflicted children.
"Hypnosis / India's Sacred Cows / Ultra Sound Scanner"	10/31/1979 (Wed) (10/31/1979 (Wed))	02
Dr. David Suzuki reports on the use of hypnosis as a medical application and the use of ultra-sound waves for X-rays, and presents the film "Sacred Cows," dealing with the importance of domestic cattle to the Indian economy.
"Madagascar: Island of the Moon"	11/07/1979 (Wed) (11/07/1979 (Wed))	repeat
The island geographically separated from the rest of the African continent and populated by numerous species of plant and animal life is examined.
"(Placeholder)"	11/14/1979 (Wed) (11/14/1979 (Wed))	03
Scientists Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. David Bevie are interviewed and the status of parenthood and a unique connection between puppets and surgery are examined.
"Contact"	11/21/1979 (Wed) (11/21/1979 (Wed))	04
"Deep Diving Memory"	11/28/1979 (Wed) (11/28/1979 (Wed))	05
"Arctic Oil"	12/05/1979 (Wed) (12/05/1979 (Wed))	06
"Clinical Trials"	12/12/1979 (Wed) (12/12/1979 (Wed))	07
"Left Brain, Right Brain"	12/19/1979 (Wed) (12/19/1979 (Wed))	08
"Dust Storms / Oysters / Science Fairs"	12/26/1979 (Wed) (12/26/1979 (Wed))	09
"Memories From Eden"	01/02/1980 (Wed) (01/02/1980 (Wed))	10
"Crocodile City"	01/09/1980 (Wed) (01/09/1980 (Wed))	11
"The Lacandons"	01/23/1980 (Wed) (01/23/1980 (Wed))	12
"Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang"	02/06/1980 (Wed) (02/06/1980 (Wed))	13
"Roger Tory Peterson; Portrait of a Birdwatcher"	02/13/1980 (Wed) (02/13/1980 (Wed))	14
"Galileo"	02/27/1980 (Wed) (02/27/1980 (Wed))	15

Season 20: 1980 - 1981

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Mount St. Helens (Season Premiere)"	10/08/1980 (Wed) (10/08/1980 (Wed))	01
David Suzuki highlights the eruption of the Mount St. Helens volcano, the uses of hovercraft by the Canadian Coast Guard, new types of radar and the effects which a baseball has when it spins through the air.
"Cystic Fibrosis / Whooping Crane / Cold-Water Survival"	10/15/1980 (Wed) (10/15/1980 (Wed))	02
"(placeholder)"	10/22/1980 (Wed) (10/22/1980 (Wed))	03
"Tar Wars"	10/29/1980 (Wed) (10/29/1980 (Wed))	04
"Alternate Car Fuel / Surface Tension / Science Fair"	11/05/1980 (Wed) (11/05/1980 (Wed))	05
"Chinese Culture"	11/12/1980 (Wed) (11/12/1980 (Wed))	06
"Modern China"	11/19/1980 (Wed) (11/19/1980 (Wed))	07
"China part 3 (TBC)"	11/26/1980 (Wed) (11/26/1980 (Wed))	08
"(placeholder)"	12/03/1980 (Wed) (12/03/1980 (Wed))	09
"Prenatal Diagnosis of Spina Bifida / Amniocentesis"	12/10/1980 (Wed) (12/10/1980 (Wed))	10
"Hypnosis / India's Sacred Cows / Ultra Sound Scanner (repeat)"	12/31/1980 (Wed) (12/31/1980 (Wed))	11
"One of the Family"	01/07/1981 (Wed) (01/07/1981 (Wed))	12
"Structure of Birds Eggs / Newfound land Oil"	01/14/1981 (Wed) (01/14/1981 (Wed))	13
"Poisoned Playgrounds / Charlie"	01/28/1981 (Wed) (01/28/1981 (Wed))	14
"High Altitude Physiology / The Vision of Galileo / Dust Storms"	02/04/1981 (Wed) (02/04/1981 (Wed))	15
"Sri Lanka"	02/18/1981 (Wed) (02/18/1981 (Wed))	16
"(placeholder)"	02/25/1981 (Wed) (02/25/1981 (Wed))	17
"Tar Sands"	03/04/1981 (Wed) (03/04/1981 (Wed))	18
"Blackfly"	03/11/1981 (Wed) (03/11/1981 (Wed))	19
"Foxes Earth"	03/25/1981 (Wed) (03/25/1981 (Wed))	20
"(placeholder)"	04/01/1981 (Wed) (04/01/1981 (Wed))	21
"Skin / Manatees / Ludhiana"	06/08/1981 (Mon) (06/08/1981 (Mon))	repeat

Season 21: 1981 - 1982

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Season Premiere"	10/14/1981 (Wed) (10/14/1981 (Wed))	01
David Suzuki examines reconnective surgery and the vision capabilities of sharks, visits an irrigation project in India and explains the functions of batteries. The micro-surgery segment was taped in China and features Dr. Chen Chung Wei of the 6th People's Hospital in Shanghai. Dr. Chen is credited with pioneering the techniques now being practiced at Toronto's General hospital.
"(placeholder)"	10/21/1981 (Wed) (10/21/1981 (Wed))	02
"(placeholder)"	10/28/1981 (Wed) (10/28/1981 (Wed))	03
"Piano / Frogs / The Atom Smasher / Phonograph"	11/04/1981 Wed) (11/04/1981 Wed))	04
"The Thoroughbred / A Magic Way of Going"	11/11/1981 (Wed) (11/11/1981 (Wed))	05
"Twins"	11/18/1981 (Wed) (11/18/1981 (Wed))	06
"Tipping The Scales / Anorexia"	12/02/1981 (Wed) (12/02/1981 (Wed))	07
"A Natural Turn of Events"	12/09/1981 (Wed) (12/09/1981 (Wed))	08
"Making It Big"	01/06/1982 (Wed) (01/06/1982 (Wed))	09
"Jute Plastic / Honeybees / Hildebrand"	01/24/1982 (Sun) (01/24/1982 (Sun))	10
"Tide Mill / Mind's Eye / Snakes"	03/10/1982 (Wed) (03/10/1982 (Wed))	11
"Rabies / Coral Island / Microwave Oven"	06/08/1982 (Tue) (06/08/1982 (Tue))	12
"Edge Of The Cold"	06/15/1982 (Tue) (06/15/1982 (Tue))	13
"A Monster Make / Nuclear War"	08/03/1982 (Tue) (08/03/1982 (Tue))	14
"Bionic limbs / Hanuman Langurs / the monkeys of India"	08/17/1982 (Tue) (08/17/1982 (Tue))	15

Season 22: 1982 - 1983

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Telidon / Submerged Birds / Tulips (Season Premier)"	10/20/1982 (Wed) (10/20/1982 (Wed))	01
Telidon is Canada's entry in the race to develop the most advanced and versatile teletext system.
"(placeholder)"	10/27/1982 (Wed) (10/27/1982 (Wed))	02
"(placeholder)"	11/03/1982 (Wed) (11/03/1982 (Wed))	03
"(placeholder)"	11/10/1982 (Wed) (11/10/1982 (Wed))	04
"Solar Techniques / Fragile Bones / Dial"	11/17/1982 (Wed) (11/17/1982 (Wed))	05
"(placeholder)"	11/24/1982 (Wed) (11/24/1982 (Wed))	06
"(placeholder)"	12/01/1982 (Wed) (12/01/1982 (Wed))	07
"The Edge of the Cold (repeat)"	12/08/1982 (Wed) (12/08/1982 (Wed))	08
"(placeholder)"	12/15/1982 (Wed) (12/15/1982 (Wed))	09
"Prenatal Diagnosis / Scanning With Sound Waves"	12/22/1982 (Wed) (12/22/1982 (Wed))	10
"Himalayan Floods"	12/29/1982 (Wed) (12/29/1982 (Wed))	11
"(placeholder)"	01/12/1983 (Wed) (01/12/1983 (Wed))	12
"(placeholder)"	01/19/1983 (Wed) (01/19/1983 (Wed))	13
"(placeholder)"	01/27/1983 (Thu) (01/27/1983 (Thu))	14
"Gentle Giant / Sewage Treatment"	02/02/1983 (Wed) (02/02/1983 (Wed))	15
"(placeholder)"	02/09/1983 (Wed) (02/09/1983 (Wed))	16
"(placeholder)"	02/16/1983 (Wed) (02/16/1983 (Wed))	17
"(placeholder)"	02/23/1983 (Wed) (02/23/1983 (Wed))	18
"(placeholder)"	03/02/1983 (Wed) (03/02/1983 (Wed))	19
"(placeholder)"	03/09/1983 (Wed) (03/09/1983 (Wed))	repeat
A "waterproof" South American frog that lives in trees rather than water, an examination of the piano featuring pianist Anton Kuerti, the history of the phonograph record and a Swiss sub-nuclear kitchen are featured.
"(placeholder)"	03/16/1983 (Wed) (03/16/1983 (Wed))	20
"(placeholder)"	03/30/1983 (Wed) (03/30/1983 (Wed))	21

Season 23: 1983 - 1984

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Natation / Diabetes / Manufacturing Glass Eyes (Season Premier)"	10/05/1983 (Wed) (10/05/1983 (Wed))	01
Dr. David Suzuki profiles veteran Canadian swimmer Dan Thompson, the lifestyles of diabetics and the manufacturing of glass eyes.
"(placeholder)"	10/12/1983 (Wed) (10/12/1983 (Wed))	02
"(placeholder)"	10/19/1983 (Wed) (10/19/1983 (Wed))	03
"Japanese Sand Baths"	10/26/1983 (Wed) (10/26/1983 (Wed))	04
"(placeholder)"	11/02/1983 (Wed) (11/02/1983 (Wed))	05
"Flight Simulators / Beating The Blues"	12/21/1983 (Wed) (12/21/1983 (Wed))	06
"Bring Back My Bonnie"	02/08/1984 (Wed) (02/08/1984 (Wed))	07
"Decade of Delay / RH Laboratory / Hawaii Telescope"	02/15/1984 (Wed) (02/15/1984 (Wed))	08

Season 24: 1984 - 1985

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"(Placeholder)"	11/28/1984 (Wed) (11/28/1984 (Wed))	??
The right whale is observed in its summer breeding grounds in the Bay of Fundy.
"Making Moves"	12/12/1984 (Wed) (12/12/1984 (Wed))	01
"Voices in the Wind"	12/26/1984 (Wed) (12/26/1984 (Wed))	02
A historical look at the evolution of the pipe organ.
"Dinosaur"	01/09/1985 (Wed) (01/09/1985 (Wed))	03
"A PLANET FOR THE TAKING Overview / Blue Babies / High Flight"	01/30/1985 (Wed) (01/30/1985 (Wed))	04
"Where the Bay Becomes the Sea"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	05

Season 25: 1985 - 1986

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Season Premiere"	10/09/1985 (Wed) (10/09/1985 (Wed))	01
Another visit with cystic fibrosis victim Susan McKellar, and the return of the sea otter.
"Air Craft"	10/16/1985 (Wed) (10/16/1985 (Wed))	02
A look at the machines designed to enable man to fly, from the Wright Brothers to today's revolutionary designs.
"Frogs, Snakes and Turtles / Lobsters"	11/10/1985 (Sun) (11/10/1985 (Sun))	03
"Doctors Of The Future / Walking / Vortices"	11/13/1985 (Wed) (11/13/1985 (Wed))	04
"Chinese wall paintings / drilling for oil between Arctic ice / fly fishing"	12/08/1985 (Sun) (12/08/1985 (Sun))	05
"How Alcohol Affects the Body / Ancient Life-forms / The Physics of Archery"	12/11/1985 (Wed) (12/11/1985 (Wed))	06
"Islands at the Edge"	01/29/1986 (Wed) (01/29/1986 (Wed))	07
The wilderness refuge of British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands is threatened by logging operations intent on harvesting the Sitka spruce.
"Microscopic Plants and Oxygen"	02/26/1986 (Wed) (02/26/1986 (Wed))	08
"Acid Rains"	03/12/1986 (Wed) (03/12/1986 (Wed))	09

Season 26: 1986 - 1987

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Season Premier"	10/08/1986 (Wed) (10/08/1986 (Wed))	01
David Suzuki is the host of this award-winning science show which begins its 27th season. What will the car of the future be like? Faster? Sleeker? Will it be built by humans — or machines? Will it continue to pollute and kill? Join David Suzuki for an eye-opening ride through the fact and fantasy of the machine we love. And hate.
"Restless Sky; Rotation; Handcraft in History"	10/15/1986 (Wed) (10/15/1986 (Wed))	02
Clouds, and the atmospheric forces that create weather; an illustration of the principle of rotation; traditional methods and modern techniques employed in making paper in Nepal.
"The Niagara Escarpment: A Rock Video"	10/22/1986 (Wed) (10/22/1986 (Wed))	03
A look at the dangerous and beautiful Niagara Escarpment, a limestone spine that runs northward from Niagara Falls through the densely populated province of Ontario.
"(Placeholder)"	10/29/1986 (Wed) (10/29/1986 (Wed))	04
Bereaved Argentinian women whose persistence and courage have enlisted help from American geneticists and forensic scientists in identifying the victims of their former government's persecution; ultrasonic sound and kidney stones; ambitious curbside recycling programs.
"(Placeholder)"	11/05/1986 (Wed) (11/05/1986 (Wed))	05
A look at the therapeutic use of plants over the years to cure illnesses and maintain good health, and how the deteriorating number of plant species in the world may prove to be a medical, as well as environmental, loss to humanity.
"(Placeholder)"	11/12/1986 (Wed) (11/12/1986 (Wed))	06
A look at how some animals, including the snapping shrimp and possibly the whale, use sound waves to stun their prey.
"Women of Kerala / Vortex"	11/26/1986 (Wed) (11/26/1986 (Wed))	07
Describes a program in Kerala, a state in southern India, where a combination of contraception, voluntary sterilization, increased education, a lowered rate of infant mortality, and the extension of health care to impoverished rural areas has produced a dramatic decrease in the birth rate. Also, scientific and technical research focused on the vortex.
"Air Craft"	12/03/1986 (Wed) (12/03/1986 (Wed))	repeat
A look at flying machines, from the Wright Brothers to today's revolutionary designs.
"The Familiar Face of Love"	12/10/1986 (Wed) (12/10/1986 (Wed))	08
An exploration into the psychological and social forces which form our ideas and feelings about the opposite sex.
"Caribou Drowning in Niagara / Teflon Knee"	12/17/1986 (Wed) (12/17/1986 (Wed))	09
An investigation into the drowning of 10,000 caribou in Limestone Falls, Labrador, in 1984, and a knee operation using a newly developed artificial ligament made of flexible Teflon.
"(Placeholder)"	01/07/1987 (Wed) (01/07/1987 (Wed))	10
The language behind the gestures of a symphony conductor; and Canada's oldest residential environment education program, the Toronto Island Public and Nature Science School.
"(Placeholder)"	01/14/1987 (Wed) (01/14/1987 (Wed))	11
A visit to a classroom where an innovative approach is taken in teaching math, and children are encouraged to invent their own math problems to solve by creating games and puzzles.
"(Placeholder)"	02/04/1987 (Wed) (02/04/1987 (Wed))	12
The chemistry of fire; and a look at two species of cormorants noted for their fishing abilities.
"(Placeholder)"	02/18/1987 (Wed) (02/18/1987 (Wed))	13
A simple solution of sugar, salt and water is saving millions of children's lives in Third World countries from diarrhea and subsequent dehydration, which causes more deaths than famine.
"(Placeholder)"	03/11/1987 (Wed) (03/11/1987 (Wed))	14
This journey into the human immune system focuses on various aspects of the AIDS virus, from its origin in history to the psycho-social impact on its victims and society.

Season 27: 1987 - 1988

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Nuclear Power: The Hot Debate"	??/??/1987 (??/??/1987)	??
The long-term effects of fall-out from Chernobyl are still being debated. The pros and cons of nuclear power have been hotly debated for the past decade, but the shock waves of the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl have brought that debate to a boil. This episode looks at that debate. How safe are reactors and waste disposal? What about uranium mining, weapons proliferation, and the economics? How safe is nuclear energy and what are the alternatives?
"Serving Time / Arctic wildlife"	12/16/1987 (12/16/1987)	01
"The Living Arctic"	12/22/1987 (12/22/1987)	02
"Spas - Magic Or Medicine"	12/30/1987 (12/30/1987)	03

Season 28: 1988 - 1989

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Trouble In The Forest"	10/12/1988 (10/12/1988)	01
"Blowpipes and Bulldozers"	01/11/1989 (01/11/1989)	02
"Back Pain / Structural Colours"	01/18/1989 (01/18/1989)	03
"Roger Tory Peterson: Portrait of a Bird Watcher Update"	02/22/1989 (02/22/1989)	04
"EDGE OF ICE"	03/02/1989 (03/02/1989)	05
"The New Face of Leprosy"	05/17/1989 (05/17/1989)	06
"AIDS: A Report"	07/19/1989 (07/19/1989)	07

Season 29: 1989 - 1990

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The conservation of rare breeds of farm animals; the feeding behaviour of the phalarope, an unusual shorebird"	12/06/1989 (Wed) (12/06/1989 (Wed))	??
"A look at how various forms of wildlife survive in the Arctic regions. (Part 2 of 2)"	12/27/1989 (Wed) (12/27/1989 (Wed))	??
"The psychological and social forces which shape people's feelings and ideas about the opposite sex."	02/14/1990 (Wed) (02/14/1990 (Wed))	??
"Psychologist John Kennedy, from the University of Toronto, examines the ability of blind people to create and interpret visual images."	02/28/1990 (Wed) (02/28/1990 (Wed))	??
"Turning to Dust"	03/14/1990 (Wed) (03/14/1990 (Wed))	??
Host David Suzuki and narrator Angela Fusco present this program on the deterioration of paper in old books around the world. At least one-third of the world's books are turning into particles and dust as they become embrittled. This program describes various methods of book preservation, including re-binding, photocopying, de-acidification and creating micro-fiche copies.
"The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a wilderness against the Canada/U.S. border that is the calving grounds of caribou, is threatened by the U.S. Department of the Interior's plans to develop the land for oil"	06/20/1990 (Wed) (06/20/1990 (Wed))	??
"Profiling the declining seabird population on the small islands east of Quebec City"	07/18/1990 (Wed) (07/18/1990 (Wed))	??
"The reasons behind the impending extinction of the black rhino are explored"	08/01/1990 (Wed) (08/01/1990 (Wed))	??
"Through the Looking Glass"	09/05/1990 (Wed) (09/05/1990 (Wed))	??
Dip into the show's archives; see the world and life the way it was 30 years ago.

Season 30: 1990 - 1991

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"GREEN QUIZ"	10/3/1990 (10/3/1990)	01
"Crying Wolf"	10/10/1990 (10/10/1990)	02
"The Insect World"	11/7/1990 (11/7/1990)	03
"The Vietnamese People's Struggle"	11/28/1990 (11/28/1990)	04
"Running for Their Lives"	4/12/1991 (4/12/1991)	05

Season 31: 1991 - 1992

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Debate on Animal Research Issues - Season Premiere"	10/2/1991 (10/2/1991)	01
"Giant Kelp Forests"	11/06/1991 (11/06/1991)	02
"The Life of the Wild Dog"	12/4/1991 (12/4/1991)	03
"Lasers: Brighter Than the Sun"	1/15/1992 (1/15/1992)	04
"Connecting Flights: Shorebird Migration"	3/18/1992 (3/18/1992)	05

Season 32: 1992 - 1993

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Last Survivors"	11/4/1992 (11/4/1992)	01
"Living With Stress"	11/11/1992 (11/11/1992)	02
"If Caribou Could Vote"	11/18/1992 (11/18/1992)	03
"The Elements"	11/25/1992 (11/25/1992)	04
"Back Street Bandits/Milkweed"	12/2/1992 (12/2/1992)	05
"End of the Line"	12/16/1992 (12/16/1992)	06
"Toys"	12/23/1992 (12/23/1992)	07
"In the Company of Moose"	1/6/1993 (1/6/1993)	08
"The Mystery of the Mind"	1/20/1993 (1/20/1993)	09
"Monkey Business"	1/27/1993 (1/27/1993)	10
"Diabetes: Blood Sugar, Sweat and Tears"	2/3/1993 (2/3/1993)	11
"Baboons"	2/16/1993 (2/16/1993)	12
"Coral Reefs: Rain Forests of the Sea"	2/24/1993 (2/24/1993)	13
"Pumping Hormones"	3/24/1993 (3/24/1993)	14
"The Hidden World of the Bog"	3/31/1993 (3/31/1993)	15
Looks at bogs, the mysterious foggy wetlands with a reputation for being dangerous and expendible, which in fact contain a rich and intriguing diversity of plants and animals.
"A Climate for Change"	5/30/1993 (5/30/1993)	16

Season 33: 1993 - 1994

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Hidden World of the Bog (repeat from 3/31/1993 ?)"	10/17/1993  (10/17/1993 )	01
"The shoreline doesn't stop here anymore"	10/27/1993 (10/27/1993)	02
"Memory: The Past Imperfect"	3/20/1994 (3/20/1994)	03

Season 34: 1994 - 1995

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Balancing Act/Kids Go Wild"	10/13/1994 (Thu) (10/13/1994 (Thu))	01
"Falcons by the Sea/Milkweed"	10/19/1994 (Wed) (10/19/1994 (Wed))	02
"Through the Looking Glass (is this a repeat from 09/05/1990 ?)"	10/22/1994 (Sat) (10/22/1994 (Sat))	03
"Journey to the Source"	06/13/1995 (Tue) (06/13/1995 (Tue))	04

Season 35: 1995 - 1996

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Where The Heron Finds Its Home"	10/12/1995 (10/12/1995)	01
"Martin Gardner: Mathemagician"	10/26/1995 (10/26/1995)	02

Season 36: 1996 - 1997

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"SKIN DEEP: THE SCIENCE OF RACE"	10/03/1996 (Thu) (10/03/1996 (Thu))	01
"THE THREE GORGES DAM"	10/10/1996 (Thu) (10/10/1996 (Thu))	02
"Roger Tory Peterson; Portrait of a Birdwatcher"	10/17/1996 (Thu) (10/17/1996 (Thu))	03
"Wetlands"	10/24/1996 (Thu) (10/24/1996 (Thu))	04
"PAUL EHRLICH AND THE POPULATION BOMB"	10/31/1996 (Thu) (10/31/1996 (Thu))	05
"Alternative Medicine: Teaching Old Doctors New Tricks"	11/07/1996 (Thu) (11/07/1996 (Thu))	06
"PELICANS AND CORMORANTS: PRAIRIE SCAPEGOATS"	11/14/1996 (Thu) (11/14/1996 (Thu))	07
"The Child Who Couldn't Play"	11/21/1996 (Thu) (11/21/1996 (Thu))	repeat
"ASTHMA: AIR OF MYSTERY"	12/05/1996 (Thu) (12/05/1996 (Thu))	08
"LEARNING TO LOVE THE CREEPY CRAWLIES"	12/12/1996 (Thu) (12/12/1996 (Thu))	repeat
"Bald Eagle: Searching for Home"	12/19/1996 (Thu) (12/19/1996 (Thu))	09
In many places bald eagles return to find their habitat occupied and their food supply gone. This program explains how commercial fishing, logging and urban sprawl have destroyed salmon stocks, which in turn affects bald eagles who feed on the fish.
"THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A POINT OF VIEW: JOHN LIVINGSTON"	01/16/1997 (Thu) (01/16/1997 (Thu))	repeat
"Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation"	01/23/1997 (Thu) (01/23/1997 (Thu))	repeat
"DEALING WITH DRUGS UPDATE"	01/30/1997 (Thu) (01/30/1997 (Thu))	repeat
"THE GREAT BUFFALO DELTA"	02/06/1997 (Thu) (02/06/1997 (Thu))	repeat
"The Friendly Atom: An Industrial History"	02/13/1997 (Thu) (02/13/1997 (Thu))	10
"YUKON TO YELLOWSTONE"	02/20/1997 (Thu) (02/20/1997 (Thu))	11
"Who Cares About Malaria? (TBC-1994?)"	02/27/1997 (Thu) (02/27/1997 (Thu))	12

Season 37: 1998

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Phobias: Secret Fears"	01/08/1998 (Thu) (01/08/1998 (Thu))	01
"(Placeholder)"	01/15/1998 (Thu) (01/15/1998 (Thu))	02
"Wildlife for Sale - Dead or Alive!"	01/22/1998 (Thu) (01/22/1998 (Thu))	03
"Not So Sweet"	01/29/1998 (Thu) (01/29/1998 (Thu))	04
"Little Brother Fights Back"	02/05/1998 (Thu) (02/05/1998 (Thu))	05
"Labrador: The Way of the Caribou"	02/26/1998 (Thu) (02/26/1998 (Thu))	06
"Hot Flash on Menopause"	03/05/1998 (Thu) (03/05/1998 (Thu))	07
"(Placeholder)"	03/12/1998 (Thu) (03/12/1998 (Thu))	08
"(Placeholder)"	03/19/1998 (Thu) (03/19/1998 (Thu))	09
"(Placeholder)"	03/26/1998 (Thu) (03/26/1998 (Thu))	10
"(Placeholder)"	04/09/1998 (Thu) (04/09/1998 (Thu))	11
"A Look On Obesity"	04/16/1998 (Thu) (04/16/1998 (Thu))	12

Season 38: 1998 - 1999

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Up Close and Personal: The Ecology of David Suzuki"	10/08/1998 (Thu) (10/08/1998 (Thu))	01
"High Society: Reefer Madness 2"	10/15/1998 (Thu) (10/15/1998 (Thu))	02
"Grasslands"	11/05/1998 (Thu) (11/05/1998 (Thu))	03
"Good Wood"	11/26/1998 (Thu) (11/26/1998 (Thu))	04
"Look Who's Talking...How Animals Communicate"	12/03/1998 (Thu) (12/03/1998 (Thu))	05
"Chimps on Death Row"	01/21/1999 (Thu) (01/21/1999 (Thu))	06
"Man and Dog: An Evolving Partnership"	01/28/1999 (Thu) (01/28/1999 (Thu))	07
"Weighing the Options: Elective Scoliosis Surgery"	02/11/1999 (Thu) (02/11/1999 (Thu))	08
"Escape From Earth"	02/28/1999 (Sun) (02/28/1999 (Sun))	09
"Dead Heat"	03/04/1999 (Thu) (03/04/1999 (Thu))	10
"The Pill"	03/11/1999 (Thu) (03/11/1999 (Thu))	11
"Turning Down the Heat"	04/08/1999 (Thu) (04/08/1999 (Thu))	12
"Wonders of the World"	04/15/1999 (Thu) (04/15/1999 (Thu))	13
"Why Sex?"	05/13/1999 (Thu) (05/13/1999 (Thu))	14

Season 39: 1999 - 2000

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Phallacies"	10/04/1999 (Mon) (10/04/1999 (Mon))	01
Season Opener: Myths and misconceptions are often born from the concealment of facts. This program brings the penis front and center for an unfettered study of the male organ's place in history, art, religion, and contemporary life.
"How To Live To 100"	10/11/1999 (Mon) (10/11/1999 (Mon))	02
"The Hidden Killer: Portrait of an Epidemic"	10/18/1999 (Mon) (10/18/1999 (Mon))	03
A documentary reconstructing a health emergency in Arizona; the killer was discovered to be the mouse-borne Hantavirus.
"Parkinson's: Lynda's Story"	10/25/1999 (Mon) (10/25/1999 (Mon))	04
"Lost"	11/08/1999 (Mon) (11/08/1999 (Mon))	05
"Designing for Dignity: Engineering Body Parts"	11/22/1999 (Mon) (11/22/1999 (Mon))	06
"Race for the Future"	11/29/1999 (Mon) (11/29/1999 (Mon))	07
"Race for the Future, Part 2"	12/06/1999 (Mon) (12/06/1999 (Mon))	08
"The Sleep Famine"	01/24/2000 (Mon) (01/24/2000 (Mon))	09
"Do Parents Matter?"	02/07/2000 (Mon) (02/07/2000 (Mon))	10
"Silent Sentinels"	02/21/2000 (Mon) (02/21/2000 (Mon))	11
Mass bleaching of coral has swept the world's tropical oceans, in places leaving hundreds of miles of coral coastline severely damaged. This program examines the issues associated with damage to corals: rising temperatures, and acidification due to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
"Wild Goose Chase"	02/28/2000 (Mon) (02/28/2000 (Mon))	12
Wild Goose Chase explores the ways in which city-dwelling Canada Geese and arctic-nesting Lesser Snow Geese have turned the modern, human-altered landscape to their advantage.
"Humans: Who are We, Part 1 - The Birth of The Human Mind"	03/13/2000 (Mon) (03/13/2000 (Mon))	13
"Humans: Who Are We?, Part 2 - The Human Invasion"	03/20/2000 (Mon) (03/20/2000 (Mon))	14
"Weather: Dragons of Chaos"	03/27/2000 (Mon) (03/27/2000 (Mon))	15
"Horses of Suffield"	06/25/2000 (Sun) (06/25/2000 (Sun))	repeat
This documentary explores the fate of the endangered wild Suffield horses of Alberta. Located near a military base close to Medicine Hat, these animals were originally domesticated but returned to the wild over generations.

Season 40: 2000 - 2001

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Nuclear Dynamite"	10/05/2000 (Thu) (10/05/2000 (Thu))	03
"Breath of Life"	10/12/2000 (Thu) (10/12/2000 (Thu))	04
"Spare Parts"	10/19/2000 (Thu) (10/19/2000 (Thu))	05
"Lost Worlds: Wild South America"	11/23/2000 (Thu) (11/23/2000 (Thu))	06
"Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Monkey Jungles"	11/30/2000 (Thu) (11/30/2000 (Thu))	07
"Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Mighty Amazon"	12/07/2000 (Thu) (12/07/2000 (Thu))	08
"Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Andes"	01/03/2001 (Wed) (01/03/2001 (Wed))	09
"Amanda's Choice/Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease"	01/10/2001 (Wed) (01/10/2001 (Wed))	10
"Coastal Forest/Salmon Forest"	02/07/2001 (Wed) (02/07/2001 (Wed))	11
"Fish Farming/The Price of Salmon"	02/14/2001 (Wed) (02/14/2001 (Wed))	12
"Surgeons of the Future"	02/21/2001 (Wed) (02/21/2001 (Wed))	13
"Changing Ground/Maisin People In Papua New Guinea"	02/28/2001 (Wed) (02/28/2001 (Wed))	14
"Pesticides and Human Development"	03/14/2001 (Wed) (03/14/2001 (Wed))	15
"Hospital at the End of the Earth"	03/21/2001 (Wed) (03/21/2001 (Wed))	16
"Worst Case Scenario"	04/04/2001 (Wed) (04/04/2001 (Wed))	19

Season 41: 2001 - 2002

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Mighty Amazon"	09/09/2001 (Sun) (09/09/2001 (Sun))	01
"The Salmon Forest"	09/12/2001 (Wed) (09/12/2001 (Wed))	02
"Penguin Shores"	09/23/2001 (Sun) (09/23/2001 (Sun))	03
"Lost Worlds: Great Plains"	09/30/2001 (Sun) (09/30/2001 (Sun))	04
"Me, My Brain And I Unmasking The Mystery Of The Conscious Mind"	10/02/2001 (Tue) (10/02/2001 (Tue))	05
"Warnings From The Wild"	10/09/2001 (Tue) (10/09/2001 (Tue))	06
"Touch: The Forgotten Sense"	10/16/2001 (Tue) (10/16/2001 (Tue))	07
"Psychopaths"	10/23/2001 (Tue) (10/23/2001 (Tue))	08
"Drug Deals: The Brave New World of Prescription Drugs"	11/13/2001 (Tue) (11/13/2001 (Tue))	09
An in-depth investigation into the influence of pharmaceutical companies on all aspects of drug research, approval and prescription.
"Bioterror"	11/20/2001 (Tue) (11/20/2001 (Tue))	10
"Race Against Time"	11/27/2001 (Tue) (11/27/2001 (Tue))	11
"Return Of The Peregrine"	12/04/2001 (Tue) (12/04/2001 (Tue))	12
"Living Forever"	01/08/2002 (Tue) (01/08/2002 (Tue))	13
"Genetically Modified Foods"	01/15/2002 (Tue) (01/15/2002 (Tue))	14
"Self-Experimenters"	01/22/2002 (Tue) (01/22/2002 (Tue))	15
"Morphine On Trial"	03/05/2002 (Tue) (03/05/2002 (Tue))	16
"Cyberman: Canada's Original Cyborg"	03/12/2002 (Tue) (03/12/2002 (Tue))	17
A Toronto-based inventor, university teacher and cyborg introduces wearable computer technology which has made him “all human with machine-extended parts.”
"Wired For Life"	03/19/2002 (Tue) (03/19/2002 (Tue))	18
"Intuition"	03/26/2002 (Tue) (03/26/2002 (Tue))	19
"Beluga Speaking Across Time"	04/09/2002 (Tue) (04/09/2002 (Tue))	20
"Hot Flash On Menopause"	07/23/2002 (Tue) (07/23/2002 (Tue))	21

Season 42: 2002 - 2003

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Up Close and Toxic"	10/17/2002 (Thu) (10/17/2002 (Thu))	01
"Flight of the Whooping Crane"	10/24/2002 (Thu) (10/24/2002 (Thu))	02
"A Madman's Journal"	10/31/2002 (Thu) (10/31/2002 (Thu))	03
"Years From Here: the Maisin visit the Stó:lo"	11/07/2002 (Thu) (11/07/2002 (Thu))	04
"Biomimicry: Learning From Nature: Part I"	11/14/2002 (Thu) (11/14/2002 (Thu))	05
"Biomimicry: Learning From Nature: Part II"	11/21/2002 (Thu) (11/21/2002 (Thu))	06
"Through the Lens: A Look Back at the Nature of Things"	11/26/2002 (Thu) (11/26/2002 (Thu))	07
"Recovering Krystal"	01/03/2003 (Fri)  (01/03/2003 (Fri) )	08
"A Disease Called Pain"	01/09/2003 (Thu) (01/09/2003 (Thu))	09
"Jo'burg: A View From The Summit"	01/16/2003 (Thu) (01/16/2003 (Thu))	10
Jo'burg; A View From the Summit marks the final episode of The Nature of Things 2002/2003 season. The Nature of Things will continue to be repeated on Sundays at 3PM (EST) on CBC.
"The Investigation of Swissair 111"	04/03/2003 (Thu) (04/03/2003 (Thu))	??
"The Man Who Talks with Wolves"	05/25/2003 (Sun) (05/25/2003 (Sun))	??
"Hypnosis, A Window into the Mind"	06/01/2003 (Sun) (06/01/2003 (Sun))	??
Hypnosis is being re-evaluated and is seen by many as a technique that has a useful place in a diverse range of medical, psychological and investigative pursuits.
"Great Natural Wonders of the World"	06/08/2003 (Sun) (06/08/2003 (Sun))	??
A journey across the seven continents in search of the world's most impressive and inspiring wild landscapes and natural marvels.
"The Navigators (Part I)"	06/15/2003 (Sun) (06/15/2003 (Sun))	??
Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders' exploration and colonization of Terra Australis.
"The Navigators (Part II)"	06/22/2003 (Sun) (06/22/2003 (Sun))	??
"S.A.R.S.-The True Story"	06/29/2003 (Sun) (06/29/2003 (Sun))	??
"Hotel Heliconia"	08/17/2003 (Sun) (08/17/2003 (Sun))	??
"Sea of Snakes"	08/24/2003 (Sun) (08/24/2003 (Sun))	??
"Almost Home: A Sayisi Dene Journey"	08/31/2003 (Sun) (08/31/2003 (Sun))	??
The Sayisi Dene people of Tadoule Lake in northern Manitoba are a people with a nomadic history of following and hunting the caribou. In 1956, the federal government forced them to give up their ways and move to Churchill, Manitoba. What followed was many years of hardship, more re-location, and eventually a return to their homeland.
"Moving Sands"	09/14/2003 (Sun) (09/14/2003 (Sun))	??
The unlikely epic of 43 km of sand and 500 years of history: Sable Island, off the shores of Nova Scotia.
"Easter Island: Eyes of the Moai"	09/21/2003 (Sun) (09/21/2003 (Sun))	??
Easter Island is the most remote inhabited place on our planet. For 1,500 years, this isolation has acted as both a shelter for - and a curse upon - the island's indigenous Rapa Nui people.

Season 43: 2003 - 2004

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Ghosts of Lomako (Season Premier)"	10/22/2003 (Wed) (10/22/2003 (Wed))	01
The Ghosts Of Lomako follows Belgian primatologist Jef Dupain as he returns to his research camp in Upper Congo, to observe the conditions affecting the bonobo, a great ape and endangered species.
"The Shark Tracker"	10/29/2003 (Wed) (10/29/2003 (Wed))	02
"The Man Who Studies Murder Part I"	11/05/2003 (Wed) (11/05/2003 (Wed))	03
"The Man Who Studies Murder Part II"	11/12/2003 (Wed) (11/12/2003 (Wed))	04
"The Crossing"	11/19/2003 (Wed) (11/19/2003 (Wed))	05
"Canada's Amazon: A Boreal Forest Journey"	11/26/2003 (Wed) (11/26/2003 (Wed))	06
"The Weight of the World"	12/03/2003 (Wed) (12/03/2003 (Wed))	07
"Farm Inc. Part I"	01/07/2004 (Wed) (01/07/2004 (Wed))	08
"Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men"	01/07/2004 (Wed) (01/07/2004 (Wed))	08
"Farm Inc. Part II"	01/14/2004 (Wed) (01/14/2004 (Wed))	09
"Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life"	01/14/2004 (Wed) (01/14/2004 (Wed))	09
"The Value of Life: AIDS in Africa Revisited"	01/21/2004 (Wed) (01/21/2004 (Wed))	10
"Arctic Mission: The Great Adventure"	01/28/2004 (Wed) (01/28/2004 (Wed))	11
"Arctic Mission: Lords of the Arctic"	02/04/2004 (Wed) (02/04/2004 (Wed))	12
"Arctic Mission: People of the Ice"	02/11/2004 (Wed) (02/11/2004 (Wed))	13
"Arctic Mission: Washed Away"	02/18/2004 (Wed) (02/18/2004 (Wed))	14
"Arctic Mission: Climate on the Edge"	02/25/2004 (Wed) (02/25/2004 (Wed))	15
"Minor Keys"	03/03/2004 (Wed) (03/03/2004 (Wed))	16
"When Every Moment Counts"	03/10/2004 (Wed) (03/10/2004 (Wed))	17
"Walking With Ghosts"	03/17/2004 (Wed) (03/17/2004 (Wed))	18
"When is Enough, Enough?"	03/31/2004 (Wed) (03/31/2004 (Wed))	19
"Wild Australasia: Ep. 1 - Wild Australasia"	07/04/2004 (Sun) (07/04/2004 (Sun))	Special
This first program of the series is a sweeping introduction to the natural wonders of Australia and reveals why its natural history has become so distinctive and strange.
"Wild Australasia: Ep. 2 - Desert Heart"	07/11/2004 (Sun) (07/11/2004 (Sun))	Special
Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, but its huge desert centre is no barren wasteland - it's full of stunning landscapes and surprising wildlife.
"Wild Australasia: Ep. 3 - Southern Seas"	07/18/2004 (Sun) (07/18/2004 (Sun))	Special
The seas Down Under stretch from the dazzling topics to the wild, southern ocean and are full of surprises.
"Wild Australasia: Ep. 4 - Gum Tree Country"	07/25/2004 (Sun) (07/25/2004 (Sun))	Special
"The Bush" is the classic Australian landscape - and these weird and magical gum tree woodlands are home to the most famous Aussie animals.
"Wild Australasia: Ep. 5 - Island Arks"	08/01/2004 (Sun) (08/01/2004 (Sun))	Special
The seas Down Under contain a string of exotic islands, from tropical New Guinea to icy New Zealand, each with its own stunning landscapes and unique wildlife.
"Wild Australasia: Ep. 6 - New World"	08/08/2004 (Sun) (08/08/2004 (Sun))	Special
Australia is famously full of the weirdest animals, living undisturbed for almost 50 million years. But they are no longer alone here: people have also come to live in this land.
"Dope: Scientists and Sleuths Battle for the Soul of Sport"	08/10/2004 (Tue) (08/10/2004 (Tue))	Special
Drug detection experts are determined to ensure Athens Olympics 2004 is run clean, by probing to expose drug-designing chemists, dealers, crooked coaches and athletes who are prepared to do anything to win.

Season 44: 2004 - 2005

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Sex, Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy"	09/16/2004 (Thu) (09/16/2004 (Thu))	01
The untold story of women, 98% of whom undergo unnecessary and devastating surgery on their reproductive organs, often with life-long physical, emotional and sexual consequences.
"Terrible Lizards of Oz"	09/23/2004 (Thu) (09/23/2004 (Thu))	02
"Selling Sickness"	09/30/2004 (Thu) (09/30/2004 (Thu))	03
"ARKTIKA: The Russian Dream That Failed"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	04
"Shipbreakers"	10/14/2004 (Thu) (10/14/2004 (Thu))	05
Shipbreakers takes audiences to a remote stretch of beach on the Arabian Sea where obsolete ships are disassembled into smouldering scrap metal and toxic waste.
"Clot Busters"	10/21/2004 (Thu) (10/21/2004 (Thu))	06
"Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe"	10/28/2004 (Thu) (10/28/2004 (Thu))	07
"Tale of a Tiny Bird"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	08
"Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 1)"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	09
"Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 2)"	11/18/2004 (Thu) (11/18/2004 (Thu))	10
"Bhopal: The Search for Justice"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	11
"Forbidden Forest"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain - Anger"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain - Love"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain - Fear"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain - Happiness"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Fighting Fire with Fire"	01/13/2005 (Thu) (01/13/2005 (Thu))	??
"Being Caribou: Part 1"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Being Caribou: Part 2"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Whale Mission: The Last Giants"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Whale Mission: Keepers of Memory"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Five Seasons"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??

Season 45: 2005 - 2006

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders"	08/31/2005 (Wed) (08/31/2005 (Wed))	01
46th Season Premiere: A close-up look at a very large spider — the tarantula.
"Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter"	09/14/2005 (Wed) (09/14/2005 (Wed))	??
"Earth Energy"	10/19/2005 (Wed) (10/19/2005 (Wed))	??
"Change of Heart"	10/26/2005 (Wed) (10/26/2005 (Wed))	??
"Change of Heart" follows the team at the Cardiac Transplant Program at Toronto General Hospital, through weeks of intense work as they try to achieve the best outcomes for four remarkable patients in a race against time.
"The Secret Life of Babies"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Port Hope: A Question of Power"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Everyday Einstein"	06/18/2006 (Sun) (06/18/2006 (Sun))	??
"Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)"	06/25/2006 (Sun) (06/25/2006 (Sun))	??
"Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)"	07/02/2006 (Sun) (07/02/2006 (Sun))	??
"Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North"	07/09/2006 (Sun) (07/09/2006 (Sun))	??
"Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine"	07/16/2006 (Sun) (07/16/2006 (Sun))	??
"Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees"	07/23/2006 (Sun) (07/23/2006 (Sun))	??
"Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)"	07/30/2006 (Sun) (07/30/2006 (Sun))	??
"Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)"	08/06/2006 (Sun) (08/06/2006 (Sun))	??
"When Less is More"	08/13/2006 (Sun) (08/13/2006 (Sun))	??

Season 46: 2006 - 2007

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep"	12/06/2006 (Wed) (12/06/2006 (Wed))	??
Stephen Lewis criss-crosses Africa in a relentless effort to motivate response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic there.
"Edge of Eden - Living with Grizzlies"	??/??/???? (??/??/????)	??
"Tarantula"	06/03/2007 (Sun) (06/03/2007 (Sun))	repeat
"Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell"	06/10/2007 (Sun) (06/10/2007 (Sun))	02
"Build Green"	06/17/2007 (Sun) (06/17/2007 (Sun))	03
David Suzuki sets out across Canada to discover the latest in green housing. It is shown that a small investment can translate into three pluses: a rock-solid house, eco-friendliness and saving big bucks.
"Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks"	06/24/2007 (Sun) (06/24/2007 (Sun))	04
"Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island"	07/22/2007 (Sun) (07/22/2007 (Sun))	05
"Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores"	07/29/2007 (Sun) (07/29/2007 (Sun))	06
"Cuttlefish"	08/12/2007 (Sun) (08/12/2007 (Sun))	07
"Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave"	08/19/2007 (Sun) (08/19/2007 (Sun))	08
The Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave retells the discovery of an exceptional palaeological deposit that will revolutionize our knowledge of giant sloths. A gargantuan sloths skeleton is discovered that is perfectly preserved.
"Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes (Part 1 of 5)"	09/09/2007 (Sun) (09/09/2007 (Sun))	09
"Geologic Journey: The Rockies (Part 2 of 5)"	09/16/2007 (Sun) (09/16/2007 (Sun))	10
"Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield (Part 3 of 5)"	09/23/2007 (Sun) (09/23/2007 (Sun))	11
"Geologic Journey: The Appalachians (Part 4 of 5)"	09/30/2007 (Sun) (09/30/2007 (Sun))	12
"Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast (Part 5 of 5)"	10/07/2007 (Sun) (10/07/2007 (Sun))	13

Season 47: 2007 - 2008

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Bear Man of Kamchatka"	10/11/2007 (Thu) (10/11/2007 (Thu))	01
Charlie Russell proves that it is possible to live peacefully with one of the world's most feared and misunderstood creatures. (50 minute abbreviated version of Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies)
"Living Forever: The Longevity Revolution"	10/18/2007 (Thu) (10/18/2007 (Thu))	02
"Weather Report"	10/25/2007 (Thu) (10/25/2007 (Thu))	03
"Game Over: Conservation in Kenya"	11/01/2007 (Thu) (11/01/2007 (Thu))	04
"The Man with the Golden Cells"	11/08/2007 (Thu) (11/08/2007 (Thu))	05
"The Nature of Things Magazine"	11/15/2007 (Thu) (11/15/2007 (Thu))	06
"Climate Change I: An Uncertain Future"	11/22/2007 (Thu) (11/22/2007 (Thu))	07
"Climate Change II: Hot Times in the City"	11/29/2007 (Thu) (11/29/2007 (Thu))	08
"The Nature of Things Magazine"	12/06/2007 (Thu) (12/06/2007 (Thu))	09
"The Science of the Senses: Hearing"	01/10/2008 (Thu) (01/10/2008 (Thu))	10
"The Science of the Senses: Touch"	01/17/2008 (Thu) (01/17/2008 (Thu))	11
"The Science of the Senses: Smell/Taste"	01/24/2008 (Thu) (01/24/2008 (Thu))	12
"The Science of the Senses: Sight"	01/31/2008 (Thu) (01/31/2008 (Thu))	13
"Wild China: Heart of the Dragon"	06/22/2008 (Sun) (06/22/2008 (Sun))	15
"Wild China: Shangi-La"	06/28/2008 (Sat) (06/28/2008 (Sat))	16
"Wild China: The Tibetan Plateau"	06/29/2008 (Sun) (06/29/2008 (Sun))	17
"Wild China: Land of the Panda"	07/05/2008 (Sat) (07/05/2008 (Sat))	18
"Wild China: Beyond the Great Wall"	07/12/2008 (Sat) (07/12/2008 (Sat))	19
"Wild China: Tides of Change"	07/13/2008 (Sun) (07/13/2008 (Sun))	20
"Antarctic Mission: Islands at the Edge"	07/20/2008 (Sun) (07/20/2008 (Sun))	21
"Antarctic Mission: Window on a Changing Climate"	07/27/2008 (Sun) (07/27/2008 (Sun))	22
"Antarctic Mission: The Great Ocean of Ice"	08/03/2008 (Sun) (08/03/2008 (Sun))	23
"Antarctic Mission: The Last Continent"	08/30/2008 (Sat) (08/30/2008 (Sat))	24

Season 48: 2008 - 2009

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Hobbit Enigma"	10/16/2008 (Thu) (10/16/2008 (Thu))	01
Season Premiere: Is it a new species of ancient pre-human, or just an abnormally small member of our own species? Scientists study a tiny, misshapen prehistoric skeleton in The Hobbit Enigma.
"Rodney's Robot Revolution"	10/23/2008 (Thu) (10/23/2008 (Thu))	02
Engineer and inventor Rodney Brooks pursues the design a robot that can think for itself.
"The Adventurers: The Last Nomads"	10/30/2008 (Thu) (10/30/2008 (Thu))	03
"The Adventurers: The Everlasting Oasis"	11/06/2008 (Thu) (11/06/2008 (Thu))	04
"The Adventurers: A Story Told in Stone"	11/13/2008 (Thu) (11/13/2008 (Thu))	05
"The Suzuki Diaries: Europe"	11/16/2008 (Sun) (11/16/2008 (Sun))	06
"The Adventurers: The Lost People of Baja"	11/20/2008 (Thu) (11/20/2008 (Thu))	07
"The Brain that Changes Itself"	11/27/2008 (Thu) (11/27/2008 (Thu))	08
"Gone Sideways"	01/08/2009 (Thu) (01/08/2009 (Thu))	09
"Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez"	01/15/2009 (Thu) (01/15/2009 (Thu))	10
"Supercar: Building the Car of the Future"	01/29/2009 (Thu) (01/29/2009 (Thu))	11
"Living City: A Critical Guide"	02/05/2009 (Thu) (02/05/2009 (Thu))	12
"Inuit Odyssey"	02/12/2009 (Thu) (02/12/2009 (Thu))	13
"American Savannah"	02/19/2009 (Thu) (02/19/2009 (Thu))	14
"Arctic Meltdown: A Changing World"	06/20/2009 (Sat) (06/20/2009 (Sat))	special
Arctic Meltdown: A Changing World examines how Arctic nations are racing to claim control over the Arctic's resources and shipping routes.
"Arctic Meltdown: The Arctic Passages"	06/27/2009 (Sat) (06/27/2009 (Sat))	special
Arctic Meltdown: The Arctic Passages explores the Northwest Passage and how these dangerous waters are suddenly becoming accessible to businesses and shipping.
"Arctic Meltdown: Adapting to Change"	07/04/2009 (Sat) (07/04/2009 (Sat))	special
Arctic Meltdown: Adapting to Change tracks two different Arctics - one that is the storybook land of ice, snow and polar bears and the other that is covered with petroleum plants and pipelines carrying fossil fuels.

Season 49: 2009 - 2010

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"A Murder of Crows"	10/11/2009 (Sun) (10/11/2009 (Sun))	01
Season opener: A Murder of Crows explores what is known and being discovered about crows, which have been found through research and observation to be very intelligent.
"Mini Monsters of Amazonia"	10/18/2009 (Sun) (10/18/2009 (Sun))	02
"Broken Tail's Last Journey"	10/25/2009 (Sun) (10/25/2009 (Sun))	03
"Darwin's Brave New World: Origins"	11/01/2009 (Sun) (11/01/2009 (Sun))	04
"Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions"	11/08/2009 (Sun) (11/08/2009 (Sun))	05
"Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned"	11/15/2009 (Sun) (11/15/2009 (Sun))	06
"Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada"	11/22/2009 (Sun) (11/22/2009 (Sun))	07
"To Bee or Not to Bee"	01/07/2010 (Thu) (01/07/2010 (Thu))	08
"Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime"	01/21/2010 (Thu) (01/21/2010 (Thu))	09
"The Downside of High"	01/28/2010 (Thu) (01/28/2010 (Thu))	10
"Bat & Man"	02/04/2010 (Thu) (02/04/2010 (Thu))	11
"My Nuclear Neighbour"	02/11/2010 (Thu) (02/11/2010 (Thu))	12
"Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey"	02/18/2010 (Thu) (02/18/2010 (Thu))	13
"One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean"	03/04/2010 (Thu) (03/04/2010 (Thu))	14
"One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand"	03/11/2010 (Thu) (03/11/2010 (Thu))	15
"One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep"	03/18/2010 (Thu) (03/18/2010 (Thu))	16
"One Ocean: The Changing Sea"	03/25/2010 (Thu) (03/25/2010 (Thu))	17
"Masters of Space"	04/01/2010 (Thu) (04/01/2010 (Thu))	18
Masters of Space explores the emerging competition between major industrial nations to control space, and looks at the topic of space as a “new arena for war”.

Season 50: 2010 - 2011

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Aliens of the Deep Sea"	09/23/2010 (Thu) (09/23/2010 (Thu))	01
"Changing Your Mind"	09/30/2010 (Thu) (09/30/2010 (Thu))	02
"For the Love of Elephants"	10/14/2010 (Thu) (10/14/2010 (Thu))	03
For the Love of Elephants takes viewers inside the emotional world of baby orphaned African elephants and their compassionate keepers.
"Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe"	10/21/2010 (Thu) (10/21/2010 (Thu))	04
"Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift"	10/28/2010 (Thu) (10/28/2010 (Thu))	05
"Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim"	11/04/2010 (Thu) (11/04/2010 (Thu))	06
"Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas"	11/18/2010 (Thu) (11/18/2010 (Thu))	07
"Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia"	11/25/2010 (Thu) (11/25/2010 (Thu))	08
"When North Goes South"	12/02/2010 (Thu) (12/02/2010 (Thu))	09
"Code Breakers"	01/13/2011 (Thu) (01/13/2011 (Thu))	10
"Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands"	01/27/2011 (Thu) (01/27/2011 (Thu))	11
"The Last Grizzly"	02/03/2011 (Thu) (02/03/2011 (Thu))	12
"Return of the Prairie Bandit"	02/10/2011 (Thu) (02/10/2011 (Thu))	13
The film charts the progress made by wildlife biologist Travis Livieri (of Prairie Wildlife Research) who is spearheading the black-footed ferret revival in North America.
"Raccoon Nation"	02/24/2011 (Thu) (02/24/2011 (Thu))	14
"The Real Avatar"	03/03/2011 (Thu) (03/03/2011 (Thu))	15
"Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie"	03/13/2011 (Sun) (03/13/2011 (Sun))	16
"Save My Lake"	03/17/2011 (Thu) (03/17/2011 (Thu))	17
"50 Years of the Nature of Things"	03/24/2011 (Thu) (03/24/2011 (Thu))	18

Season 51: 2011 - 2012

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City"	10/13/2011 (Thu) (10/13/2011 (Thu))	01
51st Season Premiere: Welcome to Nano City explores nanotechnology's effect on communications integration, security and privacy. Will nanotechnology take us to a safer, more connected future — or an Orwellian police state?
"The Nano Revolution: More Than Human"	10/20/2011 (Thu) (10/20/2011 (Thu))	02
More Than Human delves into the medical and health revolution promised by nanotechnology. Nano-devices can help automate routine laboratory tests or deliver active treatment directly to affected cells, which could have wide-ranging effects on the treatment of disease.
"The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?"	10/27/2011 (Thu) (10/27/2011 (Thu))	03
Scientists believe that nanotechnology could be the key to overcoming some of the great challenges facing the Earth, such as fossil fuels and their impact on climate, the predicted depletion of oil resources, and our continued supply of clean water.
"Jungle Prescription"	11/10/2011 (Thu) (11/10/2011 (Thu))	04
"Emperor's Lost Harbour"	11/17/2011 (Thu) (11/17/2011 (Thu))	05
"Myth or Science"	11/24/2011 (Thu) (11/24/2011 (Thu))	06
"Waking the Green Tiger"	12/01/2011 (Thu) (12/01/2011 (Thu))	07
"Autism Enigma"	12/08/2011 (Thu) (12/08/2011 (Thu))	08
"Programmed to be Fat?"	01/12/2012 (Thu) (01/12/2012 (Thu))	09
"Surviving :) The Teenage Brain"	01/19/2012 (Thu) (01/19/2012 (Thu))	10
"Mysteries of the Animal Mind"	01/26/2012 (Thu) (01/26/2012 (Thu))	11
"The American Tiger"	02/02/2012 (Thu) (02/02/2012 (Thu))	12
"MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet"	02/09/2012 (Thu) (02/09/2012 (Thu))	13
"Suzuki Diaries: Future City"	02/16/2012 (Thu) (02/16/2012 (Thu))	14
"Journey to the Disaster Zone"	02/23/2012 (Thu) (02/23/2012 (Thu))	15
"The Perfect Runner"	03/15/2012 (Thu) (03/15/2012 (Thu))	16
An anthropologist explores how humans evolved to become nature's best endurance runners.
"Smarty Plants"	03/22/2012 (Thu) (03/22/2012 (Thu))	17
Explores secret communications of plants.
"Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey"	04/08/2012 (Sun) (04/08/2012 (Sun))	18
The film shows how polar bears are adapting to changing conditions in their environment or, in some cases, failing to adapt.

Season 52: 2012 - 2013

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"The Buffalo Wolves"	10/18/2012 (Thu) (10/18/2012 (Thu))	01
"Babies: Born to be Good?"	10/25/2012 (Thu) (10/25/2012 (Thu))	02
Examines the sense of morality born into babies and the question of whether human nature is moral.
"Nuts About Squirrels"	11/08/2012 (Thu) (11/08/2012 (Thu))	03
"Planet Hunters"	11/15/2012 (Thu) (11/15/2012 (Thu))	04
Astronomers have developed new ways to find planets and planet candidates circling distant stars.
"The Norse: An Arctic Mystery"	11/22/2012 (Thu) (11/22/2012 (Thu))	05
An archaeologist for the Canadian Museum of Civilization makes a case that that Norse traders conducted a thriving trade in fur and walrus ivory with the native Dorset peoples on Baffin Island a millennium ago.
"Lights Out!"	12/06/2012 (Thu) (12/06/2012 (Thu))	06
An examination of how artificial light at night is increasingly seen as dangerous to our health.
"David Suzuki's Andean Adventure"	01/10/2013 (Thu) (01/10/2013 (Thu))	07
"Zapped: The Buzz About Mosquitoes"	01/17/2013 (Thu) (01/17/2013 (Thu))	08
"Shattered Ground"	02/07/2013 (Thu) (02/07/2013 (Thu))	09
Explains the science behind fracking (hydraulic fracturing) — and depicts the lives of individuals and communities impacted by its consequences.
"Meet the Coywolf"	02/14/2013 (Thu) (02/14/2013 (Thu))	10
Scientists are beginning to think that Nova Scotia coyotes are evolving into a new species.
"The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 1 of 2)"	02/21/2013 (Thu) (02/21/2013 (Thu))	11
"The Fruit Hunters: Defenders of Diversity (Part 2 of 2)"	02/28/2013 (Thu) (02/28/2013 (Thu))	12
"Billion Dollar Caribou"	03/21/2013 (Thu) (03/21/2013 (Thu))	13
"The Beaver Whisperers"	03/28/2013 (Thu) (03/28/2013 (Thu))	14
"The Beetles Are Coming"	04/04/2013 (Thu) (04/04/2013 (Thu))	15
The mountain pine beetle is heading east and there's a good chance nothing can stop it from causing extensive damage to the entire Canadian boreal forest.
"The Man Who Tweeted Earth"	04/25/2013 (Thu) (04/25/2013 (Thu))	16

Season 53: 2013 - 2014

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale"	10/03/2013 (Thu) (10/03/2013 (Thu))	01
Accidentally released into the Mississippi River 30 years ago, the Asian Carp have been heading north ever since. It out-eats other species and tilts the food chain in its favour, making it difficult for native species to survive. Can the Asian Carp be stopped from entering the Great Lakes?
"Ticked Off: The Mystery Of Lyme Disease"	10/10/2013 (Thu) (10/10/2013 (Thu))	02
"Myth or Science 2: The Quest for Perfection"	10/17/2013 (Thu) (10/17/2013 (Thu))	03
Examines the effects of exercise on aging, the efficiency of high intensity interval training and how the brain can be trained to develop more willpower.
"Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo"	10/24/2013 (Thu) (10/24/2013 (Thu))	04
"Invasion of the Brain Snatchers"	10/31/2013 (Thu) (10/31/2013 (Thu))	05
"Untangling Alzheimer’s"	11/14/2013 (Thu) (11/14/2013 (Thu))	06
"A Dog’s Life"	11/21/2013 (Thu) (11/21/2013 (Thu))	07
Looks at interesting current canine behavioural science and debunks a lot of the long held beliefs about "man’s best friend."
"Survival of the Fabulous"	11/28/2013 (Thu) (11/28/2013 (Thu))	08
"Where Am I?"	12/05/2013 (Thu) (12/05/2013 (Thu))	09
"The Great Butterfly Hunt"	01/02/2014 (Thu) (01/02/2014 (Thu))	10
"How To Be A Wild Elephant"	01/09/2014 (Thu) (01/09/2014 (Thu))	11
"Secrets in the Bones - The Hunt for the Black Death Killer"	01/16/2014 (Thu) (01/16/2014 (Thu))	12
"Trek of the Titans"	01/30/2014 (Thu) (01/30/2014 (Thu))	13
Secretive leatherback turtles migrate to coast of Nova Scotia several months a year.
"The Allergy Fix"	02/27/2014 (Thu) (02/27/2014 (Thu))	14
Researchers working in Canada, Europe and the United States are on the verge of finding effective treatments for allergies to peanuts, milk and other foods.
"Wild Canada: The Eternal Frontier - A New World"	03/13/2014 (Thu) (03/13/2014 (Thu))	15
"Wild Canada: The Wild West"	03/20/2014 (Thu) (03/20/2014 (Thu))	16
"Wild Canada: The Heartland"	03/27/2014 (Thu) (03/27/2014 (Thu))	17
"Wild Canada: Ice Edge"	04/03/2014 (Thu) (04/03/2014 (Thu))	18
"Making Wild Canada"	04/10/2014 (Thu) (04/10/2014 (Thu))	19
The Wild Canada series has sparked a tide of viewer interest in how the footage was shot, so this making-of episode is presented.

Season 54: 2014 - 2015

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Stonehenge Uncovered"	10/09/2014 (Thu) (10/09/2014 (Thu))	01
2014-2015 Season Premiere: The most extensive archaeological study ever made of the wider area around Stonehenge reveals new monuments and other structures hidden beneath the World Heritage site that surrounds the Stone Circle.
"Gorilla Doctors"	10/16/2014 (Thu) (10/16/2014 (Thu))	02
A group of veterinarians work to bring the endangered mountain gorilla back from the brink of extinction, one gorilla at a time.
"Dreams of the Future"	10/23/2014 (Thu) (10/23/2014 (Thu))	03
Dr. Jennifer Gardy explores current scientific research that will impact us all in the future, looking at technologies from 3D printing body parts to driverless cars and tree cloning.
"The Cholesterol Question"	10/30/2014 (Thu) (10/30/2014 (Thu))	04
How much do we really know about cholesterol? Have our attempts to lock this culprit up been misguided?
"Decoding Desire"	11/06/2014 (Thu) (11/06/2014 (Thu))	05
Scientists are increasingly looking at animals to reveal more about our own sexual behaviour. Explore how sexual diversity and the experience of pleasure itself may be the key to species survival.
"Chasing Snowflakes"	11/13/2014 (Thu) (11/13/2014 (Thu))	06
In a variety of ways, researchers are bringing snow science into the 21st Century.
"The Secret Life of Pigeons"	11/20/2014 (Thu) (11/20/2014 (Thu))	07
The filmmaker postulates that pigeons aren't an urban nuisance but an important cog in city life, to be studied, fancied, raced, and even honoured for their contributions to humanity.
"Two of a Kind"	11/27/2014 (Thu) (11/27/2014 (Thu))	08
A look at how twins are solving medical mysteries as researchers examine the differences between them.
"Myth or Science 3: You Are What You Eat"	01/08/2015 (Thu) (01/08/2015 (Thu))	09
Health claims are put to the test, with evocative experiments that illustrate the results of more large-scale scientific studies about health.
"The Lion in Your Living Room"	01/15/2015 (Thu) (01/15/2015 (Thu))	10
Explores intriguing theories of how the domesticated cat has evolved.
"Mystery of the Monsoon"	01/29/2015 (Thu) (01/29/2015 (Thu))	11
A cinematic exploration of the force of the monsoon and its unpredictability.
"The Kung Fu Meerkats"	02/05/2015 (Thu) (02/05/2015 (Thu))	12
The Kung Fu Meerkats looks at the longest running animal behaviour study ever; a study in which young volunteer graduates and field scientists are trying to unravel the mysteries of meerkat behaviour.
"The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species"	02/12/2015 (Thu) (02/12/2015 (Thu))	13
The filmmaker travels to southern Africa — the so-called cradle of civilization — to visit with a tribe of Kalahari bushmen whose lifestyle and hunting-gathering techniques are virtually identical to those employed by their ancestors thousands of years ago.
"The Great Human Odyssey: The Adaptable Ape"	02/19/2015 (Thu) (02/19/2015 (Thu))	14
This episode of The Great Human Odyssey looks at how humans migrated out of Africa, and onward to other lands.
"The Great Human Odyssey: Journey’s End"	02/26/2015 (Thu) (02/26/2015 (Thu))	15
The final installment investigates humanity’s most audacious prehistoric trick: crossing the oceans to settle every major island and continent on Earth except Antarctica.
"The Antibiotic Hunters"	03/05/2015 (Thu) (03/05/2015 (Thu))	16
Medical experts around the world are alarmed by the rapid rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This program looks at the causes of antibiotic resistance, and the efforts of researchers seeking to find new antibiotic substances by looking in a variety of exotic places.
"Safe Haven for Chimps"	03/12/2015 (Thu) (03/12/2015 (Thu))	17
Safe Haven for Chimps travels to the American deep south to Chimp Haven sanctuary to meet a special group of chimps, following a landmark decision in the U.S. to retire 300 federally-owned chimpanzees.
"SongbirdSOS"	03/19/2015 (Thu) (03/19/2015 (Thu))	18
A documentary about songbird mass depletion and the compassionate people who are working to turn the tide.
"Spirit Bear Family"	03/26/2015 (Thu) (03/26/2015 (Thu))	19
Spirit Bear Family features two black cubs of the year and their white mother, an especially feisty bear that isn’t afraid to take on larger and more dangerous males.
"Jellyfish Rule!"	04/02/2015 (Thu) (04/02/2015 (Thu))	20
A story about one of the planet’s most successful animals. Jellyfish thrive in waters where virtually nothing else can, and their numbers are increasing in marine ecosystems around the globe. The proliferation of jellyfish raises an alarm about the condition of the oceans.
"Franklin’s Lost Ships"	04/09/2015 (Thu) (04/09/2015 (Thu))	21
In 1845 Sir John Franklin set off to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic. Franklin, his 2 ships and 129 men were never heard from again. Franklin’s Lost Ships takes a look at the discovery of the expedition's flagship Erebus.

Season 55: 2015 - 2016

Title	Broadcast date	Episode
"Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater"	10/15/2015 (Thu) (10/15/2015 (Thu))	01
Shadow a momma moose who has one short year to teach her calf everything it needs to know to survive in the predator-packed forest of Jasper National Park.
"The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me"	10/22/2015 (Thu) (10/22/2015 (Thu))	02
The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me seeks to cut through the clutter and often-bogus claims that make the topics of nutrition, vitamins and supplements so confusing for even the most health-conscious of consumers.
"It Takes Guts"	10/29/2015 (Thu) (10/29/2015 (Thu))	03
It Takes Guts explores the links between digestive microbes, diet and weight, and meets researchers who are applying what they’ve learned in the lab to their everyday lives.
"Giraffes: The Forgotten Giants"	11/05/2015 (Thu) (11/05/2015 (Thu))	04
The science of understanding these complicated, shy creatures and ensuring their survival.
"Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound"	11/12/2015 (Thu) (11/12/2015 (Thu))	05
Explore the science of sound.
"Puffin Patrol"	11/19/2015 (Thu) (11/19/2015 (Thu))	06
Puffins spend eight months alone at sea and then come back to land, to hang out and have a good time.
"Manufacturing the Wild"	11/26/2015 (Thu) (11/26/2015 (Thu))	07
Looks at efforts to recreate wild places and habitat for wildlife in locations where the landscape has been heavily altered by humans.
"Ocean Magic at Night"	01/07/2016 (Thu) (01/07/2016 (Thu))	08
Documents a "vertical migration", the movement of billions of ocean animals, including fish, krill, jellyfish, and more, that swim upward more than half a kilometer from the depths of the ocean to feed on plankton near the surface each night.
"Myth or Science 4: In the Eye of the Storm"	01/14/2016 (Thu) (01/14/2016 (Thu))	09
Learn about weather and the extraordinary science that drives these fascinating phenomena.
"Wasted"	01/21/2016 (Thu) (01/21/2016 (Thu))	10
The personal story of a North Vancouver addictions therapist who himself battled alcoholism until he was homeless, and a search of evidence-based addiction treatments.
"Call of the Baby Beluga"	01/28/2016 (Thu) (01/28/2016 (Thu))	11
The film chronicles what happened when humans learned about the intricate social lives and customs of the endangered community of St. Lawrence whales and started to use their new knowledge and empathy to help them.
"Eagles Next Door"	02/04/2016 (Thu) (02/04/2016 (Thu))	12
A breeding pair of bald eagles in the suburbs of Vancouver, Canada, is followed over the course of a year, and adaptations the eagles have made to be successful in the city are observed.
"Trapped in a Human Zoo"	02/11/2016 (Thu) (02/11/2016 (Thu))	13
This is the story of the journey of eight Inuit who came from Labrador to Europe in 1880, lured by promises of adventures and wealth, only to realize they had been trapped in a world of human zoos. Thirty-five thousand indigenous people from around the world were recruited for these zoos.
"Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest"	02/25/2016 (Thu) (02/25/2016 (Thu))	14
Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest recounts the fascinating story of Canadian wildlife filmmaker Andrew Manske's relentless, five-year quest to find and film the legendary and elusive wolverine.
"The Equalizer"	03/03/2016 (Thu) (03/03/2016 (Thu))	15
Investigate how modern science and technology help athletes achieve new peaks of human performance.
"While You Were Sleeping"	03/10/2016 (Thu) (03/10/2016 (Thu))	16
Dr. Jennifer Gardy discusses the world of sleep.
"My Brain Made Me Do It"	03/17/2016 (Thu) (03/17/2016 (Thu))	17
A study of how the biology of the brain influences criminal behaviour.
"Suzuki@80"	03/24/2016 (Thu) (03/24/2016 (Thu))	18
On David Suzuki's 80th birthday, The Nature of Things looks at his work as a scientist, environmental activist and television host.
"Pets, Vets and Debts"	03/31/2016 (Thu) (03/31/2016 (Thu))	19
Keeping pets healthy has grown into a billion dollar industry.