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The Nature of Things

Season 44 2003 - 2004

  • 2003-10-23T00:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 14h 15m (19 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.

19 episodes

Season Premiere

2003-10-23T00:00:00Z

44x01 The Ghosts of Lomako

Season Premiere

44x01 The Ghosts of Lomako

  • 2003-10-23T00:00:00Z45m

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.

2003-10-30T01:00:00Z

44x02 The Shark Tracker

44x02 The Shark Tracker

  • 2003-10-30T01:00:00Z45m

Richard Fitzpatrick embarks on an expedition to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in order to capture a tiger shark and insert a tracking device.

Elliot Leyton reveals the motivations that drive many killers.

Elliot Leyton describes the motivations that drive many killers.

2003-11-20T01:00:00Z

44x05 The Crossing

44x05 The Crossing

  • 2003-11-20T01:00:00Z45m

The lives of east African animals converge at a single point on the Mara River.

Canoe trips through the forests showcase the magnificent Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories and the more industrialized Athabasca River in Northern Alberta.

2003-12-04T01:00:00Z

44x07 The Weight of the World

44x07 The Weight of the World

  • 2003-12-04T01:00:00Z45m

Exams obesity from a sociological perspective, rather than focusing on individuals who battle with excess fat.

Certain companies dominate food production and distribution in North America.

This film is a follow-up to the award-winning Race Against Time in 2001, which covered Lewis on one of his first fact-finding missions in Africa. Kofi Annan had declared a war on AIDS and, at a special session of the U.N., established a Global Fund so richer countries could help poorer ones fight the disease. With the world focused on AIDS, Lewis believed the pandemic could be stopped in its tracks. But then came September 11, and the world's attention turned to homeland security and fighting terrorism. With promises of financial aid to Africa broken, Lewis's optimism turned to disbelief.

2004-03-04T01:00:00Z

44x16 Minor Keys

44x16 Minor Keys

  • 2004-03-04T01:00:00Z45m

2004-03-11T01:00:00Z

44x17 When Every Moment Counts

44x17 When Every Moment Counts

  • 2004-03-11T01:00:00Z45m

2004-03-18T01:00:00Z

44x18 Walking With Ghosts

44x18 Walking With Ghosts

  • 2004-03-18T01:00:00Z45m

2004-04-01T01:00:00Z

44x19 When is Enough, Enough?

44x19 When is Enough, Enough?

  • 2004-04-01T01:00:00Z45m

At the centre of Canada's vast northern watershed that drains into the Arctic Ocean is one of the greatest freshwater deltas on Earth - the Peace-Athabasca Delta. Upstream, along the Athabasca River, hidden underneath the boreal forest and muskeg wetlands, is one of the richest oil deposits in the world. The United States government recently declared Alberta's oil sands to be 'proven oil reserves.' Consequently, the U.S. upgraded its global oil estimates for Canada from five billion to 175 billion barrels.

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