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11 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Mon, Oct 4, 1971
Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at discovery of insulin by Dr Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best and deals with current Canadian research into diabetes.
Episode 2
Mon, Oct 11, 1971
Chances of recovery by a cancer patient in Canada are examined. Guests: Dr James Till, Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and Dr Robert Taylor of National Cancer Institute.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 25, 1971
A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on older side of generation gap.
Episode 4
Mon, Nov 29, 1971
The Nature of Things presents first part of its highly acclaimed White Paper special on vast Arctic regions of Canada.
Episode 5
Mon, Dec 13, 1971
A look at endangered species of animals used in fur trade, focusing on Canadian market.
Episode 6
Mon, Jan 3, 1972
The life history of seal, currently object of great spring seal hunt; physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to Gulf of St.
Episode 7
Mon, Jan 10, 1972
The world of colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
Episode 8
Mon, Jan 17, 1972
Pictorial life history of Arctic animals throughout seasons.
Episode 9
Mon, Jan 24, 1972
A glimpse into world of most unusual, amusing inhabitant of our oceans and seas - lobster.
Episode 10
Mon, Jan 31, 1972
Documentary look at Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting tropical rainforest of Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.
Episode 11
Mon, May 15, 1972
With Dr George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and world's foremost authority on Bahamas' "blue-holes".