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The Nature of Things Season 14 Episodes

10 Episodes 1973 - 1974

Episode 1

Puffins, Predators And Pirates

Mon, Nov 26, 1973

This, was filmed on Great Island, off east coast of Newfoundland, site of puffins' nesting grounds in North America.

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Episode 2

The Club Of Rome

Mon, Dec 3, 1973

This group of thinkers, Club of Rome, thinks western society is on verge of chaos, social and political.

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Episode 3

Ellesmere Island

Mon, Dec 10, 1973

On Ellesmere Island, located 600 miles from North Pole, oil has been discovered. Island inhabitants, new and old, are seen in this half-hour film.

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Episode 4

Anybody's Child

Mon, Dec 17, 197328 mins

Documentary about emotionally disturbed children living in a family environment as an alternative to institutional treatment.

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Episode 6

The First Inch

Mon, Jan 14, 1974

What goes on in very top layer of soil is often too small to see with naked eye. When photographed under a microscope.

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Episode 7

The Serious Business Of Play

Mon, Jan 21, 1974

Play is nature's method of learning about environment and about life for young. This explores our world of play and its importance for survival.

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Episode 8

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

Mon, Jan 28, 1974

Little children learn languages, especially their own, with astonishing ease. Why this is so is subject of this film.

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Episode 9

The Joy Of Effort

Mon, Feb 4, 1974

How laws of physics are being applied to athletic endeavors, and coaches being taught how to use science rather than just "common sense" to help athletes get most out of their bodies.

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Episode 10

Therapeutic Family

Mon, May 6, 1974

A report on an experimental project to place emotionally disturbed or mentally ill children in a family-type environment.

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Episode 11

The Cree Of Paint Hills

Sun, Mar 24, 1974

A special documentary of Cree inhabitants of Paint Hills, on eastern shore of James Bay in Quebec.

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