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The Nature of Things 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 to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
Specials
8 episodes
November 27, 2008
Season 1
25 episodes
November 6, 1960
Season 2
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24 episodes
January 4, 1962
Season 3
24 episodes
January 6, 1963
Season 4
11 episodes
May 5, 1964
Season 5
11 episodes
January 3, 1965
Season 6
17 episodes
October 3, 1965
Season 7
17 episodes
June 20, 1966
Season 8
4 episodes
May 11, 1967
Season 9
14 episodes
September 26, 1968
Season 10
28 episodes
September 24, 1969
Season 11
15 episodes
November 2, 1970
Season 12
10 episodes
October 4, 1971
Season 13
10 episodes
November 6, 1972
Season 14
10 episodes
November 26, 1973
Season 15
8 episodes
October 9, 1974
Season 16
8 episodes
October 22, 1975
Season 17
8 episodes
December 22, 1976
Season 18
11 episodes
December 14, 1977
Season 19
12 episodes
September 24, 1978
Season 20
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Season 21
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Season 22
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Season 23
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Season 24
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Season 25
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Season 26
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Season 27
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Season 28
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Season 29
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Season 30
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Season 31
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Season 33
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Season 34
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Season 35
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Season 36
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Season 37
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Season 38
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Season 39
5 episodes
October 8, 1998
Season 40
15 episodes
October 4, 1999
Season 41
19 episodes
October 5, 2000
Season 42
17 episodes
October 2, 2001
Season 43
1 episodes
October 17, 2002
Season 44
1 episodes
October 22, 2003
Season 45
23 episodes
September 16, 2004
Season 46
29 episodes
August 31, 2005
Season 47
24 episodes
October 11, 2007
Season 48
17 episodes
October 16, 2008
Season 49
18 episodes
October 11, 2009
Season 50
18 episodes
September 23, 2010
Season 51
18 episodes
October 13, 2011
Season 52
15 episodes
October 18, 2012
Season 53
19 episodes
October 3, 2013
Season 54
6 episodes
October 9, 2014
Season 55
2 episodes
October 15, 2015
Season 56
2 episodes
October 6, 2016
Season 57
6 episodes
September 24, 2017
Season 58
11 episodes
September 23, 2018
Season 59
17 episodes
September 20, 2019
Season 60
14 episodes
November 6, 2020
Season 61
14 episodes
November 5, 2021
Season 62
13 episodes
January 6, 2023
Season 63
14 episodes
January 4, 2024
Season 64
14 episodes
January 2, 2025
Season 65
13 episodes
October 28, 2025
