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The Nature of Things

  • 1960 –2026
  • Returning series
  • TV-PG

★ 7.2 TMDB Rating · 9 votes

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.

Seasons
64
Episodes
680
First aired
Nov 6, 1960
Networks
CBC Television
Original language
English
Origin
Canada

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Streaming on fuboTV, CBC Gem
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Seasons

  • Specials

    Nov 27, 2008

    8 episodes

  • Season 1

    Nov 6, 1960

    25 episodes

  • Season 2

    Jan 4, 1962

    24 episodes

  • Season 3

    Jan 6, 1963

    24 episodes

  • Season 4

    May 5, 1964

    11 episodes

  • Season 5

    Jan 3, 1965

    11 episodes

  • Season 6

    Oct 3, 1965

    17 episodes

  • Season 7

    Jun 20, 1966

    17 episodes

  • Season 8

    May 11, 1967

    4 episodes

  • Season 9

    Sep 26, 1968

    14 episodes

  • Season 10

    Sep 24, 1969

    28 episodes

  • Season 11

    Nov 2, 1970

    15 episodes

  • Season 12

    Oct 4, 1971

    10 episodes

  • Season 13

    Nov 6, 1972

    10 episodes

  • Season 14

    Nov 26, 1973

    10 episodes

  • Season 15

    Oct 9, 1974

    8 episodes

  • Season 16

    Oct 22, 1975

    8 episodes

  • Season 17

    Dec 22, 1976

    8 episodes

  • Season 18

    Dec 14, 1977

    11 episodes

  • Season 19

    Sep 24, 1978

    12 episodes

  • Season 20

    Oct 24, 1979

    15 episodes

  • Season 21

    Oct 8, 1980

    17 episodes

  • Season 22

    Oct 14, 1981

    16 episodes

  • Season 39

    Oct 8, 1998

    5 episodes

  • Season 40

    Oct 4, 1999

    15 episodes

  • Season 41

    Oct 5, 2000

    19 episodes

  • Season 42

    Oct 2, 2001

    17 episodes

  • Season 43

    Oct 17, 2002

    1 episode

  • Season 44

    Oct 22, 2003

    1 episode

  • Season 45

    Sep 16, 2004

    23 episodes

  • Season 46

    Aug 31, 2005

    29 episodes

  • Season 47

    Oct 11, 2007

    24 episodes

  • Season 48

    Oct 16, 2008

    17 episodes

  • Season 49

    Oct 11, 2009

    18 episodes

  • Season 50

    Sep 23, 2010

    18 episodes

  • Season 51

    Oct 13, 2011

    18 episodes

  • Season 52

    Oct 18, 2012

    15 episodes

  • Season 53

    Oct 3, 2013

    19 episodes

  • Season 54

    Oct 9, 2014

    6 episodes

  • Season 55

    Oct 15, 2015

    2 episodes

  • Season 56

    Oct 6, 2016

    2 episodes

  • Season 57

    Sep 24, 2017

    6 episodes

  • Season 58

    Sep 23, 2018

    11 episodes

  • Season 59

    Sep 20, 2019

    17 episodes

  • Poster for Season 60 of The Nature of Things

    Season 60

    Nov 6, 2020

    14 episodes

  • Poster for Season 61 of The Nature of Things

    Season 61

    Nov 5, 2021

    14 episodes

  • Poster for Season 62 of The Nature of Things

    Season 62

    Jan 6, 2023

    13 episodes

  • Poster for Season 63 of The Nature of Things

    Season 63

    Jan 4, 2024

    14 episodes

    New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

  • Poster for Season 64 of The Nature of Things

    Season 64

    Jan 2, 2025

    14 episodes

    New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

  • Poster for Season 65 of The Nature of Things

    Season 65

    Oct 28, 2025

    13 episodes

    New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

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