The Nature of Things

Season 14

1973 · 10 episodes

Episodes

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   1. Puffins, Predators And Pirates

   26 Nov 1973

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

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   2. The Club Of Rome

   3 Dec 1973

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

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   3. Ellesmere Island

   10 Dec 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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   4. Anybody's Child

   17 Dec 1973

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

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   5. A Comet's Tale

   7 Jan 1974

   Czech astronomer Dr. Luboš Kohoutek, discoverer of the current heavenly phenomenon Comet Kohoutek 1973 f, is among the participants in this full-hour special. Roy Bonisteel is host of the program which examines comets from a scientific viewpoint, and heavenly signs and portents of doom from psychological and historical perspectives.

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   6. The First Inch

   14 Jan 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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   7. The Serious Business Of Play

   21 Jan 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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   8. Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

   28 Jan 1974

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

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   9. The Joy Of Effort

   4 Feb 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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    10. The Cree of Paint Hills

    24 Mar 1974

    Documentary of the Cree inhabitants of Paint Hills, on the eastern shore of James Bay in Quebec.