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Secrets of Nature in order

A series of short educational nature documentaries that were produced from 1919 to 1933 by British Instructional Films. 54 films, 6h 50m in all, in release order.

  1. The Life Story of the Cuckoo

    1919

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  2. The Life Story of the Caddis Worm

    1919

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  3. The Life Story of the Garden Spider

    1919

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  4. Hand Versus Feet

    1922

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  5. Infant Welfare in the Bird World

    1922

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  6. The Cuckoo's Secret (1922) poster

    The Cuckoo's Secret

    1922 · 17 min

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  7. The White Owl (1922) poster

    The White Owl

    1922 · 12 min

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  8. The Battle of the Ants (1922) poster

    The Battle of the Ants

    1922 · 12 min

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  9. Skilled Insect Artisans (1922) poster

    Skilled Insect Artisans

    1922 · 9 min

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  10. Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea (1922) poster

    Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea

    1922 · 13 min

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  11. Studies in Animal Motion

    1922 · 10 min

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  12. The Comma Butterfly

    1923 · 9 min

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  13. Winter (1923) poster

    Winter

    1923 · 8 min

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  14. Paws and Claws

    1925

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  15. Seed Time

    1926 · 7 min

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  16. Busy Bees (1926) poster

    Busy Bees

    1926 · 11 min

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  17. The Plants of the Pantry (1927) poster

    The Plants of the Pantry

    1927 · 13 min

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  18. The Story of a Glass of Water

    1927 · 6 min

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  19. Plant Magic

    1927 · 9 min

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  20. Floral Co-operative Societies (1927) poster

    Floral Co-operative Societies

    1927 · 12 min

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  21. The Home Wrecker

    1929 · 13 min

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  22. The Frog

    1929 · 11 min

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  23. Scarlet Runner & Co (1929) poster

    Scarlet Runner & Co

    1929 · 10 min

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  24. Playtime at The Zoo

    1930 · 8 min

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  25. Special Messengers

    1930 · 7 min

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  26. Mighty Atoms

    1930 · 9 min

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  27. Plants of the Underworld (1930) poster

    Plants of the Underworld

    1930 · 11 min

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  28. Peas and Cues (1930) poster

    Peas and Cues

    1930 · 9 min

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  29. The Strangler (1930) poster

    The Strangler

    1930 · 11 min

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  30. The Aphis (1930) poster

    The Aphis

    1930 · 9 min

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  31. Friendly Flies

    1931

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  32. The Light Of Love

    1931

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  33. In All His Glory

    1931 · 10 min

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  34. War in The Trees

    1931 · 8 min

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  35. Magic Myxies (1931) poster

    Magic Myxies

    1931 · 10 min

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  36. The World in a Wine-Glass (1931) poster

    The World in a Wine-Glass

    1931 · 8 min

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  37. Dream Flowers (1931) poster

    Dream Flowers

    1931 · 8 min

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  38. The Bittern (1931) poster

    The Bittern

    1931 · 9 min

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  39. Water Folk

    1932 · 8 min

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  40. The Two Pounder

    1932 · 7 min

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  41. Great Crested Grebe

    1932 · 8 min

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  42. The Raiders of The Fens

    1932 · 9 min

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  43. The Froth Blower

    1932 · 8 min

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  44. Short Eared Owl

    1932

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  45. Springtime In The Scillies

    1932 · 9 min

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  46. Orphans of The Wood

    1932 · 10 min

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  47. The Nightingale (1932) poster

    The Nightingale

    1932 · 9 min

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  48. Nature's Double Lifters

    1932 · 10 min

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  49. Romance in a Pond (1932) poster

    Romance in a Pond

    1932 · 9 min

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  50. Brewster's Magic (1933) poster

    Brewster's Magic

    1933 · 8 min

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  51. Fit To Boil

    1933

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  52. Amazing Maize

    1933 · 8 min

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  53. Brock The Badger

    1933

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  54. Gathering Moss (1933) poster

    Gathering Moss

    1933 · 8 min

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch Secrets of Nature in?

1. The Life Story of the Cuckoo (1919), 2. The Life Story of the Caddis Worm (1919), 3. The Life Story of the Garden Spider (1919), 4. Hand Versus Feet (1922), 5. Infant Welfare in the Bird World (1922), 6. The Cuckoo's Secret (1922), 7. The White Owl (1922), 8. The Battle of the Ants (1922), 9. Skilled Insect Artisans (1922), 10. Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea (1922), 11. Studies in Animal Motion (1922), 12. The Comma Butterfly (1923), 13. Winter (1923), 14. Paws and Claws (1925), 15. Seed Time (1926), 16. Busy Bees (1926), 17. The Plants of the Pantry (1927), 18. The Story of a Glass of Water (1927), 19. Plant Magic (1927), 20. Floral Co-operative Societies (1927), 21. The Home Wrecker (1929), 22. The Frog (1929), 23. Scarlet Runner & Co (1929), 24. Playtime at The Zoo (1930), 25. Special Messengers (1930), 26. Mighty Atoms (1930), 27. Plants of the Underworld (1930), 28. Peas and Cues (1930), 29. The Strangler (1930), 30. The Aphis (1930), 31. Friendly Flies (1931), 32. The Light Of Love (1931), 33. In All His Glory (1931), 34. War in The Trees (1931), 35. Magic Myxies (1931), 36. The World in a Wine-Glass (1931), 37. Dream Flowers (1931), 38. The Bittern (1931), 39. Water Folk (1932), 40. The Two Pounder (1932), 41. Great Crested Grebe (1932), 42. The Raiders of The Fens (1932), 43. The Froth Blower (1932), 44. Short Eared Owl (1932), 45. Springtime In The Scillies (1932), 46. Orphans of The Wood (1932), 47. The Nightingale (1932), 48. Nature's Double Lifters (1932), 49. Romance in a Pond (1932), 50. Brewster's Magic (1933), 51. Fit To Boil (1933), 52. Amazing Maize (1933), 53. Brock The Badger (1933), 54. Gathering Moss (1933).

How long does it take to watch all of Secrets of Nature?

About 6h 50m across 54 released films.

Do any Secrets of Nature films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.

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