E1 - Banting, Best And Insulin

Aired: October 04, 1971

Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at discovery of insulin by Dr Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best and deals with current Canadian research into diabetes.

E2 - Cancer In Canada

Aired: October 11, 1971

Chances of recovery by a cancer patient in Canada are examined. Guests: Dr James Till, Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and Dr Robert Taylor of National Cancer Institute.

E3 - Parkinsonism

Aired: October 25, 1971

A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on the older side of the generation gap. Guests include Dr. Oleh Hornykiewicz, a pioneer in the discovery of the drug L-DOPA.

E4 - The Fur Trade

Aired: December 13, 1971

A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market

E5 - The Harp Seal

Aired: January 03, 1972

The life history of the seal, currently the object of the great spring seal hunt; the physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and back. Also a look at the seal's unique adaptation for deep diving, currently under study by biologists at the University of Guelph in Ontario

E6 - Grouse Country

Aired: January 10, 1972

The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.

E7 - The Polar Bear

Aired: January 17, 1972

Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.

E8 - Lobsters and the Sea

Aired: January 24, 1972

A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.

E9 - Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami

Aired: January 31, 1972

Documentary look at the Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting the tropical rainforest of the Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.[

E10 - The Blue Holes of Andros

Aired: May 15, 1972

A visit to a deep network of underwater caves found offshore from the island of Andros, with Dr. George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and the world's foremost authority on the Bahamas' "blue holes" (underwater caves)