The Nature of Things - Season 12
1 - Banting, Best And Insulin
Air Date: October 4, 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.
2 - Cancer In Canada
Air Date: 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.
3 - Parkinsonism
Air Date: 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.
4 - The Fur Trade
Air Date: December 13, 1971
A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market
5 - The Harp Seal
Air Date: January 3, 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
6 - Grouse Country
Air Date: January 10, 1972
The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
7 - The Polar Bear
Air Date: January 17, 1972
Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.
8 - Lobsters and the Sea
Air Date: January 24, 1972
A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.
9 - Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami
Air Date: 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.[
10 - The Blue Holes of Andros
Air Date: 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)