The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Narrated by | David Suzuki |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 59 |
No. of episodes | 960 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (1960-1979), one hour (1979-present) |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 6 November 1960 |
The Nature of Things (also, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki) is a
The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher
History
The first host was Donald Ivey, with Patterson Hume co-hosting many episodes.[2] Following Ivey's departure, the second season continued with several guest hosts, including Lister Sinclair, Donald Crowdis, and John Livingston.[3] Since 1979, it has been hosted and narrated by David Suzuki.[3] Suzuki has announced his retirement from the series at the end of the 2022 season;[4][5][6] the CBC has announced that he will be succeeded by co-hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki (David's daughter) and Anthony Morgan.[7][8]
The series has won many awards and Suzuki has won three
In 1979 the show was merged with David Suzuki's
An episode in January 2018 was widely criticized by scientists and Native Americans for its uncritical presentation of the Solutrean hypothesis.[11][12]
Notable episodes
- Canadian Film Award for Best Documentary[13]
- "medical marijuana and people dealing with its legalization[14]
- "The Investigation of Swissair 111", 2 September 2003[15]
- The Origin of Species
- "The Downside of High", 2010 – on marijuana's negative effects towards mental illness[16]
- "Untangling Alzheimer's", 17 July 2014 – a medical investigation from a very personal perspective[17]
- Wild Canada, 2014 – a four-part miniseries focusing on high-definition video footage of Canadian nature and wildlife
Episodes
References
- ^ MacDowell, Laurel Sefton. 2012. An environmental history of Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press. Page 248
- ^ "50 Years of the Nature of Things". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "CBC-TV: The Nature of Things with David Suzuki: History". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Bernstien, Jaela (23 October 2022). "David Suzuki announces retirement from The Nature of Things, says he's ready to focus more on environmentalism". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "This will be David Suzuki's last season of The Nature of Things". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Suzuki, David (25 October 2022). "David Suzuki prepares to bid farewell to The Nature of Things: a letter to viewers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Dragacevic, Nina (30 November 2022). "Meet the new hosts of The Nature of Things: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- National Observer.
- ^ Suzuki, David T. 2006. David Suzuki the autobiography. Vancouver: Greystone Books
- ^ "About the Show". The Nature of Things.
- ^ "Director defends documentary that claims Europeans could have been lst humans in North America". CBC Radio. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Brean, Joseph (12 January 2018). "CBC under fire for documentary that says first humans to colonize New World sailed from Europe". National Post.
- ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 89–91.
- CBC-TV. Archived from the originalon 13 January 2008.
- ^ Maze, Talia (1 June 2005). "Three for the Price of One". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- CBC-TV. Archivedfrom the original on 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Untangling Alzheimer's". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
External links
- Official website
- The Nature of Things at IMDb