The Nature of Things: Season 22
Season 22 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Nature of Things Season 21.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
"Reconnective Surgery / Shark Vision / Reclaiming the Desert / The Battery"
Oct 14, 1981
Season Premiere: David Suzuki examines re-connective surgery and the vision capabilities of sharks, visits an irrigation project in India and explains the functions of batteries. T
"Rabies / Island of Coral / Microwave Ovens"
Oct 21, 1981
Steps being taken to combat rabies in Ontario, an Island of Coral which provides a home for some of the world's most unique creatures, and the advantages and hazards of microwave o
Edge of the Cold (Part 1 of 2)
Oct 28, 1981
David Parer's Australian examination of the wildlife on Macquarie Island, narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation produced four half-hour films abou
Waterproof Frog / The Piano / In the Sub-Nuclear Kitchen / The Record
Nov 4, 1981
Waterproof Frog: A look at the unique frog Phyllomedusa which lives in the arid Gran Chaco region of central South America. The frog protects itself against water loss by coating i
A Magic Way of Going
Nov 11, 1981
A study of the genetic and biological development of thoroughbred horses, tracing the history of the animal from the time that horses were small creatures to the sleek, larger size
Twins – And Then There Were Two
Nov 18, 1981
This is a special edition based on two half hour programs that first aired in 1978. Producer Heather Cook has revised and updated the original programs to include the latest resear
A Natural Turn of Events / Kidney Transplant / Kelp
Dec 9, 1981
A Natural Turn of Events: Construction in Toronto has led to the creation of a long spit of land – the Leslie Street Spit – which is turning into a prime nesting location for many
Microscope: Making It Big / Desert Doctors / Polar Bear Pass
Jan 6, 1982
Microscope: Making It Big: A look at the history and present development of the microscope. Desert Doctors: A look at the mobile hospitals used to treat people inexpensively in Ind
Tipping The Scales
Jan 13, 1982
The various factors which influence human weight are examined through reports on eating habits, diets, and basic metabolism
An Island Shall a Monster Make / Philip Morrison on Nuclear War
Jan 20, 1982
A magazine edition highlights the giant lizards on the island of Mona near Puerto Rico, and physics professor Philip Morrison's work on the atomic bomb as a team member on the Manh
Aspirin / Windy Bay / Fluorescent Light
Jan 27, 1982
Aspirin: An examination of how the common drug aspirin may have widespread application in combating heart and circulatory system diseases. This depends on its action, only recently
Hanuman Langurs: Monkeys of India / A Helping Hand / Formation Flight
Feb 3, 1982
Hanuman Langurs: Monkeys of India: A look at the social organization and adaptation to human settlements of Hanuman langurs, social monkeys who are named for the monkey god Hanuman
Jute Plastic / The Life of the Honeybee / Dr. Joel Hildebrand
Feb 24, 1982
Jute Plastic: The harvesting and processing of Bangladesh's jute fibre. Jute sheets coated with polyester resin and laminated together form a strong cheap material which may win an
Mind's Eye / Tide Mill / Colour It Snake
Mar 10, 1982
Mind's Eye: A report on recent research into how the brain constructs vision from the information supplied by the eyes. Tide Mill: A look at a grist mill at Ealing in England which
The Asteroid and the Dinosaur
Mar 24, 1982
An examination of the theory advanced by physicist Luis Alvarez and others that an asteroid impact was responsible for the sudden total extinction of the dinosaurs over sixty milli
Waves / The Harp Seal / Blackfly
Mar 31, 1982
Waves: An update of the program "Freak Waves" originally broadcast in December 1980. A further look at research being done into wave formations that can destroy oil rigs on the ope