The Nature of Things · SEASON 21
Tar Wars
Episode 4 · 1980-10-29

- Documentary
Episode overview
The geology and relative impact of the Athabasca Tar Sands are examined, along with the problems involved in the extraction of oil from the deeper deposits
Season 21 episodes
1. Volcanoes / Hovercraft / Curve Balls / Windshear / Xerography1980-10-08
2. Cystic Fibrosis / Whooping Crane / Cold-Water Survival1980-10-15
3. Skin – The Bare Necessity / Manatees / Ludhiana1980-10-22
4. Tar Wars1980-10-29
5. Going Without Gas / Surface Tension / Science Fair1980-11-05
6. China Now – Its Roots in the Past (Part 1 of 2)1980-11-12
7. China Now – The Four Modernizations (Part 2 of 2)1980-11-19
8. Success Story / Sickle Cell Anemia1980-11-26
9. Freak Waves / Invisible Astronomy / Hildebrand1980-12-03
10. Prenatal Diagnosis / Hearing in Chinchillas1980-12-10
11. AAAS Report / One of the Family / Oyster Culture1981-01-07
12. Birds' Eggs / Newfoundland Oil / John Polanyi1981-01-14
13. Poisoned Playgrounds / Charlie1981-01-28
14. The Moving Still1981-02-11
15. Sri Lanka: Island of Serendib1981-02-18
16. Blackfly / Desalination / Memory – Come to think of it / Dr. Karl Illmensee1981-03-11
17. The Foxes' Earth1981-03-25