The Nature of Things · SEASON 22
"Reconnective Surgery / Shark Vision / Reclaiming the Desert / The Battery"
Episode 1 · 1981-10-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
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. The micro-surgery segment was taped in China and features Dr. Chen Chung Wei of the 6th People's Hospital in Shanghai. Dr. Chen is credited with pioneering the techniques now being practiced at Toronto's General hospital.
Season 22 episodes
1. "Reconnective Surgery / Shark Vision / Reclaiming the Desert / The Battery"1981-10-14
2. "Rabies / Island of Coral / Microwave Ovens"1981-10-21
3. Edge of the Cold (Part 1 of 2)1981-10-28
4. Waterproof Frog / The Piano / In the Sub-Nuclear Kitchen / The Record1981-11-04
5. A Magic Way of Going1981-11-11
6. Twins – And Then There Were Two1981-11-18
7. A Natural Turn of Events / Kidney Transplant / Kelp1981-12-09
8. Microscope: Making It Big / Desert Doctors / Polar Bear Pass1982-01-06
9. Tipping The Scales1982-01-13
10. An Island Shall a Monster Make / Philip Morrison on Nuclear War1982-01-20
11. Aspirin / Windy Bay / Fluorescent Light1982-01-27
12. Hanuman Langurs: Monkeys of India / A Helping Hand / Formation Flight1982-02-03
13. Jute Plastic / The Life of the Honeybee / Dr. Joel Hildebrand1982-02-24
14. Mind's Eye / Tide Mill / Colour It Snake1982-03-10
15. The Asteroid and the Dinosaur1982-03-24
16. Waves / The Harp Seal / Blackfly1982-03-31
