The Nature of Things · SEASON 22

Microscope: Making It Big / Desert Doctors / Polar Bear Pass

Episode 8 · 1982-01-06

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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 India's Rajisthan Desert. Polar Bear Pass: A look at Polar Bear Pass, an important oasis of arctic wildlife on Canada's Bathurst Island.

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