The Nature of Things Season 12

The Nature of Things Season 12 has built a real following on and among viewers who want documentaries that actually inform. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 9 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

The Nature of Things Season 12 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes The Nature of Things Season 12 work is a willingness to sit with complexity instead of resolving it neatly. Season 12 of The Nature of Things includes 10 episodes. It aired from October 1971 to May 1972. Episodes include "Banting, Best And Insulin", "Cancer In Canada", "Parkinsonism". It was aired in 1971. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — The Nature of Things Season 12 has both. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want their entertainment to leave them with something, The Nature of Things Season 12 delivers on both counts. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Getting this level of access rarely happens twice. The kind of documentary that makes you feel informed rather than manipulated.