Beginning October 30 THE NATURE OF THINGS WITH DAVID SUZUKI airs The Adventurers, a riveting four-part series that follows the trails of leading explorers and adventurers to exotic locales such as Borneo, Polynesia and Egypt. On DOC ZONE, television personality Valerie Pringle puts Canada’s reputation for politeness under the microscope, and filmmakers investigate the connection between toxic chemicals in plastics and the alarming decline in the male birthrate.
October 30
At 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) THE NATURE OF THINGS WITH DAVID SUZUKI airs The Adventurers: The Last Nomads, a journey to the jungles of Borneo, where viewers will learn about the Penan, a tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers who are one of the last such groups in Southeast Asia. Their survival is now threatened by the continued deforestation of the ancient rainforests where they’ve lived for generations. Canadian anthropologist and linguist Ian Mackenzie has spent years studying the Penan, documenting the language and culture of these imperilled people.
At 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) DOC ZONE airs Rude: Where Are Our Manners. Valerie Pringle explores how politeness and civility have gone out the window in a “me first” world that’s fast paced, pushy and aggressive. From foul language and road rage to workplace incivility, it seems we’ve gone too far. Should we return to the uptight rules of the past, or re-write the etiquette book for the twenty-first century? Valerie seeks answers from the experts, including Miss Manners herself, etiquette columnist Judith Martin.
November 6
At 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) THE NATURE OF THINGS WITH DAVID SUZUKI airs the second instalment of The Adventurers – The Everlasting Oasis. University of Toronto archaeologist Tony Mills travels to the eastern desert of Egypt, where he and other archaeologists have unearthed an untouched marvel: a site of over 500,000 years of uninterrupted human habitation. A unique location, where as the sands move, villages emerge – some unseen for 2,000 years. Viewers will see fascinating discoveries, such as one of the world’s oldest known books, left behind in a house—a text recording daily life at Dakleh, circa 365 AD.
At 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) DOC ZONE airs The Disappearing Male, an investigation into the worldwide decline in the male birthrate and the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The cause? Chemicals used in everyday plastics, from drinking bottles to soft toys for infants.
About Thursday Night Documentaries on CBC Television
Each Thursday night, CBC Television’s critically-acclaimed documentary series DOC ZONE and THE NATURE OF THINGS WITH DAVID SUZUKI bring Canadians compelling documentaries that take viewers to extraordinary places and deliver timely stories that affect our everyday lives. Rare wildlife, unique perspectives and cutting-edge science and tech—Canada’s longest running documentary series, the award-winning THE NATURE OF THINGS WITH DAVID SUZUKI, brings viewers the latest stories from the frontlines of science and the environment. DOC ZONE takes viewers on a journey every Thursday night to explore the major stories of our time. Around the corner, around the world, DOC ZONE offers a sweeping panoramic view of what matters most to Canadians.