Episodes 8

1 And God Created Great Whales

October 9, 1974

A documentary showing the behaviour of killer whales in the wild, in the waters off Vancouver Island.[194]

2 Children's Hospital

October 23, 1974

Story of a child's stay in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.

3 The Heimaey Eruption: Iceland 1973

October 30, 1974

A film on volcanic eruption off south coast of Iceland in 1973.

4 Traveller From An Antique Land

November 6, 1974

An ancient Egyptian mummy rests at Pennsylvania University Museum far from where she had been prepared to spend eternity .

5 Mind And Hand

November 20, 1974

What happens when a person makes a voluntary movement? Some say human behavior is involuntary.

6 Frogs, Snakes and Turtles

December 4, 1974

Frogs, snakes and turtles play vital roles as janitors and regulators of the environment.

7 Discovery on Charlton Island

December 11, 1974

An archeological party discovers evidence that an old Hudson's Bay site at the foot of James Bay had been burned down by the French in the 17th century.

8 The First Inch

December 18, 1974

What goes on in the very top layer of the Earth's soil is often too small to see with the naked eye. When photographed under a microscope, that first inch of soil reveals itself to be one of the most vital of the life cycles affecting man.

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