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Over the last four decades, ''Nature'' has won 8 MediaNotes/EmmyAward{{s}} (out of 22 nominations) and a Peabody Award. It also spawned a three-issue graphic novel series from 2006-2008.

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Over the last four decades, ''Nature'' has won 8 MediaNotes/EmmyAward{{s}} MediaNotes/EmmyAward (out of 22 nominations) and a Peabody Award. It also spawned a three-issue graphic novel series from 2006-2008.

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Over the last four decades, ''Nature'' has won 8 UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s (out of 22 nominations) and a Peabody Award. It also spawned a three-issue graphic novel series from 2006-2008.

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Over the last four decades, ''Nature'' has won 8 UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s MediaNotes/EmmyAward{{s}} (out of 22 nominations) and a Peabody Award. It also spawned a three-issue graphic novel series from 2006-2008.



* GutturalGrowler: If you watched the series during its "classic" years, you'll definitely recognize the low, gravelly tones of George Page.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The Season 14 episode "The World of Penguins" gives an overview of the natural history of penguins, while acknowledging the birds' inherent charm.
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* IconicLogo: There is absolutely no mistaking the silhouette of that acacia tree[[note]]A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachellia_erioloba camel thorn]], to be exact[[/note]].

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme tune has changed significantly over the years, but each new iteration is utterly beautiful:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypTZarL2G3g&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=1 The theme from 1995 to 1999]] is sweeping and majestic, with an impressive brass section. (Incidentally, it's also the series' first official stab at a theme.)
** If you prefer something more up-tempo, then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfLmdaJVY3M&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=2 the 1999-2006 theme]] can't be beat, evoking the movements of animal herds across the landscape.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X21R-u9tZKk&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=3 most recent version]] (from 2006 onward) is nothing to sneeze at, either, with some great percussion.



* OneWordTitle: Probably the TropeCodifier in natural history programming.

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* OneWordTitle: Probably the TropeCodifier in natural history programming.programming.

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** If you prefer something more up-tempo, then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfLmdaJVY3M&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=2 the 1999-2006 theme]] can't be beat, with a somewhat more "world music" flavor to it than the previous theme.

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** If you prefer something more up-tempo, then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfLmdaJVY3M&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=2 the 1999-2006 theme]] can't be beat, with a somewhat more "world music" flavor to it than evoking the previous theme.movements of animal herds across the landscape.

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The series premiered on October 10, 1982, the brainchild of George Henson Page, then the director of science programming for New York public TV station WNET/Thirteen. Page narrated ''Nature'' from its inception[[note]]He also took over as on-screen host from Donald Johanson in Season 2[[/note]] until 1998, when a bout with throat cancer forced him to step down; since then, narration duty has rotated between ecologists and documentarians, and [[CelebrityVoiceActor well-known theatre/film/TV performers]] (with Creator/FMurrayAbraham narrating over 40 episodes as of 2019).

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The series premiered on October 10, 1982, the brainchild of George Henson Page, then the director of science programming for New York public TV station WNET/Thirteen. Page narrated ''Nature'' from its inception[[note]]He also took over as on-screen host from anthropologist Donald Johanson in Season 2[[/note]] until 1998, when a bout with throat cancer forced him to step down; since then, narration duty has rotated between ecologists and documentarians, and [[CelebrityVoiceActor well-known theatre/film/TV performers]] (with Creator/FMurrayAbraham narrating over 40 episodes as of 2019).


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See also ''Series/{{NOVA}}'', Creator/{{PBS}}'s other long-running science program.
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''Nature'' is a weekly one-hour NatureDocumentary series airing on Creator/{{PBS}}.

The series premiered on October 10, 1982, the brainchild of George Henson Page, then the director of science programming for New York public TV station WNET/Thirteen. Page narrated ''Nature'' from its inception[[note]]He also took over as on-screen host from Donald Johanson in Season 2[[/note]] until 1998, when a bout with throat cancer forced him to step down; since then, narration duty has rotated between ecologists and documentarians, and [[CelebrityVoiceActor well-known theatre/film/TV performers]] (with Creator/FMurrayAbraham narrating over 40 episodes as of 2019).

Over the last four decades, ''Nature'' has won 8 UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s (out of 22 nominations) and a Peabody Award. It also spawned a three-issue graphic novel series from 2006-2008.

''Nature'' has partnered with various producers of natural history content from around the world, including National Geographic and Creator/TheBBC. In fact, many episodes of BBC's ''The Natural World'' were aired as part of this series (sometimes with edits).
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!!''Nature'' provides examples of:
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme tune has changed significantly over the years, but each new iteration is utterly beautiful:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypTZarL2G3g&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=1 The theme from 1995 to 1999]] is sweeping and majestic, with an impressive brass section. (Incidentally, it's also the series' first official stab at a theme.)
** If you prefer something more up-tempo, then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfLmdaJVY3M&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=2 the 1999-2006 theme]] can't be beat, with a somewhat more "world music" flavor to it than the previous theme.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X21R-u9tZKk&list=PLtbPqxr-6l35fGU6hnEqk5pjUl4qCq4le&index=3 most recent version]] (from 2006 onward) is nothing to sneeze at, either, with some great percussion.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The Season 14 episode "The World of Penguins" gives an overview of the natural history of penguins, while acknowledging the birds' inherent charm.
* GutturalGrowler: If you watched the series during its "classic" years, you'll definitely recognize the low, gravelly tones of George Page.
* IconicLogo: There is absolutely no mistaking the silhouette of that acacia tree[[note]]A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachellia_erioloba camel thorn]], to be exact[[/note]].
* LandDownUnder: The series has done many episodes about the natural history of Australia, including a six-part miniseries in Season 7 titled ''The Nature of Australia'', for which the crew was lucky enough to film the outback in an abnormally wet couple of years that filled Lake Eyre (normally a bone-dry salt pan).
* NarrativeDrivenNatureDocumentary: {{Averted}}. When animals are named in each episode, it is due to them being given names by the people studying them. What's more, emphasis is placed on providing information about the animals and ecosystems portrayed.
* OneWordTitle: Probably the TropeCodifier in natural history programming.

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