CBC Docs:HOMO SAPIENS:This Week

These are some interesting CBC Newsworld documentaries this week that you won’t want to miss:

THE LENS

(Tuesday May 29 at 10pm PT on CBC Newsworld)

NAKED

Disrobe for dissent, calendars for causes, nudes against nukes. A new phenomenon with old roots is gaining momentum — busting out, peeling off, and hanging loose, all around the globe.From Europe to Australia, people of all ages are stripping off their clothes to send messages via the media: “Peace! No Bush! We’d rather go naked than wear fur!”

http://www.cbc.ca/thelens/program_140206.html

WILD DOCS!

(Wednesday May 30 at 10pm PT on CBC Newsworld)

I LOVE YOU & YOU & YOU

With almost one in two marriages ending in divorce and 60% of couples having affairs, people are looking for an alternative to monogamy. For some, an option is Polyamory; multiple, long-term, stable relationships. For many it’s a taboo, for others a fantasy, but is there such a thing responsible non-monogamy? This film follows two poly-families at different stages in their relationships, and explores how the lifestyle actually works. http://www.cbc.ca/wilddocs/wd_061206.html

THE NATURE OF THINGS

(Thursday May 31 at 10pm PT on CBC Newsworld)

HOME SAPIENS (part 1)

How did Homo sapiens evolve? How did our brains begin to change? And why did early humans suddenly start creating art? What about the concept of past and future? What pushed our forerunners to explore beyond the narrow confines of the world they lived in? How did they learn to solve problems, to become innovative thinkers and, most of all, to survive when other species failed? The mega-budget, two-part series, Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species boldly considers questions like these by examining our evolutionary milestones.

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/show_homosapiens.html