Sources
- Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series (Canada 98 archived listing link via archive.org)
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| Canada 98 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Canada 99 (1965-66), Canada 100 (1966-67) |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Charles Israel (Canada 98), Hugh Kemp (Canada 98,99), Scott Young (Canada 98), Clement Perron (Canada 98,99), Don Erickson (Canada 98), Ben Maartman, David Fulton (Canada 100), Max Ferguson (Canada 100) |
| Directed by | Gerald Richardson (Canada 98), Farley Mowat (Canada 100), David Pears (Canada 100) |
| Presented by | J. Frank Willis, Gordie Tapp (interviewer) |
| Narrated by | John Scott (Canada 99), Budd Knapp (Canada 99), J. Frank Willis (Canada 99) |
| Composers | Ricky Hyslop, Ben McPeek (Canada 100) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Thom Benson |
| Producers | Ron Kelly (Canada 98), Michael Rothery (Canada 98,99,100), Daryl Duke (Canada 99), Hugh Kemp (Canada 99), Ron Bashford (Canada 100) |
| Production location | Canada |
| Cinematography | Grahame Woods (Canada 98), Norman Allin (Canada 98), David Carr (Canada 99), Ken Gregg (Canada 100) (camera), Jack V. Long (Canada 99) (cinematography) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Original release | November 25, 1964 – April 16, 1967 |
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