Canadian Made | |
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Genre | Documentary Canadian Invention |
Created by | Kevin McMahon |
Directed by | Jody Shapiro (Creative director) |
Narrated by | Rick Miller |
Theme music composer | Kurt Swinghammer |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Producer | Kristina McLaughlin |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | History.ca |
Original release | June 1, 2012 |
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