Comparisons (TV series)

Comparisons
Genre	documentary
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	9 January 1959 (1959-01-09) – 25 August 1966 (1966-08-25)

Comparisons is a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1963.

Premise

The National Film Board of Canada produced these documentaries which compared Canadian society with that of other nations. ^[1]

Scheduling

This 30- to 60-minute series was broadcast sporadically from 9 January 1959 to 1 July 1963. It was rebroadcast Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 July to 25 August 1966.

Episodes

The series included the following films, the year of which indicates the NFB production date:

• Age of Dissent: Young Men With Opinions (1959)
• Britain and Canada Debate Britain's World Leadership (1959)
• Courtship (1961)
• Four Families (1959)
• Four Religions (1960)
• Four Teachers (1961)
• Of Sport And Men (1961)
• Suburban Living: Six Solutions (1960)

References

1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Comparisons". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Comparisons". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• Comparisons at the National Film Board of Canada