Documentary '60

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Documentary '60
Genredocumentary
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerTom Daly
Running time30 minutes
Production company National Film Board of Canada
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release25 October 1959 (1959-10-25) 
29 May 1960 (1960-05-29)
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Documentary '60 is a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1960.

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Premise

This series featured various National Film Board of Canada documentaries, similar in concept to 1958's Candid Eye except that this new series was given a full broadcast season. Some of the documentaries were previously broadcast on Candid Eye. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 25 October 1959 to 29 May 1960.

Episodes

Films broadcast in the series included:

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Documentary '60". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.