Images of Canada

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Images of Canada
Genrehistorical documentary
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerVincent Tovell [1]
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 
27 October 1976 (1976-10-27)

Images of Canada was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television occasionally from 1972 to 1976.

Contents

Premise

This series examined various aspects of Canadian history.

Episodes

1972-73

"The Whitecomers"

Five of the episodes were grouped "The Whitecomers", three of which aired in 1973 and the remainder in 1974.

1974

1976

Two special episodes were broadcast in 1976:

Scheduling

The first season of this hour-long series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. on 21 and 28 March 1972.

In 1973, the season consisted of four new episodes plus repeats of the two episodes from the first season, seen on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. from 21 February to 28 March 1973.

Images of Canada's third and final season aired Mondays at 10:00 p.m. from 18 February to 25 March 1974.

Episodes were rebroadcast on various Sundays during mid-1977 and mid-1979. [8] Excerpts from the series were later seen in the Canadian School Telecasts broadcasts.

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References

  1. 1 2 MacDonald, L. Ian (17 February 1973). "Images of Canada: A mirror in the tube". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Canadian Studies Video Catalogue" (PDF). University of Edinburgh. March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. "Tonight's TV". LeaderPost. 25 February 1974. p. 18.
  4. "TV Today". The Gazette . Montreal. 4 March 1974. p. 32. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. "Tonight's TV". LeaderPost. 11 March 1974. p. 22.
  6. "Frye views Canada". The Leader-Post. 2 April 1976. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  7. "Wednesday special on Inuit art, people". The Leader-Post. 22 October 1976. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  8. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Images of Canada". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.