Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

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Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
Genre Nature
Documentary
Narrated by Lorne Greene
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes104 (list of episodes)
Original release
Network CTV Television Network
Release14 September 1982 (1982-09-14)

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness (or just New Wilderness) is a Canadian television nature documentary series debuting 14 September 1982 [1] starring Lorne Greene. The series initially aired on CTV but was syndicated in 80 per cent of the U.S. and 23 foreign countries. [2] It was a follow-up to an earlier, similar 1970s documentary series entitled The Untamed World (later titled The Untamed Frontier).

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It was a multiple award-winning wildlife program, number one in its time slot for five years running.

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References

  1. "TV Times". Montreal Gazette. 11 September 1982. p. 29.
  2. "Greene Goes Wild". TV Times, Montreal Gazette. 1 December 1984. p. 12.