The Fabulous Sixties | |
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Genre | Documentary miniseries |
Narrated by | Peter Jennings |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Producers | Philip Hobel Douglas Leiterman |
Original release | |
Network | CTV |
Release | 12 October 1969 – 1970 |
Related | |
Here Come the Seventies |
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