The Men and the Issues

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The Men and the Issues
Genrecurrent affairs
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release19 March (1963-03-19) 
26 March 1963 (1963-03-26)

The Men and the Issues is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1963.

Contents

Premise

This miniseries featured interviews with the federal political party leaders prior to the 1963 federal election: Lester B. Pearson, John Diefenbaker, Tommy Douglas and Robert N. Thompson. The interviews were conducted by Clive Baxter, Mark Harrison, Arthur Lower, James McCook and Robert McKenzie. [1]

Scheduling

Half-hour episodes were broadcast on the evenings of 19, 20, 25 and 26 March 1963.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "The Men and the Issues". Canadian Communications Foundation.