Al Oeming – Man of the North explained

Director:	Jack Kaufman Dennis Saunders
Presenter:	Al Oeming Leslie Nielsen
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Channel:	CBC Television
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
Runtime:	30 minutes

Al Oeming – Man of the North was a Canadian nature documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1980 which was hosted by conservationist Al Oeming.

Premise

Al Oeming (1925–2014),^[1] a wildlife conservationist and zoologist of the Alberta Game Farm, hosted this series with Leslie Nielsen. The series follows Oeming from the prairies to the high arctic as he tries to trap rare animals and endangered species for preservation at his Alberta Game Farm.

Production

The series was produced by Nielsen-Ferns and Jack Kaufman, Ltd.

The films were shot in 1976 and released in 1977, but first aired on television on CBC in 1980.

Scheduling

The 13-episode half-hour series aired on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 29 March to 26 April 1980.^[2]

External links

• Web site: Al Oeming – Man of the North . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 7 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725015352/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/A.html . 25 July 2014 .

Notes and References

1. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/edmonton-conservationists-known-exotic-animal-park-dies-age-035140321.html Edmonton conservationists known for exotic animal park dies at age 88
2. Web site: Al Oeming – Man of the North . John . Corcelli . November 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .