Images of Canada explained
| Genre: | historical documentary |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Channel: | CBC Television |
| Num Seasons: | 4 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Executive Producer: | Vincent Tovell |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
Images of Canada was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television occasionally from 1972 to 1976.
Premise
This series examined various aspects of Canadian history.
Episodes
1972-73
- 21 March 1972: "The Craft of History" (George Robertson producer) - host Ramsay Cook discussed aspects of Canadian history with Michel Brunet, Donald Creighton and Arthur R. M. Lower[1]
- 28 March 1972: "The Folly on the Hill" (Vincent Tovell director) - featured Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, noting their history and design
- 21 February 1973: "Heroic Beginnings" (Donald Creighton narrator and director) - featured various historical locations such as Dawson City, Yukon and an Atlantic Viking community[2]
"The Whitecomers"
Five of the episodes were grouped "The Whitecomers", three of which aired in 1973 and the remainder in 1974.
- 28 February 1973: "The Magic Circle" (Carol Myers director) - concerned New France between 1600 and 1867
- 7 March 1973: "Ties That Bind" (John Labow director) - concerned Atlantic Canada's history
- 14 March 1973: "Peace, Order, and Prosperity" (Carol Myers director) - featured the history of the Upper Canada region between 1776 and 1900
- 21 March 1973: rebroadcast of "The Follow on the Hill"
- 28 March 1973: rebroadcast of "The Craft of History"
1974
- 18 February 1974 - Donald Creighton reviews Canada's expansion
- 25 February 1974 - Portrait of New France 1600-1867[3]
- 4 March 1974 - "Ties that Bind the Maritimes", Atlantic history from 1600 to 1867[4]
- 11 March 1974 - "Upper Canada 1700-1900"[5]
- 18 March 1974 - "The Promised Land", part of the Whitecomers sub-series, concerning the Prairies
- 25 March 1974 - "Spendour Undiminished", part of the Whitecomers sub-series, about British Columbia
1976
Two special episodes were broadcast in 1976:
- 6 April 1976 "Journey Without Arrival: A Personal Point of View From Northrop Frye" - the author and academic discusses Canadian identity and attitudes, discussing art and history in scenes recorded at various Canadian locations.[6]
- 27 October 1976 "Spirit in a Landscape: The People Beyond" (Carol Myers director, Barbara Moon writer) - features Inuit art and culture. This episode was broadcast in three languages: English for CBC, French for Radio-Canada and Inuktitut for CBC's Northern Service.[7]
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 Canadas 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.
External links
- Web site: Images of Canada . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 7 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100311074247/http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/I.html . 11 March 2010 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Canadian Studies Video Catalogue . March 2002 . University of Edinburgh . 11 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111018030346/http://www.cst.ed.ac.uk/documents/VIDEOCAT.pdf . 18 October 2011 . dead .
- News: Images of Canada: A mirror in the tube . L. Ian . MacDonald . The Gazette (Montreal) . Montreal . 17 February 1973 . 27–28 . 12 August 2011 .
- News: Tonight's TV . LeaderPost . 25 February 1974 . 18 .
- News: TV Today . . Montreal . 4 March 1974 . 32 . 22 April 2012 .
- News: Tonight's TV . LeaderPost . 11 March 1974 . 22 .
- News: Frye views Canada . The Leader-Post . 2 April 1976 . 11 August 2011 .
- News: Wednesday special on Inuit art, people . The Leader-Post . 22 October 1976 . 11 August 2011 .
- Web site: Images of Canada . John . Corcelli . April 2002 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .
