The Tenth Decade Explained

Genre:documentary
Director:Munroe Scott
Narrated:Jon Granik
Composer:Larry Crosley
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CBC Television
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Executive Producer:Cameron Graham

The Tenth Decade is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1971.

Premise

The series presented Canada's political history between 1957 and 1967, or the tenth decade since the nation's Confederation. John Diefenbaker of the Progressive Conservative party became prime minister in the 1957 election. He was defeated by Lester B. Pearson and his Liberal party in 1963. The series concentrated on the lives and careers of both Diefenbaker and Pearson, supported by interview and archival footage.

The music score was composed by Larry Crosley and performed by several orchestras which were not credited in the series, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.[1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. from 27 October to 22 December 1971. It was rebroadcast on CBC Television at various times in 1972 and 1976.

Episodes

No episode was broadcast on 17 November 1971 due to a Canadian Football League game.

See also

Graham later produced separate miniseries on prime ministers Diefenbaker and Pearson:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tenth Decade . John . Corcelli . September 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 18 February 2013 .