Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Executive producer(s) Paul Wright First episode date 20 July 1966 Network CBC Television Presented by Peter Desbarats Cast Peter Desbarats | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 8 Location(s) Montreal
London Final episode date 7 September 1966 Number of seasons 1 Number of episodes 8 | |
Eight Stories Inside Quebec was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1966.
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Premise
This series of eight documentaries concerned Quebec life and culture, presented for an English-Canadian audience, hosted by Peter Desbarats who later hosted La Difference.
Production
CBC Montreal produced all episodes except "What Went Wrong with Belgium?" which was produced out of CBC's London bureau in conjunction with Aujourd'hui, a French-language series.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 20 July to 7 September 1966.
Episodes
- 20 July 1966: "Jean-Paul Desbiens" (Arnold Gelbart director; Howard Ryshpan writer)
- 27 July 1966: "This Blooming Business of Bilingualism" (Peter Pearson director)
- 3 August 1966: "Between Two Worlds" (Felix Lazarus director; C. J. Newman writer), regarding the Jewish community in Montreal
- 10 August 1966: "Where are the English of Yesteryear?", exploring the decline of Quebec City's English population through the eyes of a young girl from London, England
- 17 August 1966: "Confederation of Two, directed by Dennis Miller director; Marion Andre Czerniecki story editor), about three mixed-language couples
- 24 August 1966: "The Ballad of Louis Cyr (Arnold Gelbart director; Sidetracks musical score)
- 31 August 1966: "What Went Wrong with Belgium?" (Dennis Miller director)
- 7 September 1966: "What's the Matter With Old McGill?" (Dennis Miller director; Richard Gwyn and Sandra Gwyn writers)
References
Eight Stories Inside Quebec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA