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History Makers (TV series)

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Genre
  
historical

Original language(s)
  
English

Running time
  
30 minutes

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Production company(s)
  
National Film Board of Canada

History Makers was a Canadian historical television series which aired on CBC Television in 1970.

Contents

Premise

This series of National Film Board of Canada historical documentaries was produced with the CBC. Subjects ranged from pre-Confederation explorers to the Parliament of Canada in the 1950s.

Scheduling

This 14-episode half-hour series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. from 1 July to 23 September 1970.

Episodes

  • "Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North" (Richard Gilbert and David Bairstow producers)
  • "David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker" (Bernard Devlin director)
  • "John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance" (Morton Parker producer)
  • "The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson" (Richard Gilbert producer)
  • "Salute to Flight" (Richard Gilbert director) - three-part documentary on aviation
  • "Samuel de Champlain" (Denys Arcand producer; Andre Belleau director)
  • "Selkirk of Red River" (Richard Gilbert producer and director)
  • "The Sceptre and the Mace" (Nicholas Balla producer; John Howe director) - featuring the, featuring the opening of the 23rd Canadian Parliament in 1957
  • "Wolfe and Montcalm" (Julian Biggs producer)
  • a feature on the Séminaire de Québec which observed its 300th anniversary in 1963
  • other broadcasts featured transportation topics including the Columbia River and the Saint Lawrence Seaway

    • References

    History Makers (TV series) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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