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In the Common Interest

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Presented by
  
Vincent Tovell

Original language(s)
  
English

Running time
  
15 minutes

First episode date
  
6 February 1955

Number of seasons
  
1

Language
  
English

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Original network
  
CBC Television

Final episode date
  
27 June 1956

Genre
  
Documentary film

In the Common Interest is a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1956.

Contents

Premise

Vincent Tovell, the United Nations correspondent for CBC, hosted this series featured the state of social development in various nations. The first season featured nations such as Ethiopia, Indonesia and Thailand. The second season included global development topics such as improvement in living standards, efforts to reduce malaria, and the work of the United Nations including UNICEF's activities to support women and their children in Asia. CBC produced In the Common Interest with support from the United Nations.

Scheduling

This 15-minute series was broadcast on various days and times from 6 February 1955 to 1 July 1956.

References

In the Common Interest Wikipedia