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Written by
  
Eric Wells

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
17 July 1970

Number of seasons
  
1

Genre
  
Documentary film

Narrated by
  
Maurice Burchell

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
5

Final episode date
  
10 September 1970

Number of episodes
  
5

Language
  
English

Manitoba 100 was a Canadian historical documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1970.

Contents

Premise

This five-episode series was produced in Winnipeg as a project for Manitoba's provincial centennial. Maurice Burchell was its narrator.

Scheduling

The half-hour episodes were broadcast on Fridays at 11:25 p.m. (Eastern) from 17 July to 14 August 1970, and rebroadcast on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. from 13 August to 10 September 1970.

Episodes

  1. "A Blot On The Horizon" recounted the earliest exploration of the Manitoba region
  2. "New Horizons" featured the region's settlement including the Hudson's Bay fur trade in which English and French were rivals
  3. "Tarnished Sunset" described the 1870 establishment of Manitoba as a Canadian province
  4. "Destiny" covered Manitoba's first 40 years as a province
  5. "Boom Or Bust" was an overview Manitoba's history after 1910

References

Manitoba 100 Wikipedia
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