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Genre
  
documentary

Composer(s)
  
Larry Crosley

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
2 July 1960

Number of seasons
  
1

Narrated by
  
Lloyd Bochner

Written by
  
Pierre Perrault

Directed by
  
Rene Bonniere

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Final episode date
  
24 September 1960

Number of episodes
  
13

Director
  
René Bonnière

St. Lawrence North is a Canadian documentary television series which first aired on CBC Television in 1960.

Contents

Premise

This series of documentaries concerned the life and land north of the Saint Lawrence River, particularly in northern Quebec and Labrador. Topics featured in these films included hunting, First Nations lifestyles and the effects of industries such as mining in this region.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was first broadcast on Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. from 2 July to 24 September 1960. It was rebroadcast at various times throughout the 1960s.

Episodes

  • "Canadian Diamonds"
  • "The Jean Richard"
  • "Ka Ke Ki Ku"
  • "The Land of Jacques Cartier"
  • "On the Sea"
  • "Soirée at St. Hilarion"
  • "Three Seasons"
  • "Turlutte"
  • "Whalehead"
  • "White-Whale Hunters of Anse-Aux-Basques"
  • "Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres"
  • "Winter Sealing at La Tabatière"

    • Reception

    St. Lawrence North was sold to broadcasters in Australia, Italy and West Germany.

    References

    St. Lawrence North Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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