The Four Corners (TV series)

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Genre travel opinion Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1		Presented by Patrick Watson Original language(s) English No. of episodes 8

The Four Corners is a Canadian travel television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.

Premise

Each episode was presented by a different guest who expressed their views on a given travel destination.

9 July 1957: "Poor People of Paris": Leo Rampen presented life in the Paris market district with film footage and illustrations drawn by Rampen

16 July 1957: "A Remembrance of Home": Kildare Dobbs presented his poems with film and music to describe his childhood in Ireland and Tanganyika

23 July 1957: "Flamenco": Alan Brown presents this filmed profile of Spain

30 July 1957: "Tokyo and the Other Japan": presented by Raoul Engel

6 August 1957: (details unavailable)

13 August 1957: "A Half Century North": Danish explorer Peter Freuchen describes his experiences of the far north

20 August 1957: "Yakback up the Oxus": Frank and Jean Shor explore Marco Polo's route from Italy to China

27 August 1957: "Waverly Steps": profiles selected residents of Edinburgh, Scotland.

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 9 July to 27 August 1957.

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