Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Executive producer(s) Donnalu Wigmore First episode date 11 November 1974 Number of seasons 1 Genre Documentary film | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 8 Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 7 January 1975 Number of episodes 8 Language English | |
The Oldtimers was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1975.
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Premise
This series profiled people who recounted their lives during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Production
The series was a spin-off of a September 1973 special broadcast, The Time Of My Life. Donnalu Wigmore tasked producers in various Canadian regions to prepare the various episodes.
The people profiled represented pioneers of regions from Newfoundland to British Columbia. One segment featured the experience of two First Nations women, one of whom was recorded on a treaty in 1877. Another broadcast concerned the Northwest Mounted Police while another concerned northern life.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. as follows:
Episodes were rebroadcast on Sundays at 2:00 p.m. from 13 April to 29 June 1975.