Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 4 (except 1971) Final episode date 20 September 1975 Genre Documentary film | Original language(s) English Running time 30 minutes First episode date 3 April 1970 Number of seasons 4 (except 1971) Language English | |
Original release 3 April 1970 – 20 September 1975 | ||
The World of Man was a Canadian youth nature documentary television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1975.
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Premise
This series featured industry and agriculture in various nations, describing natural resources and human life throughout the world. Episodes featured resource industries such as Australian wool, Argentine ranching, East African diamond mining, East German farming, Egyptian sugar, Finnish lumber, Japanese farming, Libyan oil, Tanzanian coffee and Thailand rice.
Scheduling
The first season of this half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 April to 25 September 1970. Its next broadcast was two years later, from April to August 1972. In the three following seasons, it aired between July and September each year, until the final broadcast on 20 September 1975.