Genre nature Original language(s) English No. of episodes 10 First episode date 19 November 1972 | Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 3 Executive producer(s) Ralph C. Ellis Final episode date 2 February 1975 Number of seasons 3 | |
Similar Wild Canada, Bonanza, Roots, Galactica 1980, Griff | ||
To the Wild Country is a Canadian nature television miniseries which aired on CBC Television from 1972 to 1975.
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Premise
Lorne Greene narrated and hosted this series of occasional specials which featured nature photographers John and Janet Foster in their exploration of the Canadian wilderness. Canada Trust was the primary series sponsor.
Reception
The series attracted average ratings of 2.5 million viewers, reaching 3.5 million on one occasion.
The series required substantial financial support due to the remote location filming. Canada Trust cancelled its sponsorship after the 1974-75 season.
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast intermittently as follows (times in Eastern):
References
To the Wild Country Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA