Images of Canada


Images of Canada was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television occasionally from 1972 to 1976.

Premise

This series examined various aspects of Canadian history.

Episodes

1972-73

Five of the episodes were grouped "The Whitecomers", three of which aired in 1973 and the remainder in 1974.
  • 28 February 1973: "The Magic Circle" - concerned New France between 1600 and 1867
  • 7 March 1973: "Ties That Bind" - concerned Atlantic Canada's history
  • 14 March 1973: "Peace, Order, and Prosperity" - featured the history of the Upper Canada region between 1776 and 1900
  • 21 March 1973: rebroadcast of "The Follow on the Hill"
  • 28 March 1973: rebroadcast of "The Craft of History"

    1974

  • 18 February 1974 - Donald Creighton reviews Canada's expansion
  • 25 February 1974 - Portrait of New France 1600-1867
  • 4 March 1974 - "Ties that Bind the Maritimes", Atlantic history from 1600 to 1867
  • 11 March 1974 - "Upper Canada 1700-1900"
  • 18 March 1974 - "The Promised Land", part of the Whitecomers sub-series, concerning the Prairies
  • 25 March 1974 - "Spendour Undiminished", part of the Whitecomers sub-series, about British Columbia

    1976

Two special episodes were broadcast in 1976:
  • 6 April 1976 "Journey Without Arrival: A Personal Point of View From Northrop Frye" - the author and academic discusses Canadian identity and attitudes, discussing art and history in scenes recorded at various Canadian locations.
  • 27 October 1976 "Spirit in a Landscape: The People Beyond" - features Inuit art and culture. This episode was broadcast in three languages: English for CBC, French for Radio-Canada and Inuktitut for CBC's Northern Service.

    Scheduling

The first season of this hour-long series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. on 21 and 28 March 1972.
In 1973, the season consisted of four new episodes plus repeats of the two episodes from the first season, seen on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. from 21 February to 28 March 1973.
Images of Canada's third and final season aired Mondays at 10:00 p.m. from 18 February to 25 March 1974.
Episodes were rebroadcast on various Sundays during mid-1977 and mid-1979. Excerpts from the series were later seen in the Canadian School Telecasts broadcasts.