Images of Canada

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

Images of Canada
Genre	historical documentary
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Vincent Tovell[1]
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) – 27 October 1976 (1976-10-27)

Premise

This series examined various aspects of Canadian history.

Episodes

1972-73

• 21 March 1972: "The Craft of History" (George Robertson producer) - host Ramsay Cook discussed aspects of Canadian history with Michel Brunet, Donald Creighton and Arthur R. M. Lower^[2]
• 28 March 1972: "The Folly on the Hill" (Vincent Tovell director) - featured Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, noting their history and design
• 21 February 1973: "Heroic Beginnings" (Donald Creighton narrator and director) - featured various historical locations such as Dawson City, Yukon and an Atlantic Viking community^[1][2]

"The Whitecomers"

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" (Carol Myers director) - concerned New France between 1600 and 1867
• 7 March 1973: "Ties That Bind" (John Labow director) - concerned Atlantic Canada's history
• 14 March 1973: "Peace, Order, and Prosperity" (Carol Myers director) - 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^[3]
• 4 March 1974 - "Ties that Bind the Maritimes", Atlantic history from 1600 to 1867^[4]
• 11 March 1974 - "Upper Canada 1700-1900"^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• 27 October 1976 "Spirit in a Landscape: The People Beyond" (Carol Myers director, Barbara Moon writer) - 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.^[7]

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.^[8] Excerpts from the series were later seen in the Canadian School Telecasts broadcasts.