Manitoba 100
television series
Manitoba 100 is a Canadian historical documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1970.
Premise
This five-episode series was produced in Winnipeg as a project for Manitoba's provincial centennial with Maurice Burchell was the narrator.
Scheduling
The half-hour episodes were broadcast on Fridays at 11:25 p.m. (Eastern) from 17 July to 14 August 1970, and rebroadcast on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. from 13 August to 10 September 1970.
Summary
An historical documentary was based on the origins and stories of the people of Manitoba from the Indians, the Metis through the immigration of Icelandic, Mennonite, Ukrainian and others in 1970.
Episodes
"A Blot On The Horizon" recounted the earliest exploration of the Manitoba region
"New Horizons" featured the region's settlement including the Hudson's Bay fur trade in which English and French were rivals
"Tarnished Sunset" described the 1870 establishment of Manitoba as a Canadian province
"Destiny" covered Manitoba's first 40 years as a province
"Boom Or Bust" was an overview Manitoba's history after 1910
References
External links
Allan, Blaine (1996). "Manitoba 100". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
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