The Canadian Establishment (TV series)
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The Canadian Establishment | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by | Patrick Watson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Cameron Graham |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 21 September 2 November 1980 | –
The Canadian Establishment is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1980.
Premise
The series profiles the lives and work of wealthy Canadians. It is based on Peter C. Newman's book, The Canadian Establishment whose first volume was published in 1975.
Patrick Watson was the series host and narrator.
Production
The $1 million series had one of the highest CBC Television project budgets of its time.
Scheduling
Hour-long episodes were first broadcast on Sundays at 9 p.m. (Eastern) from 21 September to 2 November 1980. The series was repeated in 1981 between May and July.[1]
The series was broadcast in the United States on WNYC-TV from April to May 1985.[2]
Episodes
No. | Title | Original air date | |
1 | "Ten Toronto Street" | 21 September 1980 | |
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2 | "Shoemaker to the World" | 28 September 1980 | |
Thomas J. Bata of Bata Shoes | |||
3 | "Store Wars" | 5 October 1980 | |
Simpsons' Allan Burton recounts the sale of his department store to the Hudson's Bay Company and the subsequent involvement of the Thomson Corporation[3] | |||
4 | "To Whom Much Is Given" | 12 October 1980 | |
A comparison between Canada's present and past wealth | |||
5 | "The Best Job in Canada" | 19 October 1980 | |
6 | "The Little Guy From Sudbury" | 26 October 1980 | |
7 | "The Establishment Challenged" | 2 November 1980 | |
The growing concentration of Calgary's millionaires and their effect on the national economy.[5] |
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Canadian Establishment". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Corry, John (15 April 1985). "Tycoons in Canada in a series". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Sunday (listings)". Ottawa Citizen. 4 October 1980. pp. TV Times 12–13. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Sunday (listings)". The Gazette. Montreal. 18 October 1980. p. TV Times 22. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Sunday (listings)". The Gazette. Montreal. 1 November 1980. p. TV Times 18. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Canadian Establishment". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- The Canadian Establishment at IMDb
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