Album of History

*Album of History*
Album of History
Genre	historical
Written by	Tommy Tweed
Narrated by	Tommy Tweed
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producer	Thom Benson
Producer	Loyd Brydon
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	23 June –; 11 August 1967

Album of History was a Canadian historical television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1967.

Premise

This seven-episode series featured photographs from historical archives throughout Canada. Subjects included British Columbia's history, the First Nations of western Canada, the North-West Rebellion, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, prairie immigrants, cowboys and the development of western communities.^[1]

Production

Music was under the direction of Ricky Hyslop. Special research was conducted by Lester Machan. Series writer Tommy Tweed narrated all episodes except the last in which Gordie Tapp provided the voiceover.

Scheduling

The half-hour episodes aired on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 23 June to 11 August 1967.

References

^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Album of History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

Allan, Blaine (1996). "Album of History". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[CCF-1] Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Album of History". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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