Land and Sea | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by | Dave Quinton Rab Carnell Hal Andrews Des Brown Mike Martin Herb Davis Paul Harrington Bill Kelly Pauline Thornhill Jane Adey |
Narrated by | Jane Adey Christopher Richardson Tom Murphy |
Theme music composer | Sandy Morris |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 57 |
No. of episodes | At least 250 (further research required) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Diane Humber (regional director) Denise Wilson (acting) |
Producer | Pauline Thornhill |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 1964 present | –
Land and Sea is a locally produced Canadian documentary television show broadcast on CBC Television. It has been on the air since 1964 on CBC owned-operated station CBNT in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (interrupted only by a short cancellation in the early 1990s, but revived after an outcry from fans[citation needed]), and is the longest-running regional television program on CBC Television.[1] Originally a black-and-white program, it began broadcasting in colour in the late 1960s. There is also a Maritime version of Land and Sea which is broadcast on the full CBC network on Sunday afternoons, and episodes from that version are often alternated with Newfoundland-based episodes.
There have been several hosts of Land and Sea over the years. Dave Quinton was one of the TV series' original hosts. Other hosts with Quinton included Rab Carnell, Hal Andrews, Des Brown, Mike Martin, Herb Davis, and Paul Harrington. Jane Adey joined the show in 1983 and stayed until he retired in 1993. Pauline Thornhill hosted the show until she retired in April 2022. Jane Adey took over hosting in fall 2022. Some episodes are narrated by Christopher Richardson or broadcaster Tom Murphy.