Eight Stories Inside Quebec
| Eight Stories Inside Quebec | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Peter Desbarats |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Wright |
| Production locations | Montreal London |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 20 July – 7 September 1966 |
| Related | |
Eight Stories Inside Quebec was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1966.
Premise[edit]
This series of eight documentaries concerned Quebec life and culture, presented for an English-Canadian audience, hosted by Peter Desbarats who later hosted La Difference.[1]
Production[edit]
CBC Montreal produced all episodes except "What Went Wrong with Belgium?" which was produced out of CBC's London bureau in conjunction with Aujourd'hui, a French-language series.
Scheduling[edit]
This half-hour series was broadcast Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 20 July to 7 September 1966.
Episodes[edit]
- 20 July 1966: "Jean-Paul Desbiens" (Arnold Gelbart director; Howard Ryshpan writer)
- 27 July 1966: "This Blooming Business of Bilingualism" (Peter Pearson director)
- 3 August 1966: "Between Two Worlds" (Felix Lazarus director; C. J. Newman writer), regarding the Jewish community in Montreal
- 10 August 1966: "Where are the English of Yesteryear?", exploring the decline of Quebec City's English population through the eyes of a young girl from London, England[2]
- 17 August 1966: "Confederation of Two, directed by Dennis Miller director; Marion Andre Czerniecki story editor), about three mixed-language couples
- 24 August 1966: "The Ballad of Louis Cyr (Arnold Gelbart director; Sidetracks musical score)
- 31 August 1966: "What Went Wrong with Belgium?" (Dennis Miller director)
- 7 September 1966: "What's the Matter With Old McGill?" (Dennis Miller director; Richard Gwyn and Sandra Gwyn writers)
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Eight Stories Inside Quebec". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". Montreal Gazette. 10 August 1966. p. 27. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Eight Stories Inside Quebec". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.