Manitoba 100

Manitoba 100 was a Canadian historical documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1970.

Manitoba 100
Genre	documentary
Written by	Eric Wells
Narrated by	Maurice Burchell
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Don Robertson
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	17 July (1970-07-17) – 10 September 1970 (1970-09-10)

Premise

This five-episode series was produced in Winnipeg as a project for Manitoba's provincial centennial with Maurice Burchell was the narrator.^[1]

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.^[2]

Episodes

1. "A Blot On The Horizon" recounted the earliest exploration of the Manitoba region
2. "New Horizons" featured the region's settlement including the Hudson's Bay fur trade in which English and French were rivals
3. "Tarnished Sunset" described the 1870 establishment of Manitoba as a Canadian province
4. "Destiny" covered Manitoba's first 40 years as a province
5. "Boom Or Bust" was an overview Manitoba's history after 1910

References

1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Manitoba 100". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
2. "A Year of Remembering : Manitoba 100 | Canadian Educational, Sponsored & Industrial Film Archive". screenculture.org.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Manitoba 100". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.