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.
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.
The $1 million series had one of the highest CBC Television project budgets of its time.
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]
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] |
The Canadian Establishment | |
---|---|
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.
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.
The $1 million series had one of the highest CBC Television project budgets of its time.
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]
No. | Title | Original air date | |
1 | "Ten Toronto Street" | 21 September 1980 | |
---|---|---|---|
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] |