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The Four Corners (TV series)

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The Four Corners
Genretravel opinion
Presented byPatrick Watson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerTed Pope
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release9 July (1957-07-09) –
27 August 1957 (1957-08-27)

The Four Corners is a Canadian travel television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.

Premise

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Each episode was presented by a different guest who expressed their views on a given travel destination.[1]

Episodes

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  • 9 July 1957: "Poor People of Paris": Leo Rampen presented life in the Paris market district with film footage and illustrations drawn by Rampen[2]
  • 16 July 1957: "A Remembrance of Home": Kildare Dobbs presented his poems with film and music to describe his childhood in Ireland and Tanganyika[3]
  • 23 July 1957: "Flamenco": Alan Brown presents this filmed profile of Spain[4]
  • 30 July 1957: "Tokyo and the Other Japan": presented by Raoul Engel[5]
  • 6 August 1957: (details unavailable)
  • 13 August 1957: "A Half Century North": Danish explorer Peter Freuchen describes his experiences of the far north[6]
  • 20 August 1957: "Yakback up the Oxus": Frank and Jean Shor explore Marco Polo's route from Italy to China[7]
  • 27 August 1957: "Waverly Steps": profiles selected residents of Edinburgh, Scotland.[8]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 9 July to 27 August 1957.

References

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  1. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 9 July 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 16 July 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 23 July 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 30 July 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 13 August 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 20 August 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Today's TV previews". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 27 August 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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