History Makers (TV series)

History Makers
Genre	historical
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	1 July – 23 September 1970

History Makers was a Canadian historical television series which aired on CBC Television in 1970.

Premise

This series of National Film Board of Canada historical documentaries was produced with the CBC. Subjects ranged from pre-Confederation explorers to the Parliament of Canada in the 1950s.

Scheduling

This 14-episode half-hour series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. from 1 July to 23 September 1970.

Episodes

• "Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North" (Richard Gilbert and David Bairstow producers)
• "David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker" (Bernard Devlin director)
• "John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance" (Morton Parker producer)
• "The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson" (Richard Gilbert producer)
• "Salute to Flight" (Richard Gilbert director) – three-part documentary on aviation
• "Samuel de Champlain" (Denys Arcand producer; Andre Belleau director)
• "Selkirk of Red River" (Richard Gilbert producer and director)
• "The Sceptre and the Mace" (Nicholas Balla producer; John Howe director) – featuring the opening of the 23rd Canadian Parliament in 1957
• "Wolfe and Montcalm" (Julian Biggs producer)
• a feature on the Séminaire de Québec which observed its 300th anniversary in 1963
• other broadcasts featured transportation topics including the Columbia River and the Saint Lawrence Seaway

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "History Makers". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• The History Makers at the National Film Board of Canada