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First Person Singular: Pearson – The Memoirs of a Prime Minister

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First Person Singular: Pearson – The Memoirs of a Prime Minister
Genrebiography
Written byMunroe Scott
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerCamero n Graham
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release27 May (1973-05-27) –
19 August 1973 (1973-08-19)
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First Person Singular: Pearson – The Memoirs of a Prime Minister was a Canadian biographical television miniseries that aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1975.

Premise

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Bernard Ostry interviewed and former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in this series. Episodes featured this interview footage combined with historic photographs and other film footage of Pearson.[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 27 May to 19 August 1973. It was rebroadcast Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 23 October 1974 to 15 January 1975.

Episodes

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The series was divided into segments titled as follows:[2]

  1. 27 May 1973: "Childhood and Youth"
  2. 3 June 1973: "The Undergraduate"
  3. 10 June 1973: "To War and Back (1915-1918)"
  4. 17 June 1973: "Crossroads 1919-28"
  5. 24 June 1973: "The Apprentice 1928-39"
  6. 1 July 1973: "Prelude to War 1930-39"
  7. 8 July 1973: "Diplomat at War 1939-1941"
  8. 15 July 1973: "Diplomat at War 1941-1945"
  9. 22 July 1973: "External Affairs 1945-1955"
  10. 29 July 1973: "Suez to the Flag 1956-1965"
  11. 5 August 1973: "Confederation and Conflict" (1963–67)
  12. 12 August 1973: "Friends and Relations (1967-1968)"
  13. 19 August 1973: "Retrospect on Power"

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "First Person Singular: Pearson - The Memoirs of a Prime Minister". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "John Munro Research Collection" (pdf). University of British Columbia. 1988–1998. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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