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Life and the Land

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Life and the Land
Genreinformation
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducersRena Elmer
Larry Gosnell
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release2 April (1966-04-02) –
31 December 1966 (1966-12-31)
Related
Countrytime

Life and the Land was a Canadian informational television series on gardening and agriculture which aired on CBC Television in 1966.

Premise

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This series, previously produced as Countrytime, featured stories of national and regional scope. Each episode was structured in two parts. The first part contained general agriculture-related items which was produced at various CBC production centres across Canada and which aired nationally. The second part focused on local gardening, produced and broadcast within each region.

Regular experts included Earl Cox (Ontario, Quebec), Bernard Moore (Pacific/British Columbia), Gordon Warren (Atlantic) and Stan Westway (Prairies).[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 April to 31 December 1966.

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Life and the Land". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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