Sports on Fire is a Canadian television documentary series, which aired on HBO Canada in 2015.[1] Created and produced by Pete McCormack,[2] the six-episode series explored the historical, political and social context of several important moments in sports history.[2]
| Sports on Fire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports documentary |
| Created by | Pete McCormack |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Pete McCormack Andrew Barnsley Jeff Aghassi Kimberly Arnott Kevin Foley |
| Production companies | Project 10 Productions Two 4 The Money Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Canada |
| Release | January 9 – February 13, 2015 |
The series garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Sports Program or Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.[3]
Episodes
edit| # | Title | Directed by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Cold War" | Pete McCormack | 9 January 2015 | |
|
1972 Summit Series | ||||
| 2 | "Born on the Bottle" | Pete McCormack | 16 January 2015 | |
| 3 | "Terrorlympics" | Pete McCormack | 23 January 2015 | |
| 4 | "She Runs Like a Man" | Pete McCormack | 30 January 2015 | |
|
Caster Semenya and gender testing of female athletes | ||||
| 5 | "The Race for Race" | Pete McCormack | 6 February 2015 | |
|
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||||
| 6 | "All the Rage" | Pete McCormack | 13 February 2015 | |
|
Steroids in elite sport. | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Vancouver's Pete McCormack combines sports, history in new series Sports on Fire". Metro, January 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Sports on Fire from Peter McCormack coming to TMN". Toronto Star, December 20, 2013.
- ^ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016.
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