Web of Life is a Canadian nature television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1963.
| Web of Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Presented by | Ian McTaggart-Cowan |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tom Connachie |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Editor | John Fuller |
| Camera setup | Robert Reid |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 10 October 1959 – 28 September 1963 |
Premise
editThis nature series was hosted by University of British Columbia zoology professor Ian McTaggart-Cowan and produced at CBC Vancouver. Episodes used film recorded in the Arctic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Uganda, the American south and in the series home province (British Columbia).[1]
Episodes of Web of Life were purchased by Granada Television for British television audiences.[2]
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast in four runs from 1959 to 1963, except 1962, as follows (times in North American Eastern zone):
| Day | Time | Season run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundays | 3:30 p.m. | 10 October 1959 | 3 January 1960 |
| Sundays | 3:30 p.m. | 3 April 1960 | 26 Jun 1960 |
| Fridays | 5:30 p.m. | 14 May 1961 | 26 August 1961 |
| Fridays | 5:30 p.m. | 19 April 1963 | 28 September 1963 |
References
edit- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Web of Life". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Web of Life". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.