Perspective (1955)
Season 4
A groundbreaking Canadian anthology series blending documentary and dramatization, Perspective explored social issues, Canadian identity, and everyday life through a mix of real-life stories and fictional dramatizations. Hosted by Fred Davis and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the series ran for three seasons on CBC Television between 1955 and 1958.
Released Jan. 1, 1955
Episode 42 min
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S4E1 - First Novel
A young man gives up a steady job to tackle the uncertain task of writing for a living.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E2 - Islands of the Frozen Sea
Looks at the landscape and wildlife of Canada's Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Arctic Circle, narrated mostly using historical observations.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E3 - The Legendary Judge
This short fiction film profiles the controversial figure of Judge Matthew Bailie Begbie, who was tasked with bringing law and order to the gold-mining camps of British Columbia more than 150 years ago.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E4 - Neptune Mission
A dramatized flight of the Neptune, a military aircraft that monitored for foreign submarine activity off Canada's East Coast.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E5 - School for the Stage
A look into the lives of some Canadian students as they study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E6 - The Ticket
A 'Ticket of Leave' means parole. Bonner (James Doohan) is outraged to discover the teen who robbed him three years ago is on parole after serving half his sentence.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E7 - Train 406
An account of a Canadian National Railways freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax in the winter of 1957, with glimpses of the vast amount of organization necessary in the operation of a country-wide transportation network.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E8 - Western Brigade
This short dramatic film illustrates a cooperative program of fire protection that was carried out across Alberta in the late 1950s. It presents the problems inherent in a voluntary fire brigade, as well as the everyday heroes who step up and get the job done. The film is an entertaining look at how a crew that was once considered to be the joke of the town can evolve into the best fire brigade in the West!
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
42 min/ep
42 min
Jan. 1, 1955
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
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