St. Lawrence North

St. Lawrence North is a Canadian documentary television series which first aired on CBC Television in 1960.

St. Lawrence North
Genre	documentary
Written by	Pierre Perrault
Directed by	Rene Bonniere
Narrated by	Lloyd Bochner (12 episodes) Donald David (2 episodes)
Composer	Larry Crosley
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Editor	Rene Bonniere
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Crawley Films
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	2 July – 24 September 1960

Premise

This series of documentaries concerned the life and land north of the Saint Lawrence River, particularly in northern Quebec and Labrador. Topics featured in these films included hunting, First Nations lifestyles and the effects of industries such as mining in this region.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was first broadcast on Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. from 2 July to 24 September 1960. It was rebroadcast at various times throughout the 1960s.

Episodes

• "Canadian Diamonds"
• "The Jean Richard"
• "Ka Ke Ki Ku"
• "The Land of Jacques Cartier"
• "On the Sea"
• "Soirée at St. Hilarion"
• "Three Seasons"
• "Turlutte"
• "Whalehead"
• "White-Whale Hunters of Anse-Aux-Basques"
• "Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres"
• "Winter Sealing at La Tabatière"

Reception

St. Lawrence North was sold to broadcasters in Australia, Italy and West Germany.[1]

References

1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "St. Lawrence North". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "St. Lawrence North". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• St. Lawrence North at National Film Board