First Person Singular: Pearson – The Memoirs of a Prime Minister
| First Person Singular: Pearson – The Memoirs of a Prime Minister | |
|---|---|
| Genre | biography |
| Written by | Munroe Scott |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Camero n Graham |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 27 May – 19 August 1973 |
| Related | |
First Person Singular: Pearson – The Memoirs of a Prime Minister was a Canadian biographical television miniseries that aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1975.
Premise[edit]
Bernard Ostry interviewed and former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in this series. Episodes featured this interview footage combined with historic photographs and other film footage of Pearson.[1]
Scheduling[edit]
This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 27 May to 19 August 1973. It was rebroadcast Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 23 October 1974 to 15 January 1975.
Episodes[edit]
The series was divided into segments titled as follows:[2]
- 27 May 1973: "Childhood and Youth"
- 3 June 1973: "The Undergraduate"
- 10 June 1973: "To War and Back (1915-1918)"
- 17 June 1973: "Crossroads 1919-28"
- 24 June 1973: "The Apprentice 1928-39"
- 1 July 1973: "Prelude to War 1930-39"
- 8 July 1973: "Diplomat at War 1939-1941"
- 15 July 1973: "Diplomat at War 1941-1945"
- 22 July 1973: "External Affairs 1945-1955"
- 29 July 1973: "Suez to the Flag 1956-1965"
- 5 August 1973: "Confederation and Conflict" (1963–67)
- 12 August 1973: "Friends and Relations (1967-1968)"
- 19 August 1973: "Retrospect on Power"
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "First Person Singular: Pearson - The Memoirs of a Prime Minister". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "John Munro Research Collection" (pdf). University of British Columbia. 1988–1998. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "First Person Singular: Pearson - The Memoirs of a Prime Minister". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.