''Discovery'' is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

documentary television series which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

from 1962 to 1963.

Premise

This Vancouver-produced series of documentaries often concerned western Canadian topics with some episodes on subjects outside Canada. The first series run in early 1962 featured a three-part documentary on the Spanish Civil War (Alex Pratt producer, George Woodcock writer). In March 1962, the three-part "Here Be Giants" (Michael Rothery, producer) featured the explorations of Bering and Mackenzie through the Arctic and western Canadian regions. Later in 1962, another series run featured "Victoria 100" (George Robertson producer and writer) on the centennial of the British Columbia capital, and a two-part documentary about the Rhodes Scholarships (Alex Pratt producer, William McCarthy writer). ''Discoverys final run was in mid-1963 where topics included Canadian architecture,

Samuel Baker Sir Samuel White Baker, Order of the Bath, KCB, Royal Society, FRS, Royal Geographical Society, FRGS (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English List of explorers, explorer, Officer (armed forces), officer, naturalist, big game hunter, ...

's expeditions through the

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, the early history of Canadian bush pilots, medical research for space, physical fitness and the Wright brothers efforts to develop man-made flight.

Scheduling

This first run of this half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 January to 25 March 1962. The next run was scheduled as a mid-year replacement program on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. from 4 August to 29 September 1962. Its final run was again a replacement between seasons, Sundays 10:30 p.m. from 30 June to 29 September 1963.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Discovery (Canadian Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1962 Canadian television series debuts 1963 Canadian television series endings