The Four Corners (TV series)

The Four Corners is a Canadian travel television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.

The Four Corners
Genretravel opinion
Presented byPatrick Watson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerTed Pope
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release9 July (1957-07-09) –
27 August 1957 (1957-08-27)

Premise

Each episode was presented by a different guest who expressed their views on a given travel destination.[1]

Episodes
  • 9 July 1957: "Poor People of Paris": Leo Rampen presented life in the Paris market district with film footage and illustrations drawn by Rampen[2]
  • 16 July 1957: "A Remembrance of Home": Kildare Dobbs presented his poems with film and music to describe his childhood in Ireland and Tanganyika[3]
  • 23 July 1957: "Flamenco": Alan Brown presents this filmed profile of Spain[4]
  • 30 July 1957: "Tokyo and the Other Japan": presented by Raoul Engel[5]
  • 6 August 1957: (details unavailable)
  • 13 August 1957: "A Half Century North": Danish explorer Peter Freuchen describes his experiences of the far north[6]
  • 20 August 1957: "Yakback up the Oxus": Frank and Jean Shor explore Marco Polo's route from Italy to China[7]
  • 27 August 1957: "Waverly Steps": profiles selected residents of Edinburgh, Scotland.[8]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 9 July to 27 August 1957.

References
  1. Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 9 July 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 16 July 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 23 July 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 30 July 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  6. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 13 August 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  7. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 20 August 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. "Today's TV previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 27 August 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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