Wild Canada

Wild Canada is a Canadian documentary television miniseries, which aired in 2014 on CBC Television as part of its The Nature of Things series.[1] Created by documentarians Jeff and Sue Turner,[2] the series profiles the natural environment of Canada through high-definition video footage.[1] The Turners were both contributors to the similar BBC series Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.[1]

Wild Canada
GenreDocumentary
Created by
  • Jeff Turner
  • Sue Turner
StarringDavid Suzuki
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original releaseMarch 13 (2014-03-13) –
April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04)

The series garnered several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Nature or Nature Documentary Program or Series, Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series, Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series and Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series, and its companion digital media application for smartphones and tablets was nominated for Best Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction. Jeff Turner won the award for Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series, for the episode "The Eternal Frontier".[3]

Episodes
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Summary
1"The Eternal Frontier"Jeff TurnerJeff Turner13 March 2014 (2014-03-13)
2"The Wild West"Jeff TurnerJeff Turner20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
3"The Heartland"Jeff TurnerJeff Turner27 March 2014 (2014-03-27)
4"Ice Edge"Jeff TurnerJeff Turner3 April 2014 (2014-04-03)

References
  1. John Doyle, "Canada is gorgeous and wild, and this TV series has the footage to prove it". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 2014.
  2. "'Wild Canada': CBC Nature TV Show Showcases Canada's Beauty". Huffington Post, March 12, 2014.
  3. "Academy Announces Canadian Screen Awards' Winners". Broadcaster, February 25, 2015.


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